Rafael Casanova
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Rafael Casanova i Comes was a Catalan jurist and supporter of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor as a claimant to the Crown of Spain during the War of the Spanish Succession. He became mayor of Barcelona
Statue in Barcelona by Rossend Nobas (1888)
Barcelona being bombarded by the absolutist troops of Louis XIV of France and Philip V of Spain.
The Deplorable History of the Catalans «a free and generous People, the faithful and useful Allies of this Kingdom, were betrayed, in the most unparalleled Manner, into irrevocable Slavery»
FC Barcelona tribute to Rafael Casanova on the National Day of Catalonia. (left to right) Football captain Carles Puyol, club president Sandro Rosell, former FCB basketball player Roger Grimau and football manager Pep Guardiola deposit wreaths and floral decorations at the foot of the Rafael Casanova monument.
Constitutions of Catalonia
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The Constitutions of Catalonia or Catalan constitutions were the laws of the Principality of Catalonia introduced and promulgated by the Count of Barcelona and passed by the Catalan Courts. Being the
Rafael Casanova
…Velasco was shocked and, wanting to avoid any further Austrian conspiracies, began an indiscriminate repression in Barcelona, repeatedly violating the Constitutions of Catalonia. This was a policy that unleashed hatred against his sovereign Philip V of Spain. Barcelona was governed by its own citizens, who chose six judges, as…
Compilation of 1704
Compilation of 1493
Compilation of 1585