Abstract
This Thesis has been done in codirection between the University of Toulouse- Le Mirail (France) and the Autonoma's University of Barcelona.During the 17th century, many conflicts took place in Europe, mostly between France and Spain, which lead to a shift in political powers. Indeed, the French Kingdom, and particularly under the reign of Louis XIV, expanded over a declining Spain which was trying to solve its internals conflicts. Catalonia is the most obvious example of this expansion: it joined France in its fight against Castilla in 1640 (Revolt of Segadors) until Spain left Roussillion and half Cerdanya to France in 1659 (Peace of Pyrenees) and recuperated the control over Barcelona. As a consequence, many politicians had to move to Perpignan, Roussillion got deeply transformed and anti-French feelings grew among Catalan people. A Catalan identity emerged from these new elements, defined by geographic, legal and political elements, against a strong French identity, reinforced by a permanent military pressure on Catalonia until the end of the century.
| Date of Award | 20 Jun 2003 |
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| Original language | Catalan |
| Supervisor | Jean-Pierre Amalric (Director) & Antoni Simon Tarres (Director) |