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Joan Agulló

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Occupation
  
Rebels

Profession
  
Military


Religion
  
Catholicism

Name
  
Joan Agullo

Died
  
1462 Tarrega, Catalonia, Spain

Joan Agulló (15th century) was an Catalan nobleman, Army officer and Syndic of Lérida between 1446–1460. He led a rebellion against King John II of Aragon and Navarra.

Biography

Joan Agulló was born in the fifteenth century, son of Bernat Agulló (nephew of Guillem d'Agulló),

During the Catalonian Civil War 1462–1472, the Captain Agulló, was one of the militia leaders who rebelled against King John II. In command of 800 men with the intention of strengthening the rebels Agulló, headed to the region of Pla d'Urgell way to Lérida, where they were surprised by forces loyal to King in Castelldans. The King John II forgive all men, except the Captain Joan Agulló who had been imprisoned. In 1462 Agulló was tortured and executed for treason in the city Tàrrega. Catalonia.

References

Joan Agulló Wikipedia