Corpus de Sang in Barcelona: Catalan reapers rioted against Spanish Royal soldiers and officers, killing the Viceroy of Catalonia, Dalmau de Queralt. Escalation of hostilities between the Principality of Catalonia and the Spanish Monarchy, leading to the Reapers' War.

Corpus de Sang

1640 riot in Catalonia triggering the Reapers' War

The Corpus de Sang was a riot which took place in Sant Andreu de Palomar and later in Barcelona on 7–10 June 1640, during Corpus Christi, which marked a turning point in the development of the Reapers' War.

Barcelona

City in Catalonia, Spain

Barcelona is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits, its urban area extends to numerous…

List of viceroys of Catalonia

This is a list of Spanish viceroys (also called lieutenants) of the Principality of Catalonia from 1479 to 1713.1479–1493: Enrique de Aragón 1493–1495: Juan de Lanuza y Garabito 1495–1496: Juan Fernández de Heredia 1496–1501: Juan de Aragón, Conde de Ribagorza 1501–1514: Jaime…

Dalmau de Queralt, Count of Santa Coloma

Catalan noble (died 1640)

Dalmau de Queralt i de Codina, Count of Santa Coloma, was a Catalan noble, viceroy of Catalonia between 1638 and 1640, who was assassinated by Catalan rebels at the beginning of the Catalan Revolt.

Principality of Catalonia

State in Iberia (1173–1714)

The Principality of Catalonia was a medieval and early modern state in the northeastern Iberian Peninsula. During most of its history it was in dynastic union with the Kingdom of Aragon, constituting together the Crown of Aragon. Between the 13th and the 18th centuries, it was…

Habsburg Spain

Spain of Charles V's dynasty (1516–1700)

Habsburg Spain refers to Spain and the Hispanic Monarchy, also known as the Catholic Monarchy, in the period from 1516 to 1700 when it was ruled by kings from the House of Habsburg. In this period the Spanish Empire was at the zenith of its influence and power. During this…

Reapers' War

Rebellion to restore an independent Catalonia

The Reapers' War, also known as the Catalan Revolt or Catalan Revolution, was a conflict that affected the Principality of Catalonia between 1640 and 1659, in the context of the Franco-Spanish War of 1635–1659. Being the result of a revolutionary process carried out by Catalan…

June 7

Day of the year

June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 207 days remain until the end of the year.