Catalan “Sedition” in the 17th Century: An anti-catalan poem in latin about the reapers' War – The seditio Catalaunica
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Universitat d'Alacant
info
- Antonio Cortijo Ocaña (coord.)
- Vicent Martines (coord.)
Editorial: IGI Global
ISBN: 9781799866152
Año de publicación: 2021
Páginas: 101-107
Tipo: Capítulo de Libro
Resumen
The Latin poem Seditio Catalaunica, still unedited and lacking studies and translation, is a clear example of the anti-Catalan mentality typical of the Reapers´ War in 17th-century Spain. In this poem, kept in a 17th-century MS held at the Biblioteca de la Real Academia de la Historia, Madrid, we can find clear references to Catalonia´s and Catalans´ guilt in the war, as well as accusation of treason and sedition. The epic poem, composed of over 1,200 Latin hexameters, is accompanied by five brief that insist on the same idea. This accusation of sedition has also served in recent times to try in a court of law pro-independence Catalan leaders in 2019, so that we can analyze this poem as a precedent of Spanish politics with regard to Catalonia.