Catalunya i la Guerra de Successió d’Espanya : (1702-1714)

Abstract

The War of the Spanish Succession
affected the entire continent of Europe directly
or indirectly. Within the Spanish Monarchy,
Catalonia and the other states of the Crown of
Aragon sided with Archduke Charles of Austria
(Charles III), while Crown of Castile lent its
support to Duke Philip of Anjou (Philip V).
After the Peace of Utrecht, Catalonia
prolonged its resistance for 14 more months
under a republican government. At the end of
the war, the victors imposed repression, exile
and the end to the Catalan constitucions.