Las fronteras pirenaicas ante la guerra de la Cuádruple Alianza (1718-1720) [The Pyrenean borders during the war of the Quadruple Alliance (1718-1720)]

Abstract

The main purpose of this contribution is to study, in a comparative approach, the impact of the War of the Quadruple Alliance (1718-1720) in the different Pyrenean borders. Through bibliographical and documental sources, especially municipal records and epistolary collections, we will reconstruct the main phases of that conflict, interconnecting both theatres of war. In our conclusion we will try to measure the true impact of the war in Catalonia, Navarre and the Basque Country, emphasizing the important recurrences found in key aspects such as the defence of dynastic fidelity.