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Minutes of the General Court of Catalonia held in Cervera in 1359

Date
1359
Archive
County Archive of Segarra
Document type
Textual
Reference code
CAT-ACSG-30-4350
Link to the online document
Description

In 1359, in the city of Cervera, a General Court of Catalonia was held that would mark a before and after in the political history of the country. In this session, the Diputació del General was instituted, known today as the Generalitat of Catalonia, with the initial mission of managing the subsidies approved by the Courts. The final minutes of this meeting are a foundational document that reflects the evolution of Catalan pactism and the consolidation of its own institutional system, based on the representation of the estates and on negotiations with the monarchy. This key moment connects Catalonia with the European currents of representative government and control of power. The Cervera Act is much more than a legal text: it is the birth of an institution that has endured over the centuries as a symbol of sovereignty, identity and historical continuity.