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New Barcelona was the name of a settlement of Catalan
-Austrian exiles that existed between 1735 and 1738, created after his defeat in the War of Succession and located in the Banat of Temesvár, the current town of Zrenjanin
, in the Serbian Vojvodina
. The settlement was also known for Carlobagen.
The first group of exiles arrived in the autumn of 1735, and towards the Banat in 1737 there were about eight hundred exiles. Among them, the predominant group of Catalans, followed by other territories of the Crown of Aragon
. Between 10 and 15% came from Sicily
and Naples
. Among the exiles, there were major figures of the war as the Germans Nebot, Francisco de Bac de Roda and Castellvi and Obando, among others.
The settlement failed because of the advanced age of the settlers, many of them veterans of the administration and the army. The climate of the Banat of continental, affected the economic viability of the project is to locate a city. The plague is present in Vojvodina in 1738, and the proximity of the Ottoman threat to the region, were other factors that led to the end of the colony. Since 1740, many exiles were already in cities Austria-Hungary, especially Budapest and Vienna.
While the Austrian exile left no legacy in the region, the son of an émigré, Francis Vilana-Pearls (son of the Marquis de Rialb, Ramon Vilana-Pearl), was governor of Temesvár from 1753 to 1759. According to Collin Thomas, his name would be the origin of the name of Perlez
, a village in the municipality of Zrenjanin. [1]
Catalan people
The Catalans or Catalonians are the people from, or with origins in, Catalonia that form a historical nationality in Spain. The inhabitants of the adjacent portion of southern France are sometimes included in this definition...
-Austrian exiles that existed between 1735 and 1738, created after his defeat in the War of Succession and located in the Banat of Temesvár, the current town of Zrenjanin
Zrenjanin
Zrenjanin is a city and municipality located in the eastern part of Serbian province of Vojvodina. It is the administrative centre of the Central Banat District of Serbia...
, in the Serbian Vojvodina
Vojvodina
Vojvodina, officially called Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is an autonomous province of Serbia. Its capital and largest city is Novi Sad...
. The settlement was also known for Carlobagen.
The first group of exiles arrived in the autumn of 1735, and towards the Banat in 1737 there were about eight hundred exiles. Among them, the predominant group of Catalans, followed by other territories of the Crown of Aragon
Crown of Aragon
The Crown of Aragon Corona d'Aragón Corona d'Aragó Corona Aragonum controlling a large portion of the present-day eastern Spain and southeastern France, as well as some of the major islands and mainland possessions stretching across the Mediterranean as far as Greece...
. Between 10 and 15% came from Sicily
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
and Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
. Among the exiles, there were major figures of the war as the Germans Nebot, Francisco de Bac de Roda and Castellvi and Obando, among others.
The settlement failed because of the advanced age of the settlers, many of them veterans of the administration and the army. The climate of the Banat of continental, affected the economic viability of the project is to locate a city. The plague is present in Vojvodina in 1738, and the proximity of the Ottoman threat to the region, were other factors that led to the end of the colony. Since 1740, many exiles were already in cities Austria-Hungary, especially Budapest and Vienna.
While the Austrian exile left no legacy in the region, the son of an émigré, Francis Vilana-Pearls (son of the Marquis de Rialb, Ramon Vilana-Pearl), was governor of Temesvár from 1753 to 1759. According to Collin Thomas, his name would be the origin of the name of Perlez
Perlez
Perlez is a village located in the Zrenjanin municipality, in the Central Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina...
, a village in the municipality of Zrenjanin. [1]