WAR OF SUCCESSION: A Chronology of the genocide and repression from France and Spain against Catalonia.

2/4/1700: France outlaws the Catalan language: "The Sun-king" decrees the French language as the only legal language. The Catalonian peasant population remains legally unprotected because they do not know the imperial language. 20/10/1700: The king of Castile and Aragon Catalonia! Carlos ""! drafts his last will in fa#or of the $uke of An%ou! totally #iolating the Treaty of the &yrenees '()*+, between -adrid and &aris! which e.plicitly e.cluded any rights from the French /oyal $ynasty o#er any Spanish crowns through marriage0 the $uke is Carlos ""1s nephew by marriage. 1700-1713:"The Academy of the $istrusted ones" works! founded as a literary institution! made up of writers who stood out against 2ourbonism! those such as &.3.$almases! 2oi.adors! &in4s! /ocabert5! etc... 1/11/1700: Carlos "" dies without any direct heirs. 6e was the last Spanish 6absburg monarch. 7. Feliu de la &enya writes: "Carlos ""...chose the $uke of An%ou... to the ama8ement of the Catalonians...it ga#e rise to the occasion for suspicion and deception" '"Anales",. 9ust like when the 2arcelona $ynasty ended without any direct heirs and the Castilian $ynasty of the Trastamara sei8ed the Catalonian crown '(:(;, in #iolation of signed treaties! so now does a French anti-Catalonian $ynasty sei8e the Spanish crowns in #iolation of signed treaties. 8/11/1700: 7ews about his death arri#es in &aris when the "Sun-<ing" is out hunting with =his ladies". >pon finding this out! he calls upon the $uke of An%ou 'the future "Felipe ?",! his son! and the grandson of Felipe "? 'Carlos ""1s father and an enemy of the Catalonians during the /eapers1 @ar,. From that point on! the $uke bears the title of the great medie#al enemies of Catalonia! =An%ouA0 he is "a man of no intelligence! unpredictable mood swings! apathetic...completely insensiti#e to the misery and pain of fellow human beings! and wicked. 6e might ha#e been cruel! if he were not so apathetic and engrossed in his obesity and obscurity" 'St. Simon,. 6ence! he was a la8y psychopath who ne#er made any attempt to speak the Castilian language properly. 6e is the

great-great-grandfather of the great-great-grandfather of 9uan Carlos "! the present Spanish king. 11/11/1700: -anuel Bms de Santa &au! ambassador from -adrid in &aris! and -arCuis of Castelldosrius tell the $uke in Castilian:"...the &yrenees ha#e sunk". The $uke understood nothing despite the fact that his mother is a Castilian Dueen. 16/11/1700: <ing 3ouis E"?! =the TyrantA! appoints his son =Fmperor o#er all of SpainA Gand its territoriesH. 1700-1717: $ecrees from the French absolute monarchy impose French as the only official language of the Courts and notaries in 7orthern Catalonia 'under military French occupation since the /eapers war half a century earlier,. 18/2/1701: The $uke arri#es in -adrid! where he is proclaimed =<ing of CastileA as =Felipe ?A. 1701: French traders take o#er control of ?alencian trading 'the <ingdom of ?alencia is in the region of southern Catalonia,. The lowerclass people accuse them of getting rich at their e.pense. Anti-French sentiment spreads among the ?alencian lower clergy. 9/1701: The Ireat Alliance 'Fngland! 6olland! and the Austrian Fmpire, meets at The 6ague0 they nominate the Archduke <arl as pretender to <ing of Spain! since they feared that the French and Spanish union would cause great instability and an une#en distribution of Furopean power. 2/10/1701: The $uke of An%ou meets with the Catalonian &arliament and swears in their laws and liberties. 10/1701: The $uke is appointed <ing of Catalonia as "Felip "?" in Catalonia '"Felipe ?" in Castile,. At the end of (JK(: France in#ades 6olland. 3/1702: The Ireat Alliance declares war on France and Felipe?. 1703: Fmperor 3eopold proclaims the Archduke <arl as king of Spain in ?ienna. &russia! Sa#oy! and &ortugal %oin the Alliance 1703-1704: Felipe ? fa#ors French monopoly o#er trade in his kingdoms. Spring.1704: "n ?ienna! initial contacts take place between the 2ritish representati#e -itford Crowe and Antoni de &eguera i Aimerich 'lord of Foi. and Torrelles and a member of the $istrusters1 Academy, and the attorney! $omLnec &erera! Catalonian representati#es. 5/1704: Before 2arcelona! ()KK allied marines land. "?igatans" 'a small

