Habsburg and Bourbon Spain

Lérida

Today: Spain

Years: 1492–1833
Role: Provincial capital, with its Paeria

Capital of the province and of the Segrià, governed by its Paeria since 1264 and home to an Estudio General that stayed active until 1717. The Bourbon siege of 1707 destroyed most of the city to build the citadel, and with the Nueva Planta decree of 1714 it lost its fueros and its university. The Old Cathedral became barracks and, under Charles III, the New Cathedral was built.

What to see today

Seu Vella (Seo Vieja): Cathedral, 1549 to 1562
Catedral Nueva de Lérida (Seu Nova) (Catedral Nueva): Cathedral, 1761 to 1781

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