Rafael Casanova
Catalan lawyer and politician · Spain · Politicians · Lived 1660 to 1743 · aged 83
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Something wrong?Rafael Casanova i Comes was a Catalan jurist and supporter of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor as a claimant to the Crown of Spain during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Barcelona being bombarded by the absolutist troops of Louis XIV of France and Philip V of Spain.![The Deplorable History of the Catalans[1] «a free and generous People, the faithful and useful Allies of this Kingdom, were betrayed, in the most unparalleled Manner, into irrevocable Slavery»](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Deplorable_history_of_the_Catalans.jpg/500px-Deplorable_history_of_the_Catalans.jpg)
The Deplorable History of the Catalans[1] «a free and generous People, the faithful and useful Allies of this Kingdom, were betrayed, in the most unparalleled Manner, into irrevocable Slavery»
FC Barcelona tribute to Rafael Casanova on the National Day of Catalonia. (left to right) Football captain Carles Puyol, club president Sandro Rosell, former FCB basketball player Roger Grimau and football manager Pep Guardiola deposit wreaths and floral decorations at the foot of the Rafael Casanova monument.About this person
Rafael Casanova i Comes was a Catalan jurist and supporter of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor as a claimant to the Crown of Spain during the War of the Spanish Succession. He became mayor of Barcelona and commander in chief of Catalonia during the Siege of Barcelona until he was wounded in combat while commanding La Coronela during the counterattack on the Saint Peter front on the last day of the siege, 11 September 1714. After the war he received a royal pardon for having supported the Habsburg claim to the Spanish throne. He recovered from his wounds, and continued his fight against absolute monarchy as a lawyer. It has been claimed that he is the author of the book Record de l'Aliança fet el Sereníssim Jordi Augusto Rey de la Gran Bretanya in which Catalonia reminds England of the Treaty of Genoa and their obligation to Catalonia.
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