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Capitulation of Cardona Castle signed by Colonel Manuel Desvalls and Vergós and the Count of Montemar (18.09.1714)

Date
1714
Archive
National Archive of Catalonia
Document type
Textual
Reference code
ANC1-1087-T-656
Link to the online document
Description

Signed by Colonel Manuel Desvalls and the Count of Montemar, this capitulation marks the surrender of one of the last Austrian bastions after the fall of Barcelona. The document symbolizes the end of Catalan resistance in the War of Succession and the beginning of the New Planta. It is a key source for understanding political transition and the loss of one’s own institutions.