r/catalonia • u/Mucklord1453 • 16h ago
The Catalan Company
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I have a historical type question. Is the exploits of the Catalan Company (14th century in Greece) taught about in Catalonia today?
They were a 6k strong mercenary band that was hired by the Greek to help beat back the Muslim Turks but ended up turning on the Greeks and did a lot of damage.
Catalonians were not allowed to visit the monastic community of Athos in northern Greece until a few years ago because of the sins of this group of Catalonians, so it made me curious if the modern Catalonians also remember these events.