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MEDIEVAL SPLENDOR
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From the thirteenth century Barcelona, alongside the Crown of Aragon, was enjoying a period of great splendor, motivated by territorial expansion (conquest of Valencia, the Balearic Islands, Sicily, Sardinia, Naples and the duchies of Athens and Neop... |
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THE DECLINE
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With the extinction of the House of Aragon-Barcelona and the advent of Trastámara, Barcelona entered a period of decline, accentuated by the various outbreaks of plague and famine. From mid-fourteenth century Barcelona experienced a demographic crisi... |
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MODERN AGE
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The decline of the late Middle Ages to be extended over the centuries: the tensions of the dynastic union with Castile, which began with the marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabel I of Castile, reached its peak with the Reapers War , between 1... |
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THE UNION BARCELONA
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During the sixteenth and seventeenth acquired increasing importance in the economy of the city-and, consequently, the municipal government, unions and guilds, medieval institutions but which gained prominence during this period of history in which wh... |
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THE CORPUS OF BLOOD
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Since the union of Castile and Aragon the Catholic Monarchs, Catalonia was sidelined by the new ruling house, the Habsburgs, especially since the reign of Philip II, which prevented the full recovery of the principality after the economic and demogra... |
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SUCCESSION WAR
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The momentary peace with the Spanish monarchy did not last long: the death of the childless King Charles II caused a succession dispute that led to the War of Succession (1706-1714), which involved the major European powers (France defender Philippe ... |
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THE BARCELONA BOURBON
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Barcelona's defeat was for the loss of their privileges and self-government bodies: with the Decree of Nueva Planta (1716) abolished the Generalitat and the Consell de Cent, from the city government to a board of 24 aldermen royal appointment for an ... |
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XIX CENTURY
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The nineteenth century was a great growth for the city, both population and economic and urban development. The plan of expansion and annexation of several adjacent municipalities accounted for a major expansion of the urban perimeter. The process of... |
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FRENCH WAR AND THE END OF THE OLD REGIME
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The events of the French Revolution were widely disseminated in the Catalan capital, near the border with the country France. The counterrevolutionary war begun by Charles IV affected the smooth running of the economy in Barcelona. After the occupati... |
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INDUSTRIALIZATION
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The Industrial Revolution had a quick implementation in Catalonia, is a pioneer in the country in implementing manufacturing procedures initiated in Britain in the eighteenth century. In 1737 was established in Barcelona the first factory manufacture... |
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