Rafael Casanova
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Rafael Casanova was a Catalan lawyer and politician who became a symbol of Catalan resistance for his leadership in the defense of Barcelona during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Catalan nationalist symbol
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human → lawyer → politician → |
| associatedWith |
Consell de Cent
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institutions of the Principality of Catalonia → |
| commemoratedOn |
Diada Nacional de Catalunya
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| conflict |
War of the Spanish Succession
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Principality of Catalonia
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| culturalDepiction |
subject of Catalan historical literature
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subject of Catalan patriotic iconography → |
| familyName |
Casanova
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| fieldOfWork |
municipal government
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public law → |
| givenName |
Rafael
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| hasMonument |
Monument to Rafael Casanova in Barcelona
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| hasOccupation |
lawyer
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politician → |
| historicalPeriod |
early 18th century
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| knownFor |
leadership in the defense of Barcelona in 1714
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symbol of Catalan resistance → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Catalan
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Spanish → |
| legacy |
figure in Catalan collective memory
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icon of Catalanism → |
| legalStatusAfterWar |
persecuted by Bourbon authorities
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| legalTraining |
canon law
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civil law → |
| memorialPractice |
floral offerings at his monument on Catalonia’s National Day
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| name |
Rafael Casanova i Comes
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| nativeLanguage |
Catalan
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| notableEvent |
Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)
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War of the Spanish Succession → |
| notableWork |
defense of Barcelona in 1714
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| opposedSide |
Bourbon monarchy of Philip V of Spain
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| placeOfActivity |
Barcelona
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Catalonia → |
| politicalAlignment |
pro-Catalan institutions
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| positionHeld |
Conseller en cap of Barcelona
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chief councillor of the Consell de Cent of Barcelona → |
| religion |
Catholicism
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| roleDuringConflict |
civil and military leader in Barcelona
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| supportedSide |
Austrian Habsburg claimant to the Spanish throne
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| symbolOf |
Catalan national identity
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Catalan resistance → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)
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commander |
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Monument to Rafael Casanova
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dedicatedTo |
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Rafael Casanova
("Rafael Casanova i Comes")
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name |