Pau Claris

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Pau Claris was a 17th-century Catalan clergyman and politician who, as head of the Generalitat, played a central role in asserting Catalan independence from Spain during the Reapers' War.

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Pau Claris canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic priest
human
lawyer
politician
burialPlace Barcelona
causeOfDeath suspected poisoning
countryOfCitizenship Principality of Catalonia
dateOfBirth 1586
dateOfDeath 1641-02-27
educatedAt University of Barcelona
endTime as President of the Generalitat of Catalonia: 1641
ethnicGroup Catalan
familyName Claris
givenName Pau
hasOccupation canon lawyer
heritage from a family of jurists in Barcelona
knownFor asserting Catalan political autonomy from the Spanish Monarchy
placing Catalonia under the protection of France
proclaiming the Catalan Republic in 1641
languageSpoken Latin
Spanish
memberOf Government of Catalonia
surface form: Generalitat of Catalonia
movement Catalan independence movement (17th century)
nativeLanguage Catalan
notableWork leadership of the Catalan Revolt (Reapers' War)
occupation clergyman
lawyer
politician
opponent Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares
surface form: Count-Duke of Olivares

Philip IV of Spain
participantIn Catalan Revolt
Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659)
Reapers' War
placeOfBirth Barcelona
placeOfDeath Barcelona
positionHeld Canon of the Diocese of Urgell
Deputy of the Ecclesiastical Estate of the Generalitat of Catalonia
President of the Government of Catalonia
surface form: President of the Generalitat of Catalonia
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
sexOrGender male
significantEvent proclamation of the Catalan Republic on 1641-01-17
recognition of Louis XIII as Count of Barcelona in 1641
startTime as President of the Generalitat of Catalonia: 1638
supportedBy Cardinal Richelieu
King Louis XIII
surface form: King Louis XIII of France
workLocation Barcelona
Catalonia

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Catalan Revolt leader Pau Claris
Guerra dels Segadors participant Pau Claris