anti-2ourbon nobility from ?ic! in Central Catalonia, had to open the doors for them! but the conspiracy is unco#ered and they ha#e to flee through Iibraltar. The allied Army is under the command of the prince from 6essen-$armstadt! the last remaining 3ieutenant Ieneral in Catalonia under Carlos "" and #ery popular among the Catalonians. 2ourbon repression! imprisonment. 1704: "n &ortugal! the Archduke lands and the war mobili8es on the peninsula. A decisi#e battle in 2lenheim: the Alliance kicks the French Armies out of Iermany! which is the beginning of the crumbling of 3ouis E"?1s enormous power. 4/8/1704: The ?alencian Ien. 2asset and Catalonian #olunteers facilitate the allied occupation of Iibraltar! lead by the Adm. /ooke. "n Iibraltar! there is still a "Catalonian 2ay". F.pulsion of the indigenous population to Algesiras 2ay. 17/5/1705: The military -oragues and other "?igatans" and important officials grant powers to 3l.$.$omLnec &erera enabling Catalonia to enter the anti-2ourbon alliance. 5/1705: The anti-2ourbon uprising starts on the plains of the city of ?ic. 2/6/1705: Iene#a &act: An Alliance1s treaty between the plenipotentiaries A. $e &eguera and $r. &erera 'Catalonia, and -r. -itford Crowe 'Fngland,. 3ondon promises MKKK soldiers! ;KKK ca#alry! ammunition and total support to the Catalonian liberties. Catalonia promises the support of its &arliamentNs members and of the "Council of 6undred"! and )KKK men. 20/7/1705: The allied fleet arri#es in 2arcelona. &ropaganda is in fa#or of the Archduke. 21/7/1705: ?igatans openly march to 2arcelona on his way gathering supporters. 4/8/1705: Catalonian is #ictorious with only ;*K men against the (KKK foot-soldiers and (KK riders of the 2ourbon #iceroy. 10/8/1705: The Anglo-$utch fleet lands in Altea '?alencian <ingdom or Southern Catalonia,. 2asset and Francesc Iarcia land along with them: the first! coming from other battles! the second! e.iled from a former agrarian re#olt. 16/8/1705: Allies enter Al8ira and nearby ?alencia. 17/8/1705: 2asset lands in $Onia where the Archduke is announced as the new ?alencian <ing.

Since 8/1705: The ?alencian peasantry! after being oppressed by the lordships1 abusi#e ta.es! support the &ro-Austrians! who promise them better conditions. They take the name of "-aulets" 'a diminuti#e of "-awla"! sla#e in Arabic,! a name already taken by the rebellious peasantry in the ?alencian <ingdom some years prior. 2asset is the bra#e radical military hero of these depri#ed peoples. 24/8/1705: -oragues and MKK men show up in 2arcelona. 8/1705: Allied landing in 2arcelona. 14/9/1705: Allied attack on -ont%uPc. 15/9/1705: Second allied bombardment on 2arcelona. 9/10/1705: 2arcelona surrenders to Charles -ondaunt! count of &etersborough. 12/10/1705: Iirona surrenders. 2ourbon troops retreat to France. 7/11/1705: The Archduke formally enters 2arcelona: he swears to grant Catalonian freedoms. 11/1705: /epresentati#es from e#ery Catalonian land! including Catalonian Aragon 'e#en -on8on -onts4, and the ?alencian 7orth come to pay homage to the Archduke. &ro-Austrian conspiracy in 7orthern Catalonia 'under French occupation,. 11 to 12/1705: Almost all Central Catalonia surrenders to the Allies. 2ritish occasionally help conCuer some strongholds like Tarragona. 15/12/1705: 2asset with *KK countrymen and QKK riders arri#es in ?alencia. 2ourbon followers '"botiflers" in Catalan! from "2eautifulRflowers", lack means to defend attacks. &risoners riot. 16/12/1705: The lower class people go out into the streets in ?alencia to %eer at the pri#ileged ones and show their fa#or for the Archduke. Some prominent men imprison the 2ourbon ?iceroy and open the town doors for 2asset to enter. "n St. -ateu '?alencian 7orth, the 2ritish Ieneral 9ones arri#es. 18/12/1705: Surrender of St. -ateu. The allied siege on &en5scola '?al.7orth, begins. 12/1705: ?alencian "botiflers" are e.iled. "-aulets" and Allied control most of the ?alencian <ingdom! and 2asset takes o#er the go#ernment. 12/1705 to 3/1706: The Catalonian &arliament reCuest that the Archduke 'Charles """, reco#er 7orthern Catalonia! which is still under French occupation! and reestablish American trade! which had been completely monopoli8ed by the Castilians.

