The Castle of Cardona: last redoubt of the Catalonian supporters of Charles VI of Austria in the War of the Spanish Succession, in 1714

Cardona is a town ìn Catalonia, Spain, in the province of Barcelona; about 90 km northwest of the city of Barcelona, on a hill almost surrounded by the river Cardoner, a branch of the Llobregat. Image File history File linksMetadata Castillo_cardona. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Castillo_cardona. ... Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI Charles VI (October 1, 1685 - October 20, 1740) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1711 to 1740 and the second son of Leopold I with his third wife Eleonore_Magdalena of Pfalz_Neuburg. ... Charles II was the last Habsburg King of Spain. ... Battle of Gangut, by Maurice Baquoi, 1724-27. ... Anthem: Els Segadors Capital Barcelona Official language(s) Catalan, Spanish and Aranese Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 6th  32,114 km²  6. ... Barcelona is a province of eastern Spain, in the center of the autonomous community of Catalonia. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal Postal code 08001-08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... The Cardener is a river in Catalonia, Spain. ... Llobregat - The second greatest river in Catalonia, starts in Castellar de nHug (Berguedà), near Berga, ends in the Mediterranean Sea, near Barcelona. ...

Overview

Nave of the Church of St. Vincenç

Cardona is a picturesque town, with a citadel named the Castle of Cardona set high on a hill, and the 14th-century Romanesque Church of St. Vincenç. It is celebrated for the extensive deposit of rock salt in its vicinity. The salt forms a mountain mass (called Muntanya de Sal) covered by a thick bed of a reddish-brown clay, and apparently resting on a yellowish-grey sandstone. It is generally more or less translucent, and large masses of it are quite transparent. The hill has been worked like a mine since Roman times; pieces cut from it have been carved by artists in Cardona into images, crucifixes and many articles of an ornamental kind. Until the late 18th century a commission to seek out the rightful heir to the Castle of Cardona and its estate was in effect. The search initiated by King Fernando II (1452-1516) was terminated by King Carlos IV (1748-1819). At the termination of the search for the heir to the throne of the Castle of Cardona the Spanish Royal Court Historical Researchers had tracked the alleged heir to a small town in Texas, United States. The true heir is still believed to reside in the small south Texan town of El Paso. The remaining Cardona families are said to make residence in El Paso, Texas, the neighboring town of Juarez, Mexico and a small suburb of Los Angeles, California. The mystery of the search for the heir and its abrupt termination by King Carlos IV remains one of Spain's greatest royal mysteries.

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Local festivals

• Caramelles: The Sunday of Passover
• Mercat de la ganga: The first Sunday of February
• Fira de Pentecostés: The first Sunday of June
• Fira de la Llenega: The last Sunday of October
• Festa Major: The second last weekend in September

Notes

The movie, Chimes at Midnight, by Orson Welles was filmed at the castle in Cardona.
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The portico of the Church of St. Vincenç in Cardona was once covered with murals. Fragments of these "painted vaults" were restored in 1960 and are now displayed at the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in Barcelona. Categories: Architectural elements | Stub ... A mural is a painting on a wall, ceiling, or other large permanent surface. ... The Palau Nacional which houses the Museu Nacional dArt de Catalunya The National Art Museum of Catalonia (Museu Nacional dArt de Catalunya - MNAC) in Barcelona, Spain is a museum of Catalan visual art. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal Postal code 08001-08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ...

See also

• Catalonia

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External links

• Parador at Cardona
• Town council of Cardona (in Catalan)
• Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya MNAC (National Art Museum of Catalonia)

References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
• Pedrosa, Andreu (2001). The Castle of Cardona. Sant Vincenç de Castellet: Farell. ISBN 84-930418-8-2

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