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Creation of the vegueria of the Penedès

Vilafranca del Penedès, Alt Penedès, Barcelona

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Creation of the vegueria of the Penedès

Historical milestone · Vilafranca del Penedès, Alt Penedès, Barcelona

Vilafranca del Penedès

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In 1304 Jaume II fixed in Vilafranca the seat of the vegueria of the Penedès, a royal demarcation that ordered justice and taxation over a very broad territory. The administrative capital status consolidated the villa as a comarca centre for centuries.

1304

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