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Election of the mayor and councilors

Date
1837
Archive
Terra Alta County Archive
Document type
Textual
Reference code
CAT-ACTA-28-1162
Link to the online document
Description

This document from 1837 records the election of the mayor and councilors in a municipality in Terra Alta, in the midst of a civil war between Carlins and Elizabethans. Despite the war context and political instability, the holding of municipal elections demonstrates the commitment of the Catalan people to democratic values ​​and local governance. This electoral act, in a contested territory, symbolizes institutional resistance and the will to maintain representative structures. It is a clear example of how, even in turbulent times, Catalonia has contributed to the construction of a European political culture based on citizen participation and democratic legitimacy.