12/1/1706: The Castilian army of the Count de las Torres is defeated at St. -ateu and descends through the South. They attack ?ila-real! a -aulet #illa near by Castell4: they sack the town and its churches! slit the throats of ci#ilians and set the #illa on fire. ;J; inhabitants die 'among them J priests and J women, and they take with them more than ;KK prisoners. 6owe#er! more than *KK Castilian soldiers also die there on account of the bra#e ci#ilian defense. 2/1706: The 2ritish Ien. &etersborough arri#es in ?alencia and replaces 2asset! %udged too radical. The new #iceroy demands feudal ta.ation again. 3/1706: 2ourbon troops attack Central Catalonia. 4/1706: $efending 2arcelona! *K Allied warships force the French fleet to retreat . 2/7/1706: Charles """ triumphantly enters -adrid with Catalonian soldiers '"miCuelets",! and is recei#ed with great repulsion from the FmpireSs capital citySs long-standing and deep-seeded anti-Catalonian animosity 10/7/1706: Charles """ has to retreat from -adrid to Aragon. 2asset is accused of abuses while defending ETti#a from the 2ourbon troops! and &etersborough throws him in prison. 7/1706: Charles """ is in Uarago8a. Felipe ? returns to -adrid. ?alencians demonstrate popular indignation for 2asset1s imprisonment. 29/9/1706: The Anglo-$utch fleet shows up in -a%orca 2ay. 9/1706: &opular anti-2ourbon pressure in -a%orca. 10/1706: Charles """ confiscates the ?alencian botiflers1 properties. F.pulsion of French citi8ens and e.ile of nobility from -a%orca. Cartagena 'in the ancient -urcian <ingdom under Castilian occupation,! where Catalan was still spoken! is occupied by 2otiflers. 3u5s 2elluga! the 2ishop in Cartagena! is a pro-2ourbon fanatic. 11/10/1706: 2elluga1s Castilians occupy Briola 'Southern ?alencian <ingdom,! where they will persecute the Catalan language: now! no one speaks Catalan there,. 21/10/1706: The offensi#e against southern ?alencian continues: the $uke of 2erwick sacks and o#ertakes Fl. by force. 10/1706: -enorca and Fi#issa surrender to the Allies. A "-aulet" uprising in &lana 'Castell4 countryside,. 4/1707: Anglo-$utch-&ortuguese counter offensi#e against the Castilian

border near the Southern ?alencia. 25/4/1707: $ecisi#e battle at Almansa '3a -ancha! near the ?alencian <ingdom,. ;*KKK Allies against ;*KKK French-Castilians. Allies retreat with *KK dead and (;KKK prisoners. This serious defeat lea#es ?alLncia almost defenseless facing the 2ourbons. Today! there remains a popular ?alencian saying that goes: "@hen e#il comes from Almansa! it hits e#erybody.A 5/1707:French-Spanish troops march towards ?alLncia! so 2asset is finally released from the prison of 3leida '@est-central Catalonia, to organi8e the ?alencian resistance. 8/5/1707: The $uke of 2erwick arri#es in ?alLncia. The city is declared liberated! and the surrender of Uarago8a is announced. 12/5/1707: 2erwick arri#es in Castell4 de la &lana where he imposes an e.cessi#e war reparations ta. and knocks down the city walls. 6/6/1707: ETti#a 'near ?alLncia, surrenders! after a long siege. 19/6/1707: The 3ieutenant Ieneral d1 Asfeld sends orders to set fire and destroy ETti#a! a large city dating to the -iddle Ages. This genocide lea#es a profound psychological and significant impact along with the e.pulsion of more than (MKKK citi8ens from ETti#a and the changing of its name from its former /oman name to "San Felipe" in honor of the tyrant 'until (M((,. F#en today! there still remains an official painting of Felipe ? hanging upside down in ETti#a . 29/6/1707: Felipe ? signs the "7ue#a &lanta" decree against the <ingdoms of ?alLncia and Aragon! which he considers "conCuered"! and he declares their ancient parliamentary laws abolished "...because the %ust right of conCuer o#er them my weapons ha#e made lately". 7e#ertheless! -aulets still control the ?alencian 7orth and the AlcoiAlacant-$Onia triangle in southern ?alencia. 1707: The high clergy! 2otiflers! the ultra-papists! as well as the 9esuits in Catalonia are Cuite often Castilians! but the lower clergy are strongly pro-Austrian. They often mediate between conspiracies! prisoners and Allies! besides of inducing the people to the Archduke fa#or. 7aplesSicily cede to the Archduke! and -enorca cedes to the 2ourbons. Scottish independence ends with the "Co#enant"! a #oluntary union treaty with Fngland. 30/9/1707: Felipe ? donates 3l5ria! ELrica! 2arracas! etc.! 'free towns, to the $uke of 2erwick.

