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| | A Brief History of Aragon. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) |
 | | At the beginning of the 9th century there was already a native count recognized by Charlemagne; thus emerged the County of Aragon which for a time came within the orbit of the Kingdom of Pamplona, but became emancipated from it, as a Kingdom, in the 11th century. |
 | | From that time on, the history of Aragon is above all the common history of Catalans and Aragonese, for although each people kept their language, laws and institutions, the major undertakings were the result of a common effort. |
 | | Aragon, like Catalonia, Valencia and Mallorca, supported Archduke Charles against Philip V. After the battle of Almansa (1707), Philip V abolished the Aragonese charters, adopted a series of centralizing measures and all the old political arrangements of the kingdom were wiped out. |
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