Berga, Carlist capital of Catalonia Historical milestone · Berga, Berguedà, Barcelona Image of Berga, not of the place itself. During the First Carlist War the villa was the seat of the Junta and of the Carlist command in the Principality, with the Count of España at its head. Espartero's troops occupied it in 1840 and put an end to the redoubt. 1837-1840 Photo: Jordi escarre (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in Berga