14/10/1707: 3leida surrenders to the in#aders. 11/1707: Fall of TTrrega! Cer#era! and Fl &la d1 >rgell '@est-central Catalonia,. 9/1/1708: After a hea#y siege! Alcoi falls with many e.ecutions! reprisals! and the abolition of local laws and the local festi#ities to honor St. Ieorge! patron saint of Catalonia. 1708: A #ery unstable military situation in northern ?alencia. $1 Asfeld! the arsonist of ETti#a! controls the Audience 'pro#incial court, of ?alLncia as an instrument of foreign military occupation. 11/7/1708: 2ourbon troops occupy Tortosa 'south-central Catalonia,. 7/1708: The Allies take o#er the island of Sardinia. 17/9/1708: The Anglo-$utch fleet of Adm. 3eake commanded by Ien. Stanhope easily regains the island of -enorca 'Fast Catalonia,. 17/11/1708: Spaniards occupy $Onia. 12/1708: Alacant 'Alicante in Spanish, is occupied by the 2ritish who blow up part of the castle defenses. "t is besieged by $1Asfeld. 7/12/1708: Spaniards occupy Alacant. Bnly guerillas remain throughout the ?alencian <ingdom. 1709: Famine spreads throughout the ?alencian <ingdom as a result of the war ta.es. ?alencian botiflers despise the new Castilian laws and send representati#es to reinstate their ancient laws! they are imprisoned. 7arc5s Feliu de la &enya publishes "Anales"! a story about the war! which is confiscated by the 2ourbon censorship. @ar breaks out in Cerdanya '&yrenees,. The Allies are #ictorious '-alplaCuet...,: 3ouis E"? is left so weakened that he abandons his son and almost surrenders. 1/7/1709: Sal#ador Feliu '7arc5s1 brother, and other tradesmen 'one of them a resident of Iibraltar, found the 7ew Company of Iibraltar in 2arcelona to break the Cadi8 monopoly on American trade. 1710: A second demand for reestablishing ?alenciaSs own laws. "t is o#erturned by a Court controlled by Castilians. 5/7/1710: An insurrectional attack failed in the city of ?alLncia. : 2ritish warships show up and cannot land due to lack of popular support. 7/1710: 2attle of Almenara '7orth near ?alLncia,! where Felipe ? is about to die. 27/7/1710: Catalonian #ictory in Almenar 'near 3leida,. 8/9/1710: 7ew -aulet uprising in northern ?alencia. 28/9/1710: Charles """ retakes -adrid.

