The supervision of the members of the "Generalitat de Cataluña" in the Early Modern period. "La Visita del General de Cataluña" and its operation

  • Ricard Torra i Prat Investigador predoctoral FPU Departament d’Història Moderna i Contemporània Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Keywords: Visita del General, Diputació del General, Institucional History, 17th Century.

Abstract

The Visita del General de Catalunya was a legal and politic institution whose aim was the public control of the members of el General or Generalitat de Catalunya at the ending of their public office government charge. The focus of this article is to explain the Visita del General’s features and operations, through the analysis of the primary documents and sources related to this institution, one of the principal public institutions of the Catalonia Principality during the Habsburg’s dynasty reigns.

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Torra i Prat R. (2015). The supervision of the members of the "Generalitat de Cataluña" in the Early Modern period. "La Visita del General de Cataluña" and its operation. Cuadernos de Historia del Derecho, 22, 295-317. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_CUHD.2015.v22.50538
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