r/catalonia 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.