23/10/1710: The 2ourbon Col. "bVWe8 shoots :( "miCuelets" 'proAustrian Catalonian soldiers, imprisoned in Altura 'northwest ?alencian <ingdom,. 29/10/1710: &ro-Austrians bombard -orella 'northern ?alencia,. 9/11/1710: Charles """ flees -adrid again. 15/11/1710: )K &ro-Austrians die in the attack against -orella. 11/1710: Felipe ? is enthusiastically welcomed in -adrid. 9/12/1710: The $uke of ?endXme defeats the 2ritish in 2rihuega 'Castile,. 10/12/1710: The $uke of 7oailles defeats the Austrians in ?illa#iciosa 'near -adrid,. 15/12/1710: @hile -orella surrenders! the $uke of 7oailles lays siege to Iirona 'near &yrenees, and Charles """ returns to 2arcelona. 25/1/1711: Iirona surrenders. 3/2/1711: -orella falls into 2ourbon hands. 1711: 9osef " of Austria '2rother of <arl Charles """, dies. Charles """ is appointed as his successor '<arl ?",. The Allies re%ect the monopoli8ation o#er the crowns! and e#eryone is tired Gof warH. 6ence forth! international diplomacy will be decisi#e.A 27/9/1711: <arl ?" Charles """ flees Catalonia! where he lea#es his wife behind. 2/1712: A peace Conference between France and 6olland-Fngland takes place in >trecht '6olland,. 1712: 7ew negotiations mediated by the $uke of ?endXme: ?alencian 2otiflers want to reinstate the ancient ?alencian laws. 7/1712: Felipe ? formally abdicates the French Crown. 8/1712: A cease fire accord is implemented. 12/1712: The Tories! who are running Fngland! fear a union between the Ierman and Spanish Fmpires and drop out of the Alliance. Afterwards! they also se#er ties with &ortugal and 6olland. 1712-1736: Sir /ichard <ane! the first 2ritish go#ernor in -enorca! builds up the main road! has the swamps drained! and imports cattle. 19/3/1713: The Fmpress! foreign diplomats! and many families of noble &ro-Austrians embark from 2arcelona to "taly and ?ienna. 20/3/1713: Starhemberg swears in as 3ieutenant Ieneral taking the place of the Fmpress.

11/5/1713: The >trecht Treaty is signed. 22/6/1713: A secret accord in 316ospitalet is signed behind the Catalonians1 backs to hand o#er Catalonia to the 2ourbons. 24/6/1713: Starhemberg! the first general! declares Ien. -oragues is disloyal to Charles of Austria. 25/6/1713: Starhemberg re#eals the secret accord to the 2arcelona Council. 26/6/1713: -oragues and the officers read Starhemberg1s letter. 1/7/1713: The Austrians abandon Catalonia lea#ing it to its own demise. 6/7/1713: The Q Arms1 Committee decides to resist to the death. 9/7/1713: Catalonians call out to resist %ust before Starhemberg embarks: "3et the nation perish with gloryY". 12/7/1713: $eclaration of the ?alencian -aulets in support at the 2arcelona defense. 13/7/1713: Conclusion of the >trecht Treaty0 the allied powers di#ide up the Catalonian Confederation1s medie#al possessions: Fngland keeps -enorca. Sa#oy will gain Sicily. Austria e.propriates Sardinia - where ri#ers of Catalonian blood flowed during the E"?-E? centuries - and 7aples. The homeland will remain under a tighter and more totalitarian grip : 3ouis E"?1s royal lineage. The "Catalonian tunic" shared out before the crucifi.ion 25/7/1713: The French and Spaniards begin their siege on 2arcelona. 1713: The -aulet guerillas still fight across la -arina and el -aestrat 'in the ?alencian countryside, against the in#ader. The "Ieneral Superintendency" is set up for the military occupation of Central Catalonia 10/1713: Felipe ? e.pells the -ontserrat -onastery abbot. 1/1714: The first occupation ta. is imposed in Central Catalonia 'not #oted on by the Catalonian &arliament, and pro#okes an uprising against the occupying 2ourbons. 3/1714: /adstadt &eace: The Fmperor "<arl ?"" acCuires former Catalonian territories in "taly. 6 1714: The >trecht &eace conclusion: Felipe ? signs a peace accord with 6olland. &ortugal still does not %oin it. 1714: @idowered! Felipe ? remarries. 6is new wife is ="sabel of Farnese!A an ambitious and domineering fat woman who will control the go#ernment to pro#oke wars with the aim of gaining <ingdoms for her

