Vegueria
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A vegueria is a historical territorial division of Catalonia. It is a medieval institution which existed from the 12th century until the Nueva Planta decrees of 1715. It was actually the territory under the rule of a veguer and was roughly equivalent to Aragonese merinático and Castillian corregimiento. Some of the larger vegueries included one or more sotsvegueries, which had a large degree of autonomy.
Under the 2006 Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia, the fours provinces which make up Catalonia are due to be replaced by seven vegueries, which will also take over many of the functions of the comarques. As of February 2007, the final boundaries of the new vegueries had yet to be approved.
[edit] Historical vegueries
At the end of 12th century there were 10 vegueries. However by the reign of James II of Aragon they increased in number:
- Tortosa
- Camp de Tarragona
- Montblanc
- Barcelona (with Vallès sotsvegueria)
- Osona
- Berguedà (with Manresa sotsvegueria)
- Bages (with Moianés sotsvegueria)
- Vilafranca del Penedès (with Igualada and Piera sotsvegueries)
- Girona
- Besalú
- Campodron
- La Ral
- Ripollès
- Tàrrega
- Lleida (with Balaguer sotsvegueria)
- Cervera (with both Agramunt and Prats del Rei sotsvegueries)
- Ribagorça
- Pallars
- Camarasa
- Rosselló (with Vallespir sotsvegueria)
- Conflent (with Capcir sotsvegueria)
- Cerdanya (with Ribes and Baridà sotsvegueries)
Later, during the 14th century, a few more vegueries were created:
- Urgell
- Balaguer
- Agramunt
- Lluçanès
[edit] External links
- The Vegueries of Catalonia. Present usage and history. (Catalan)
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