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Draft of a letter from Josep Aparici advising how to act before the populations that have to render services to the king and the army and that, through excuses, try to avoid it.

Date
1713
Archive
Library of Catalonia
Document type
Textual
Reference code
CAT XXX BARCELONA, BIBLIOTECA DE CATALUNYA, Fons Josep Aparici, Cadastre, Caixa 7, Doc. 331.9
Link to the online document
Description

This draft letter from Josep Aparici, dated 1713, offers a direct and personal view of the War of the Spanish Succession. The author advises how to act before the populations that try to evade the services of the king and the army, showing the tension between authority and civil resistance. The document, from a personal fund, exemplifies the testimonial value of this type of archives, which provide an intimate and complementary look at the great historical accounts. It is a key source for understanding the social and political impact of a large-scale European conflict, and reflects how Catalonia experienced and managed the institutional and military crisis of the moment. Its conservation in Catalan archives reinforces the importance of preserving written memory as a tool for historical understanding.