Riudarenes () is a village in the
province of Girona
The Province of Girona ( ; ) is a Provinces of Spain, province in the northeastern part of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. It is bordered on the northwest by the province of Lleida, on the southwest ...
and
autonomous community
The autonomous communities () are the first-level administrative divisions of Spain, created in accordance with the Spanish Constitution of 1978, with the aim of guaranteeing limited autonomy to the nationalities and regions that make up Sp ...
of
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006, Statute of Autonomy. Most of its territory (except the Val d'Aran) is situate ...
, Spain. The municipality covers an area of and the population in 2014 was 2,148.
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History
During the revolt of Catalonia in 1640, Spanish troops, led by Lleonard Moles came to the coast, burning and looting both the church and town hall of Riudarenes, where the town supposedly kept its jewels and wealth (a fire which also spread to the parish church of Sant Sadurní Montiró).
This act drew widespread condemnation from both the Consell de Cent
The Consell de Cent (, meaning in English "Council of One Hundred") was a governmental institution of Barcelona. It was established in the 13th century and lasted until the 18th century.
Its name derives from the number of its members: one hund ...
of Barcelona in Catalonia and the court of the King of Spain and even in Rome. The bishop Gregori Parcero led the investigation in which witnesses testified to the fact that it was the soldiers of Lleonard Moles who were responsible. This led to the excommunication of both Moles and Juan de Arce.
So significant was this act of sacrilege that it was a big motivation to the Catalan insurgents against Philip IV.
Riudarenes is also the birthplace of football player Gerard Deulofeu
Gerard Deulofeu Lázaro (; born 13 March 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger. He plays for the Catalonia national team.
He started his career with Barcelona, first appearing with the first team at the ...
.
References
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Government data pages
Municipalities in Selva
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