Guerra de Sucesión - History Lab https://historylab.es Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:40:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Guerra de Sucesión - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 The 18th century in Aragon https://historylab.es/the-18th-century-in-aragon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-18th-century-in-aragon Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:34:41 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/el-siglo-xviii-en-aragon/ Explanation of basic notions about the 18th century in Aragon through the online portal of the Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa (GEA)

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]]> The Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa (GEA) was first published in 1981, directed by Eloy Fernández Clemente. At the end of 2002, the digitalisation of its contents began and in 2003 the first version of the GEA Online was launched, with the collaboration of the Departments of Education and Science and Technology of the Government of Aragon. We access here to the History section of the Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa (GEA) online, to focus on the political, social, economic and cultural characteristics of the 18th century in Aragon. The topics are organised into blocks, some of them being: the Bourbons and the War of Succession, the promulgation of the Nueva Planta Treaties, the emergence of the Aragonese party around the figure of the Count of Aranda, the Aragonese Enlightenment, Baroque art, the struggle between the bourgeoisie and the nobility or the life of the most disadvantaged. In addition, the encyclopaedia contains some didactic sections such as revision tests, timelines, etc.

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]]> Description of Xativa before it was razed to the ground by the troops of Philip V in 1707 https://historylab.es/description-of-xativa-before-it-was-razed-to-the-ground-by-the-troops-of-philip-v-in-1707/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=description-of-xativa-before-it-was-razed-to-the-ground-by-the-troops-of-philip-v-in-1707 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:40 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/descripcion-de-xativa-antes-de-ser-arrasada-por-las-tropas-de-felipe-v-en-1707/ Description of Xativa with details of the buildings and layout before it was razed to the ground by the troops of Philip V in the context of the War of the Spanish Succession

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]]> The War of the Spanish Succession forced the different territories to take sides. The repressions in the rearguard against those cities that had shown their support for the other side were very numerous, both in the case of Philip V’s armies and those of Charles of Austria. In this context, after the battle of Almansa, the superiority and advantage of Philip V was decided, whose armies headed for the kingdom of Valencia. Xàtiva had positioned itself on the side of Charles of Austria, which is why it was besieged by Berwick’s troops in an encirclement that was exhausting due to the great resistance that the city put up. This may have been decisive in the decision to sack and burn the city, which led to the evacuation of the population. With this action in Xàtiva, the intention was to make an example of those who had resisted giving recognition to Philip V.

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]]> List of merits of Gaspar Cebrián de Cebrián https://historylab.es/list-of-merits-of-gaspar-cebrian-de-cebrian/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=list-of-merits-of-gaspar-cebrian-de-cebrian Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:40 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/relacion-de-meritos-de-gaspar-cebrian-de-cebrian/ Fragment of text in which Gaspar Cebrían presents to Philip V his family merits for the King's cause during the War of Succession with the aim of obtaining promotion to some public office

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]]> The War of the Spanish Succession was not only a clash of armies between the Austracist and Bourbon pretenders. In the rearguard, repressive operations were carried out against the supporters of the opposing king in order to neutralise them. In many cases, they were arrested and their estates confiscated. Others fled to the court of Philip V, where they had to be urgently allocated rents for their upkeep. After the conflict, some of these people or their descendants pleaded their merits of loyalty and loyalty to the monarchy in order to obtain public employment. Such is the case of Gaspar Cebrían, who in 1745 claimed the merits of his ancestors for the cause of Philip V, both his uncle and his father, the latter of whom was dead. To this end, as María del Carmen Irles Vicente says, Felipe V proceeded to create the post of ensign major in the city of Orihuela, which meant a continuity in the creation of a militarised administration in the area of the former Crown of Aragon.

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]]> Folleto Bonsoms, no. 893 https://historylab.es/folleto-bonsoms-no-893/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=folleto-bonsoms-no-893 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:35 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/folleto-bonsoms-n-893/ Pamphlet praising Berwick's victory at Almansa and intimidating the towns of the Crown of Aragon that supported the Austracist pretender

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]]> The War of the Spanish Succession pitted two pretenders to the throne against each other. On the one side, Philip V of Bourbon and on the other, Charles of the House of Austria. In the conflict, the territories of the Crown of Aragon, such as Valencia, Aragon and Catalonia, took sides with the Austracist contender (some of them after swearing allegiance to Philip V). The balance between the two sides was broken by the decisive confrontation that took place at the Battle of Almansa on 25 April 1707, where Philip of Bourbon’s army emerged victorious. As a result, those territories that supported the Austracist contender experienced repression in which the nobility was forced to flee to the Austrian Empire, while the foral system was dismantled. The new monarch had claimed that these territories were treacherous, so he used the legitimate right of conquest to change the legislation in force. The belligerence and uncertainty generated by the Nueva Planta edicts demanded clarification from the monarch, who specified that the repressive measures would in no way concern those who had been loyal to him in the territories in question.

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]]> The Council of Castile to Philip V https://historylab.es/the-council-of-castile-to-philip-v/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-council-of-castile-to-philip-v Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:35 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/el-consejo-de-castilla-a-felipe-v/ Text from 1704 in which the Council of Castile writes to Philip V reminding him that it is the most competent and authorised body to deal with his orders

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]]> The arrival of Philip V in Spain and the outbreak of the War of the Spanish Succession forced a reorganisation of the administration in order to optimise the effectiveness of obtaining resources to finance the conflict. This led to the creation of the Secretariat of the Universal Office, which attempted to cover the areas of war and finance. However, this new administration clashed directly with the existing ones in the territory. The Council of Casilla and the new secretariat fought over the crossover of powers. The old Council saw the new extraordinary channels that had been introduced as a usurpation of powers. The new administration was in fact a response to the French influence of the new monarch, who, wishing to copy the achievements of his grandfather Louis XIV, introduced this type of reform in order to centralise the mechanisms of control over the territory.

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]]> Decree of the Nueva Planta of the Audience of the Principality of Catalonia (1716) https://historylab.es/decree-of-the-nueva-planta-of-the-audience-of-the-principality-of-catalonia-1716/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=decree-of-the-nueva-planta-of-the-audience-of-the-principality-of-catalonia-1716 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:16 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/decreto-de-nueva-planta-de-la-audiencia-del-principado-de-cataluna-1716/ Decree of Nueva Planta applied to the Principality of Catalonia on 16 January 1716 after the War of Succession

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]]> Philip V’s victory in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714) led to the establishment of a new political and administrative reality in Spain. The old feudal institutions were replaced by other forms of centralist government whose aim was, in the words of Philip V, to establish “the same laws, customs, usages, customs and courts […] to abolish and entirely repeal […] all privileges, privileges, practices and customs…”. The new reality generalised the legislation of Castile to the whole territory. However, the territories that supported Philip against Archduke Charles, the Basque areas and Navarre, did maintain the foral regime. The documentation presented here corresponds to the Nueva Planta Decree of the Audiencia of the Principality of Catalonia.

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