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The Decretos de Nueva Planta were a number of acts signed by Philip V of Spain shortly after the end of the War of the Spanish Succession. Taking France as a model of a centralized state, these decrees ruled that all the territories in the Crown of Aragon were to be ruled by the laws of Castile. The acts were promulgated in Valencia and Aragon in 1707, and in 1716 in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands (with the exception of Menorca, a colony of the United Kingdom at the time). Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Nueva Planta decrees were a series of decrees that reorganized the administration of Spain between 1707 and 1716, during and immediately after the War of the Spanish Succession. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2024x2890, 12611 KB) Constitucions i Altres Drets de Catalhunya. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2024x2890, 12611 KB) Constitucions i Altres Drets de Catalhunya. ... Events January 18 - Lima, Peru founded by Francisco Pizarro April - Jacques Cartier discovers the Iroquois city of Stadacona, Canada (now Quebec) and in May, the even greater Huron city of Hochelaga (now Montreal) June 24 - The Anabaptist state of MÃ¼nster (see MÃ¼nster Rebellion) is conquered and disbanded. ... King Philip V of Spain (December 19, 1683 â€“ July 9, 1746) or Philippe of Anjou was king of Spain from 1700 to 1746, the first of the Bourbon dynasty in Spain. ... Charles II was the last Habsburg King of Spain. ... History of Spain series Prehistoric Spain Roman Spain Medieval Spain - Visigoths - Al-Andalus - Age of Reconquest Age of Expansion Age of Enlightenment Reaction and Revolution First Spanish Republic The Restoration Second Spanish Republic Spanish Civil War The Dictatorship Modern Spain Topics Economic History Military History Social History The maximum extent... Flag or PendÃ³n de Castilla A former kingdom of Spain, Castile comprises the two regions of Old Castile in north-western Spain, and New Castile in the centre of the country. ... The Hemispheric at the Ciutat de les Arts i les CiÃ¨ncies by Santiago Calatrava, Valencia, Spain. ... Capital Zaragoza Area â€“ Total â€“ % of Spain Ranked 4th 47 719 kmÂ² 9,4% Population â€“ Total (2003) â€“ % of Spain â€“ Density Ranked 11th 1 217 514 2,9% 25,51/kmÂ² Demonym â€“ English â€“ Spanish Aragonese aragonÃ©s Statute of Autonomy August 16, 1982 ISO 3166-2 AR Parliamentary representation â€“ Congress seats â€“ Senate... Events January 1 - John V is crowned King of Portugal March 26 - The Act of Union becomes law, making the separate Kingdoms of England and Scotland into one country, the Kingdom of Great Britain. ... // Events August 5 - In the Battle of Peterwardein 40. ... Capital Barcelona Official languages Spanish and Catalan In Val dAran, also Aranese. ... Capital Palma de Mallorca Official languages Catalan and Spanish Area â€“ Total â€“ % of Spain Ranked 17th 4 992 kmÂ² 1,0% Population â€“ Total (2003) â€“ % of Spain â€“ Density Ranked 14th 916 968 2,2% 183,69/kmÂ² Demonym â€“ English â€“ Catalan â€“ Spanish Balearic balear balear Statute of Autonomy March 1, 1983 ISO 3166... Minorca (Menorca both in Catalan and Spanish and increasingly in English usage; from Latin insula minor, later Minorica minor island) is one of the Balearic Islands (Illes Balears Catalan official name, Islas Baleares in Spanish), located in the Mediterranean Sea, and belonging to Spain. ...

These acts were the first realization of Spain as a centralized state. They also were a harsh punishment on the territories that had fought against Philip V in the War of Succession. The Aragonese and Catalan languages were completely banned from the educational, religious and legal systems. Civil servants were appointed directly from Madrid. Institutions of self-government in these territories were abolished. Categories: Pages containing IPA | Language stubs | Romance languages | Languages of Spain ... Catalan (CatalÃ ) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra and co-official in two regions of Spain. ...

