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The burning of Sant Llorenç de Morunys

Sant Llorenç de Morunys, Solsonès, Lleida

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The burning of Sant Llorenç de Morunys

Historical milestone · Sant Llorenç de Morunys, Solsonès, Lleida

Image of Sant Llorenç de Morunys, not of the place itself.

In 1823, in the context of the wars between liberals and absolutists, a general ordered Sant Llorenç de Morunys to be burned, and it was reduced to ruins. The villa took decades to recover population and textile activity.

1823

Photo: Isidre blanc (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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