Captain General of Catalonia
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The Captain General of Catalonia was the highest military and often civil authority in Catalonia under the Spanish monarchy, commanding regional armed forces and overseeing public order and governance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Captain General of Catalonia canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial-era institution
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government office ⓘ military office ⓘ |
| aim |
to integrate Catalonia into the centralized Spanish state
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to secure royal control over Catalonia ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Catalonia ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
King of Spain
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Crown of Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish crown
|
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| exercisedBy |
high-ranking general officer
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nobleman ⓘ |
| governs |
civil administration in Catalonia (in many periods)
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coordination of taxation and provisioning for troops ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
deployment of troops in Catalonia
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implementation of royal policy in Catalonia ⓘ military justice in Catalonia ⓘ public order in Catalonia ⓘ state security in Catalonia ⓘ |
| hasRole |
coordinator of defense against foreign invasions
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coordinator of internal security ⓘ enforcer of royal decrees ⓘ guardian of public order ⓘ head of regional armed forces ⓘ highest military authority in Catalonia ⓘ mediator between local elites and the crown ⓘ organizer of militia and regular troops ⓘ overseer of coastal defense ⓘ overseer of fortifications ⓘ participant in regional political decision-making ⓘ provincial governor ⓘ regional commander-in-chief ⓘ representative of the king ⓘ supervisor of local authorities ⓘ |
| hierarchicalSuperior |
garrisons in Catalonia
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local military commanders in Catalonia ⓘ provincial militias in Catalonia ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Bourbon Spain
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early modern period ⓘ |
| location | Barcelona ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish monarchy ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Nueva Planta decrees
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Spanish Army ⓘ Viceroyalties and captaincies general of Spain ⓘ War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| replaced | some traditional Catalan institutions after the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| seat | Barcelona ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
Catalan
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Miguel Primo de Rivera was Spanish head of government during the war
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positionHeld
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Captain General of Catalonia
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subject surface form:
Miguel Primo de Rivera