Josep Moragues i Mas (; Sort, 1669 -

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, 1715) was a Catalan general during the

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. He fought on the Archduke Charles' side. After

was defeated on 11 September 1714, he tried to sail to

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in order to continue the resistance against Philippist invasion, but he was betrayed and imprisoned. He was tortured and finally executed on 27 March 1715. His corpse was butchered, the head placed inside a cage which was hanged in the streets for 12 years. This was intended as a warning for those who might rebel against the new King's power.

Later political significance

Catalanists regard him as a national hero, a

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for

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. As with Rafael Casanova, there are several homages and floral offerings around monuments dedicated to him during commemorations of 11 September, which was instituted by Catalanists in the 19th century as the

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in remembrance of the battle fought and lost by Moragues amongst others.

External links

General Moragues

* ttp://www.11setembre1714.org/Unitats/coronela-barcelona.html ''La Coronela'' of the town of Barcelona
The Battle of the 11 of September 1714
* https://web.archive.org/web/20091027034128/http://es.geocities.com/mitologics/Llegendes/moragues.html (In Catalan) * General Moragues, el diable de les Guilleries b
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(In Catalan), launched on 26 March 2014, at the Born Centre Cultural (Comercial, 5. 08003 Barcelona). Military history of Catalonia People from Catalonia People from Selva Spanish generals 18th-century Spanish people Spanish army commanders in the War of the Spanish Succession Executed Spanish people 1669 births 1715 deaths Soldiers from Catalonia 18th-century executions by Spain {{Spain-mil-bio-stub

Later political significance

See also

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