sons. Spaniards set fire to -anresa! St. &aul...'near 2arcelona,. /oyal decree: "-y wish is to sub%ugate each of my Spanish kingdoms into conformity...in accordance with strong! central! and absolute Castilian laws" . *KKK &ro-Austrian Catalonians are e.iled to Austria. The Ieneral Council of Fi#issa '"bi8a in Spanish, confirms its desire for independence 'to be free! 6/7/1714: 2erwick arri#es in 2arcelona with strong reinforcements: Q*KKK troops! *KKK Ca#alry. Around (:M* troops! QMK Ca#alry! and *KKK from "3a Coronela" 'the united militias commanded by ?illarroel, from 2arcelona. The French and Spaniards outnumber the Catalonians (K to (. According to ?oltaire! up to *KK Catalonian ecclesiastical men fought under arms to repel the in#asion. 9/1714: ?illarroel deli#ered his last speech at a rally for independence of all Spanish <ingdoms! Catalonian freedoms aimed at France 'economic competitor, and Castile 'political competitor,! and for all stolen lands. 11/9/1714: At * a.m.! the 2ourbon Artillery attack begins breaching J openings in the city wall ;K!KKK French-Castilian soldiers begin the attack. The Council Chief! /afael de Casano#a! falls wounded wrapped in the flag of Sta. FulTlia! the &aleo-Christian martyr from 2arcelona 'patron saint before Felipe ? replaced him with "the ?irgin of -ercy",. Combat is street by street! and 2erwick is forced to call for more reinforcement troops from the reser#es. "n the first hour of the afternoon! the heroic Catalonian capital has to surrender without retribution! which in the end will not be the case. The resistance of 2arcelona had lasted (Q months and was greatly admired by Furopean public opinion! comparing it to Saguntum and 7umantia. F#en a 2ritish officer starts a fund in 2ritain for "2arcelona"! in memory of Catalonian heroism. 2arcelona has about JKKK homes. )KKK people die during the final siege0 :KKK on the day of the attack. Almost all of the resistance and part of the ci#il population die. 18/9/1714: Bccupation of other #illages in Central Catalonia. The in#aders do not keep any of the promises guaranteed upon surrender. 3/10/1714: $isarmament -andate for the Catalonian ci#il population: <itchen kni#es ha#e to remain locked in chains! and the country houses are not allowed to ha#e wooden windows! etc. 10/11/1714: $eath &enalty Fdict against anyone who tries to lea#e Catalonia without a passport! but thousands continue fleeing the country

anyway. 1714: "Considerations about the case of the Catalonians" and "The deplorable history of the Catalonians!" are two books sympathi8ing with Catalonia and published in 3ondon0 the latter printed by 9. 2aker and sold at the price of %ust one shilling. 1714: -aulet guerrillas will continue on for se#eral years! but they will progressi#ely turn into bandits as a result of total 2ourbon repression. 10/1/1715: A graffiti states: "The whole of Catalonia is a prison". 1715: Se#eral chroniclers talk about the general misery in Central and Southern Catalonia. 2/1715: &ortugal %oins >trecht to no ad#antage. "t is left in Fnglish hands to be defended from Castile Spain. 2 to 4/1715: Critical point of 2ourbon repression against the Catalonian military0 within Q months! o#er QMKK of them are imprisoned or deported. 20/3/1715: @hen -oragues and other patriots try to embark to -a%orca! they are betrayed and fall in the clutches of the Spanish. 27/3/1715: After brutal torturing! walking barefoot! and wearing penitence shirts! -acip! /oca! and -oragues are e.ecuted by garrote! and their bodies are dismembered. -oragues is about :K years old! and his head is put in a cage at an entrance door in 2arcelona to heed warnings that this is a lesson for the =CataloniansA. "n other towns! heads or hands in cages and gallows are also left around. 1/6/1715: Felipe ? sends orders to knock down the 2arcelona fishermen district called "3a /ibera" in order to build a Citadel: "For increased security and caution against that town...installing...artillery is critical to keep the city and people under sub%ection...". 13/6/1715: Spaniards outlaw Catechism in Catalan. "That great pride is depressed and already the preceptors of 6.-. are respected...by the superior force of weapons" 'Council of Castile! speaking about the Catalonians at a plenary session,. 3/7/1715: After a month of resistance! -a%orca falls in the clutches of Castile. 7/1715: Fi#issa also falls. 1715: "n many Catalonian towns or #illages! there are no 2otiflers 'collaborators, to form the City Councils. The population en masse is against the Spanish military occupation 'report from the /oyal Committee,. The ?icar Ieneral in 2arcelona! appointed by the in#aders!

