The Templar Order was founded in Year 1129, Hugues Payns cover in the Council of Troyes, is a military and religious order founded to protect pilgrims travelling by the Holy places. Still the ascetic rule of San Bernardo. Obtained much power at the time of existence, and wealth either as bankers guarding and mentored the pilgrims and royalty, also received donations money and came to possess fortresses of Europe. At the most important of its history, came to have more than 30 thousand Knights. In the year 1291 lost definitely holy land, in 1301 Jacques de Molay, last master is interview with Ramon Llull, and in 1307 are detained the Knights Templar in France, and judge De Molay, who eventually died in the bonfire in 1314 alongside other Knights. Already centrandonos in Catalonia, settle in the area of Regomir Castell in 1134 and engaged in banking, trade and industry. To disappear the order after the death of its leaders and its official dissolution by the Bull of Pope Clement V (Vox Clamantis) properties would be part of Palau Reial minor, in Barcelona, which virtually all had been shot down this disappeared, with the exception of the chapel of the Palau, which exists today, and that we can visit at the corner of Templers street with Palau Ataülf street, in the old part of Barcelona. On the other hand the footprint that has left us with the order in Barcelona, is varied, such as the construction of the Cathedral of Barcelona. Catalonia its fortifications were extended by some of the following places: Tortosa, Miravet, Gardeny, Montsó, Puig-Reig, Masdeu, Girona, Palau-Solità addition of Barcelona.

View of Palau Reial Major in Barcelona, from some decades, next to Palau Reial Menor.


Chapel of Palau Reial Menor in Barcelona, the one complete Templar vestige of Barcelona, located in Ataülf street #4.

On the other side of the track that has left the Templar Order in Barcelona, is varied, for example in the construction of the Cathedral of Barcelona. In Catalonia its fortifications were extended by some of the following locations: Tortosa, Miravet, Gardeny Montsó, Puig-Reig, Masdeu, Girona, Palau-Solita, besides Barcelona. .

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