Categories: Articles to be merged | Catalonia stubs | Land of Valencia stubs | History of Spain | History of Catalonia Catalan (CatalÃ ) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra and co-official in two regions of Spain. ... Catalan grammar is the grammar of the Catalan language. ... // Diachronical Phonological Features in Relation to Latin Several characteristic features of Catalan as a Romance language: Like Occitan, loss of Latin final unstressed vowels, except -a; and then after some of the resulting consonantic groups a support vowel appears, e. ... The Institut dEstudis Catalans (IEC) is an academic institution. ... The AcadÃ¨mia Valenciana de la Llengua (Valencian Academy of Language) is an institution created on September 16, 1998, which depends on the Presidency of the Generalitat Valenciana. ... For other perspectives on the History of Catalonia, see also: History of Europe; History of Spain; History of France; Kings of Aragon; Catalonia (historic territory). ... History of Spain series Prehistoric Spain Roman Spain Muslim Conquest of Iberia Timeline of Muslim Occupation Medieval Spain Age of Reconquest Age of Expansion Age of Enlightenment Reaction and Revolution First Spanish Republic The Restoration Second Spanish Republic Spanish Civil War The Dictatorship Modern Spain Topics Economic History Military History... History of Spain series Prehistoric Spain Roman Spain Medieval Spain - Visigoths - Al-Andalus - Age of Reconquest Age of Expansion Age of Enlightenment Reaction and Revolution First Spanish Republic The Restoration Second Spanish Republic Spanish Civil War The Dictatorship Modern Spain Topics Economic History Military History Social History The maximum extent... The Treaty of the Pyrenees was a treaty signed in 1659 to end the war between France and Spain that had begun in 1635 during the Thirty Years War. ... // Origin: The Corts of Barcelona The Catalan constitutions were promulgated by the Corts of Barcelona (corts being the Catalan for courts). ... Map of Catalan Countries with current political borders PaÃ¯sos catalans is a political invention, not much older than a century, elaborated by politicians and ideologists of Catalonia who dreamed with a Great Catalonia independent of Spain and formed by the catalan counties (Catalonia), the French Roussillon, a band of... Capital Barcelona Official languages Spanish and Catalan In Val dAran, also Aranese. ... Capital Valencia Official languages Valencian (Catalan) and Castillian (Spanish) Area â€“ total â€“ % of Spain Ranked 8th 23,255 kmÂ² 4,6% Population â€“ Total (2003) â€“ % of Spain â€“ Density Ranked 4th 4,326 708 10,3% 186,05/kmÂ² Demonym â€“ English â€“ Valencian â€“ Spanish Valencian valenciÃ /valenciana valenciano/valenciana Statute of Autonomy July 10... Capital Palma de Mallorca Official languages Catalan and Spanish Area â€“ Total â€“ % of Spain Ranked 17th 4 992 kmÂ² 1,0% Population â€“ Total (2003) â€“ % of Spain â€“ Density Ranked 14th 916 968 2,2% 183,69/kmÂ² Demonym â€“ English â€“ Catalan â€“ Spanish Balearic balear balear Statute of Autonomy March 1, 1983 ISO 3166... ... The Franja de Ponent (Catalan for Western Strip) refers to four comarques in the east of the Autonomous Community of Aragon, which are historically and linguistically Catalan, in contrast to the Castillian- (and historically Aragonese-) speaking areas of western Aragon. ... Old city wall and new sea wall, Alghero Alghero (LAlguer in Catalan and SAlighera in Sardinian), is a town of about 35,000 inhabitants. ... The Generalitat de Catalunya is the institution in which the self-government of Catalonia (a country in Spain) is politically organised. ... Capital Valencia Official languages Valencian (Catalan) and Spanish (Castilian) Area – total – % of Spain Ranked 8th 23 255 km² 4,6% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 4th 4 326 708 10,3% 186,05/km² Demonym – English – Valencian – Spanish Valencian valencià/valenciana valenciano/valenciana Statute of Autonomy July 10... The General Council of the Valleys (in Catalan, Consell General de les Valls) is the unicameral parliament of Andorra. ... Castells are human towers that are traditionally built during festivals in many places in Catalonia, Spain. ... Correfocs in Barcelona Catalonias festivals and traditions unify Catalan society and help to give it its particular character. ... Catalan myths and legends are the traditional myths and legends of the Catalan-speaking world, especially Catalonia itself, passed down for generations as part of that regions popular culture. ... Catalan-language writers Gabriel Alomar Vicent AndrÃ©s EstellÃ©s Pere Calders Salvador Espriu i CastellÃ³ Joan Fuster Manuel de Pedrolo i Molina J.V. Foix Maria de la Pau Janer Joan Maragall i Gorina Miquel MartÃ i Pol JesÃºs Moncada JesÃºs Montcada i Estruga Quim MonzÃ³ Teresa... Antoni GaudÃ Antoni GaudÃ i Cornet (25 June 1852 â€“ 10 June 1926) was a Catalan architect famous for his unique style and highly individualistic designs. ... Modernisme in Catalan, (not to be confused with modernism) is the Catalan variant of Art Nouveau. ... Salvador DalÃ as photographed in 1934 by Carl Van Vechten Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bumblebee around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening, 1944 Lithography by Salvador Dali. ... 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