commands they "obey! ser#e! and #enerate our king of Spain". Famished occupying troops settle around in different #illages. -adrid does not e#en pay the members of the powerful Council of Castile. Therefore! they demand to be fed at the e.pense of the Catalonians. Confiscation of property to any &ro-Austrian charge from (J(Q to (J(*. 3aw to reward the delation of anti-2ourbons: they will recei#e part of the confiscations if they denounce any peasant who has gi#en e... hurrahs to Charles """ or shouted "?isca la TerraY" 'similar to "Iod sa#e our fatherlandY"! typical %eer among the anti-feudal peasantry,. The big tyrant "Sun-<ing!" 3ouis E"?! dies. 3/8/1715: '"n Catalonia, "6ouses full of soldiers. The rigor of the weapons is such that so a man 'ZCatalonians, is met in possession of a weapon! he is put to death"'Francesc Ielat,. 1715-1720: Famine in Central Catalonia. 1715-1728: Fscalation of Spanish ta.es against the ?alencians. 1/12/1715: "F#erything must be taught in Castilian Spanish..." '$istrict Attorney1s report from the Council of Castile,. 7/12/1715: -a%orca and Fi#issaSs own go#ernments are dissol#ed by -adrid. 9/12/1715: /oyal $ecree for a new tributary system. "nitially! /oyal 3and /egistrations are #ery abusi#e. 22/1/1716: SeCuestration of the historic book written by 7arc5s Feliu! considered "blasphemous" by the /oyal Committee. 29/1/1716: 9. /odr5gue8 ?illalpando! the Attorney Ieneral! signs the "Secret "nstructions" with the intent of wiping out Catalan. 5/5/1716: The Abbot of ?i#anco writes the definiti#e #ersion of the "Secret "nstructions". 1716: Courts in 2arcelona and -a%orca are created as instruments of the military administration for the Castilian occupation. Construction of the Citadel of occupation begins. 7eighbors! widows! and children ha#e to demolish their district of :KKK inhabitants with their own hands. Today! this Citadel is the actual house of the CataloniaSs autonomous &arliament. Felipe ? sends many Catalonians to Corfu on an e.pedition against the Bttomans. 15/10/1716: 3and /egistration pays for the Castilian Army of occupation: Catalonia starts to subsidi8e its own e.ecutioners. 20/2/1717: "The utmost care is gi#en in introducing Castilian Spanish. "n

order to achie#e this goal! the most demanding and drastic measures are drawn up and put into effect without considerations for anyone" '"$ictated "nstructions sent to the Correctors in Catalonia",. The Correctors '"Corregidores", act as political Commissioners to enforce the implementation of Castilian Spanish. 11/5/1717: "The tenacious Catalonian resistance against the due sub%ection to my legitimate domain that theis perfidy did not admit...obliged my &ro#idence to order >ni#ersities must be closed..."'Felipe ?1s $ecree! where this Antichrist names himself as "$e#ine &ro#idence",. Catalonian >ni#ersities were shut down because they had been important centers of national resistance and culture. The botifler #illa of Cer#era 'near 3leida, is awarded permission to create a new >ni#ersity! "catering to the /egime". "t is #ery mediocre and e#en lacks a library. 2otifler professors flatter the 2ourbon tyrant with the name of "Solon of Catalonia" because of the 7ew &lant $ecree. 7/1717: Catalonians mobili8e to conCuer Sardinia. Catalonians fight on both sides. Austria loses the island. 1717: Irowing madness and melancholy of Felipe ?. The 2ishop of Tortosa orders that only Castilian be used on all agreements and minutes. 9/10/1717:The uni#ersities in 3leida! 2arcelona! Iirona! Tarragona! and ?ic are permanently shut down. 2ourbon authorities think there is a surplus of students and that the plebeians 'common folk, ha#e no access to education. 16/3/1718: The "6onorata 2ell"! which was used to call 2arcelona citi8ens to fight against the in#aders is ordered to be melted. 1718: Fl Carrasclet1s Anti-Spanish guerillas . Alberoni! the Dueen1s right hand man! sends another army to occupy Sicily. The Cueen wants to make a kingdom for her sons. Se#eral people die. F.iled Catalonians fight against the Bttomans in the 2alkans. The Bttoman Fmpire cedes areas of /umania and Serbia to Austria. 8/1718: Duadruple anti-Spanish Alliance: Fngland! Austria! France and Sa#oy condemn the Spanish Dueen1s ambitions. France in#ades 2asCue lands and Catalonian borders. 1718-1721: Catalonian Ci#il @ar: Taking ad#antage of the in#asion! Catalonian patriots loot and set fire to the properties of those who collaborated with the Castilian occupiers. 5/1719: French troops occupy all the Catalonian &yrenees! intentionally

