Brotherhoods of Mallorca
The Brotherhoods of Mallorca (Catalan: Germanies de Mallorca) was a revolt against the urban middle-class and the high nobility, in part influenced by the Revolt of the Brotherhoods in the Kingdom of Valencia, which occurred in 1521 as a consequence of the imprisonment of seven artisans.
As in Valencia, the Brotherhood was run by a board of thirteen people (). They seized the capital of Palma de Mallorca and dismissed the governor-general , who fled to Eivissa. The nobles who survived the massacre in Bellver Castle took refuge in Alcudia, the only population remaining loyal to the king during the year and a half that the Brotherhoods dominated the island. In August 1522, the emperor Charles V of Germany sent 800 men to help Gurrea, who moved to Alcudia to join with the nobles in the retaking of the island.[1] In December, they besieged the capital, and on 8 March 1523 the Brotherhoods surrendered Palma under the mediation of the bishop. Despite the bishop's involvement in the surrender, over 200 Brothers were executed, and many fled to Catalonia.
References[]
- ^ Ferran Soldevila, Història de Catalunya, p.371-372
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