Josep Moragues i Mas
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Josep Moragues i Mas was a Catalonian general on the Austrian side during War of the Spanish Succession.
After Barcelona defeat on September 11, 1714 he tried to sail to Majorca in order to continue the resistance against Philipist invasion, but he was betrayed and imprisoned. He was tortured and finally executed on May 27, 1715. His body was completely butchered and the head was placed inside a cage which was hanged in the streets for 12 years. This was intended as a warning for those who might rebel against the new king's power.
Catalanists regard him as a national hero and martyr for Catalonia. As with Rafael Casanova, there are several homages and floral offerings in many monuments on him during commemorations of National Day of Catalonia.
[edit] See also
- William Wallace Some similarities can be drawn with this Scottish knight.
