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1714 Philip V's Royal Library first opened to the public; founded 1712. However, women were generally not admitted to the library. 1 1714 Royal Spanish Academy founded . 2 1714, March–Sept Treaty of Rastatt (See 1714 March–Sept. ), ending the war with Austria. Spain gave up its possessions in Flanders (henceforth the Austrian Netherlands), Luxemburg, and Italy. 3 Sept. 11 Barcelona finally capitulated to Berwick . The provinces were put under Castilian law and the use of the Catalan language was forbidden in the courts. 4
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