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Sack and burning of Oristà

Oristà, Lluçanès, Barcelona

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Sack and burning of Oristà

Historical milestone · Oristà, Lluçanès, Barcelona

Image of Oristà, not of the place itself.

At the beginning of February 1714 the Bourbon troops commanded by José Carrillo de Albornoz entered the Lluçanès in reprisal for the uprising against the royal taxes: Oristà was sacked and burned along with other settlements of the plateau.

1714

Photo: Jordi Carceller Comas (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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