Corpus de Sang (1640)
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Corpus de Sang (1640) was a pivotal uprising in Barcelona during which Catalan rebels killed the Spanish viceroy, helping to ignite the broader Reapers' War against the Spanish monarchy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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uprising ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bloody Corpus Christi
NERFINISHED
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Corpus de Sangre NERFINISHED ⓘ Corpus de Sangre uprising NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
economic and social strain from the Thirty Years' War
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grievances over billeting of Castilian troops in Catalonia ⓘ tensions between Catalan institutions and the Spanish monarchy ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Catalan historical memory of the Reapers' War ⓘ |
| conflict | Reapers' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Monarchy of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1640-06-07 ⓘ |
| dayOfWeek | Thursday ⓘ |
| hasPartOf | Reapers' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
anti-centralization
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peasant revolt ⓘ regional autonomy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Early Modern period
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surface form:
Early modern period
|
| languageOfName | Catalan ⓘ |
| location |
Barcelona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crown of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ Principality of Catalonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainParticipants |
Catalan rebels
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peasants from rural Catalonia ⓘ segadors (reapers) ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Feast of Corpus Christi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
Spanish monarchy
NERFINISHED
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royal authorities of Philip IV of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Catalan Revolt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reapers' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrators | Catalan insurgents ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Count-Duke of Olivares' centralizing policies
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rule of Philip IV of Spain ⓘ |
| region | Catalonia ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Reapers' War
NERFINISHED
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Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
assassination of the Spanish viceroy of Catalonia
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outbreak of the Reapers' War NERFINISHED ⓘ radicalization of Catalan revolt against Spanish rule ⓘ |
| significance |
marked the beginning of open armed conflict in the Reapers' War
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symbol of Catalan resistance to centralization by the Spanish monarchy ⓘ |
| triggered | severing of relations between Catalan institutions and Philip IV ⓘ |
| victim | Dalmau de Queralt, Count of Santa Coloma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimRole | Viceroy of Catalonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1640 ⓘ |
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