Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)

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The Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714) was the final major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession, in which Bourbon forces captured the Catalan capital, marking the end of Catalan institutional autonomy and confirming Philip V’s rule over Spain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
siege
belligerent Bourbon Spain
France
Principality of Catalonia
supporters of Archduke Charles of Austria
cause Catalan support for the Habsburg claimant Charles VI
dispute over the Spanish succession
chronology late phase of the War of the Spanish Succession
combatantSide pro-Bourbon Spanish-French side
pro-Habsburg Catalan side
commander Antonio de Villarroel
James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick
Rafael Casanova
conflict War of the Spanish Succession
country Spain
date 1713–1714
endDate 1714-09-11
followedBy Nueva Planta decrees in Catalonia
hasAftermath occupation of Barcelona by Bourbon troops
suppression of Catalan institutions
hasCulturalMeaning symbol of Catalan resistance
historicalRegion Principality of Catalonia
surface form: Catalonia
location Barcelona
Crown of Aragon
Principality of Catalonia
memorialDate September 11
memorializedBy National Day of Catalonia
opponent Bourbon forces
Catalan defenders
outcome integration of Catalonia into a centralized Bourbon Spanish state
partOf War of the Spanish Succession
relatedEvent Treaty of Utrecht
War of the Spanish Succession
rememberedAs defeat commemorated annually in Catalonia
result Bourbon victory
consolidation of Philip V as King of Spain
end of Catalan institutional autonomy
fall of Barcelona
significance final major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession
key step in the centralization of the Spanish monarchy under the Bourbons
marked the end of the Catalan constitutions and institutions
startDate 1713-07-25
typeOfConflict early 18th-century European war engagement
year 1713
1714

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War of the Spanish Succession significantEvent Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)
Nueva Planta decrees in Catalonia relatedTo Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)
National Day of Catalonia commemorates Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)
this entity surface form: Siege of Barcelona
Principality of Catalonia significantEvent Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)
Antonio de Villarroel notableEvent Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)
this entity surface form: siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)
Rafael Casanova notableEvent Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)
La Diada follows Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)
Fossar de les Moreres significantEvent Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)
this entity surface form: 1714 Siege of Barcelona
Monument to Rafael Casanova commemorates Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)
this entity surface form: Siege of Barcelona (1714)
Antonio de Villarroel i Peláez (Catalan form) conflict Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)
subject surface form: Antonio de Villarroel i Peláez
Diada commemoratesEvent Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)
El Born Centre de Cultura i Memòria focusesOn Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)
this entity surface form: Siege of Barcelona (1714)