Usatges de Barcelona
E73813
The Usatges de Barcelona are a foundational medieval legal code that helped shape the customary law and institutional framework of Catalonia.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Usatges de Barcelona canonical | 5 |
| Usatges of Barcelona | 2 |
| Catalan customary law | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T589550 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Usatges de Barcelona Context triple: [Principality of Catalonia, hasLegalSystem, Usatges de Barcelona]
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A.
House of Barcelona
The House of Barcelona was a medieval Catalan royal dynasty that originated as counts of Barcelona and later provided rulers for the Crown of Aragon, playing a central role in the politics of the western Mediterranean.
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B.
Trambesòs
Trambesòs is a modern tram network serving Barcelona’s northeastern metropolitan area, connecting the city with nearby coastal and suburban districts.
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C.
Las Fallas
Las Fallas is a famous traditional festival in Valencia, Spain, known for its elaborate satirical sculptures, street parties, fireworks, and the ceremonial burning of large papier-mâché monuments.
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D.
Corts of Valencia
The Corts of Valencia were the medieval and early modern representative parliamentary assembly of the Kingdom of Valencia within the Crown of Aragon.
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E.
County of Barcelona
The County of Barcelona was a medieval Catalan principality centered on the city of Barcelona that became the political and economic core around which the Crown of Aragon coalesced.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Usatges de Barcelona Target entity description: The Usatges de Barcelona are a foundational medieval legal code that helped shape the customary law and institutional framework of Catalonia.
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A.
House of Barcelona
The House of Barcelona was a medieval Catalan royal dynasty that originated as counts of Barcelona and later provided rulers for the Crown of Aragon, playing a central role in the politics of the western Mediterranean.
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B.
Trambesòs
Trambesòs is a modern tram network serving Barcelona’s northeastern metropolitan area, connecting the city with nearby coastal and suburban districts.
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C.
Las Fallas
Las Fallas is a famous traditional festival in Valencia, Spain, known for its elaborate satirical sculptures, street parties, fireworks, and the ceremonial burning of large papier-mâché monuments.
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D.
Corts of Valencia
The Corts of Valencia were the medieval and early modern representative parliamentary assembly of the Kingdom of Valencia within the Crown of Aragon.
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E.
County of Barcelona
The County of Barcelona was a medieval Catalan principality centered on the city of Barcelona that became the political and economic core around which the Crown of Aragon coalesced.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collection of customary law
ⓘ
medieval legal code ⓘ source of Catalan law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
County of Barcelona
ⓘ
Principality of Catalonia ⓘ |
| country |
Medieval Crown of Aragon
ⓘ
linked to:
Crown of Aragon
|
| follows |
Roman law tradition
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feudal customary law ⓘ |
| genre | legal text ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
key source for medieval Catalan constitutionalism
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one of the earliest European feudal law codifications ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
Barcelona
ⓘ
Catalan counties ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Latin
ⓘ
Old Catalan ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | foundational legal code of Catalonia ⓘ |
| hasPart | individual usatges or usages ⓘ |
| hasRole |
basis for relations between prince and estates in Catalonia
ⓘ
foundation of Catalan institutional framework ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Usatges de Barcelona ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| inception | 11th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Catalan Constitutions
ⓘ
later customary law in the Crown of Aragon ⓘ municipal charters in Catalonia ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Frankish feudal law
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Visigothic legal tradition ⓘ canon law ⓘ |
| legalForm | customary law written down ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Catalan law ⓘ |
| locationOfOrigin | Barcelona ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
feudal obligations
ⓘ
private law ⓘ procedural law ⓘ public law ⓘ |
| partOf | legal tradition of Catalonia ⓘ |
| regulates |
criminal offences
ⓘ
judicial procedures ⓘ military obligations ⓘ municipal institutions ⓘ property rights ⓘ relations between count and vassals ⓘ |
| significantEvent | codification of Catalan customary law ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Catalan courts
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Audience of Catalonia
Crown of Aragon authorities ⓘ
linked to:
Crown of Aragon
counts of Barcelona ⓘ
linked to:
Count of Barcelona
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Subject: Usatges de Barcelona Description of subject: The Usatges de Barcelona are a foundational medieval legal code that helped shape the customary law and institutional framework of Catalonia.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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