making false promises that the Catalonians will be gi#en back their liberties! thus con#incing (+ battalions of #olunteers to gi#e up. 6/1719: -assi#e uprising of "Carrasclets" throughout Tarragona and the -ountains. Iuerrilla re#i#al. 1719-1720: The Spanish Ca#alry busts into the houses of those Catalonians who e.ported liCuor and destroy them for ha#ing traded with 2ritain and 6olland. 1720-1790: $istincti#e Catalan language grammar books and eulogies appear 1721: The $uke of St. Simon #isits Spain and hardly recogni8es Felipe ?: "6is words were so slurred. 6is air so stupid that " was frightened" 'St. Simon1s -emories,. "Fscuadras de ?alls" are created: a nucleus of the "-o8os de Fscuadra" for the 2otifler repression against the antiSpanish guerrillas. 13/7/1722: Felipe ? does not change his clothes in a year. 6e wears unstitched trousers from the waist down! e.posing his buttocks '"Feuilles d1 6istoire"! Arthur ChuCuet,. 1722: -isery and epidemics spread while foreign troops eat and sleep in Catalonian homes. 1723: The 2aron of 6uart! "Corregidor" in Iirona! orders e#ery municipal document to be written in Castilian. 17/1/1724: Felipe ? abdicates to his son 3u5s "! who "had the wits of a child! the curiosity of a teenager! and the passions of a man" 'St. Simon,. 6e only reigns a few months. An uprising in -a%orca against military conscription '"Cuintes",takes place but falls apart into anti-Semitic looting. 1724-1733: @hen a Catalonian town 'such as ?alls, delays in paying the abusi#e ta.es! it is forced to pay in kind by ha#ing Castilian troops sent to li#e in the townSs homes. 30/4/1725: &eace Treaty in ?ienna between Felipe ? and <arl ?". Two 2ourbon sons marry two Austrian Archduchesses! and many &roAustrian patriarchs reco#er part of their assets! but peasants are left without any benefits. 1726: Confiscation and threats continue against towns in misery that are unable to pay land registration fees. #$%or&er%: all young men flee from /eus to a#oid enlisting in the Spanish Army.

1726-1733: Thousands of Catalonian patriots and fugiti#es are sentenced to : or * years to galleys and their leaders are e.ecuted. $ubious cases are forced to ser#e in the Spanish Army. 1728-1729: The patriots 9anet de &ira! /. Iuardiola and 7egre de -ontornLs are arrested! e.ecuted! and their bodies are torn into pieces and these pieces are distributed in cages to the main gates of 2arcelona and other Catalonian towns. 1731: The umpteenth ?alencian attempt to regain its own %urisdiction from part of the 2otiflers. 1734: 7ew petition from the ?alLncia -unicipal Council. Catalonians send a message to Fngland reminding them of their unfulfilled obligations to Catalonia. 12 1734: Clandestine publication of the booklet "?ia Fora els adormits"! a call to fight for freedom and all the lost territories 1734-1739: Some clergy-men are accused of an anti-Spanish conspiracy and are secretly e.pelled from the country. Andreu Iarcia and other e.friars of Santes Creus still try to arouse the oppressed peasantry against the degenerate Spanish /egime on behalf of <arl ?" 'who is at war in "taly,. 1734-1741: Formation of Catalonian battalions against the 2a#arian and 6ungarian insurrections. 1736: The writing "/ecord de l1Alian[a fet al Seren5ssim 9ordi Augusto! /ey de la Iran 2retanya" '/emembrance about the Alliance! did to the ?ery Calmed Ieorge August! <ing of 2ritain,! dated "in the ;;nd year of our ensla#ement"! circulates. "t in#okes the treaty of Iene#a left unfulfilled by Fngland. Felipe ?1s physicians gi#e a report of his health status: "fren8y! melancholy! morbid pleasure! obsession! and hypochondriac melancholy" '"-anifest of (KK secrets from $r. 9uan Cur#o Semmedo...",. 1740: Certainly! there are Catalonian refugees within the 2ritish Army who fight against the Scottish 6ighland patriots. 1740-1748: @ar of Austrian Succession where a lot of Catalonians fight. 1741: The great guerrilla leader Carrasclet leads the battalion of e.iled Catalonians into ?ienna against the 2a#arians. 6e dies in 6ungary fighting at the front of the Catalonian 2attalion. 1742: The ?alencian Academy! a Scientist Iregori -aians1 ambitious pro%ect 'he is from an &ro-Austrian family, is die young.torpedoed by

circles from -adrid. The Council of Castile orders the sei8ure of two of his books. 1746: The genocidal Felipe ? dies. 1746-1759: 6is successor is his Q:-year old son! Fernando ?".. 6e is a manic depressant and dies young.