Capçanes is a
Catalan
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Catalonia
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* Catalan language, a Romance language
* Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia
Places
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village in the
province
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of
Tarragona
Tarragona (, ; Phoenician: ''Tarqon''; la, Tarraco) is a port city located in northeast Spain on the Costa Daurada by the Mediterranean Sea. Founded before the fifth century BC, it is the capital of the Province of Tarragona, and part of Tarr ...
in north-eastern
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
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, i ...
. It is situated in the
comarca
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of
Priorat
Priorat () is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. The central part of the comarca, "Priorat històric," produces the highly regarded wines that are certified under the DOQ Priorat. Wines from elsewhere in the comarca are certified as DO M ...
.
Geography
Capçanes is situated about 7 km (4.4 mi) south of
Falset, 40 km (25 mi) west of
Tarragona
Tarragona (, ; Phoenician: ''Tarqon''; la, Tarraco) is a port city located in northeast Spain on the Costa Daurada by the Mediterranean Sea. Founded before the fifth century BC, it is the capital of the Province of Tarragona, and part of Tarr ...
, and about 160 km (100 mi) south-west of
Barcelona
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.
Economy
The village's main activity is agriculture, predominantly wine-growing, but also olive and almond production.
Sights
* Monument to ''Carrasclet'', who was born in the village, by Francesc Carulla i Serra.
* Wine-growers' cooperative, founded in 1933.
Sons and daughters of the village
Pere Joan Barceló i Anguera (1687–1741), a.k.a. ''Carrasclet'' ("Carbon seller," a reference to his occupation), guerrillero, who fought in the
War of Spanish Succession
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on the side of
Archduke Charles of Austria
Archduke Charles Louis John Joseph Laurentius of Austria, Duke of Teschen (german: link=no, Erzherzog Karl Ludwig Johann Josef Lorenz von Österreich, Herzog von Teschen; 5 September 177130 April 1847) was an Austrian field-marshal, the third s ...
against the Bourbons and who died in exile.
References
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20071109080108/http://www.priorat.org/fitxapobles.php?id_recurso=75&id_fotos=8 Priorat tourist information (Catalan)
* http://www.cellercapcanes.com Wine-growers' cooperative
Government data pages
Municipalities in Priorat
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