a province of Spain, bounded on the north by the Pyrenean mountains, which divide it from France; by the kingdom of Arragon and Valencia on the west; and by the Mediterranean sea on the south and east. It is 155 miles in length, and 100 in breadth. It is watered by a great number of rivers; the principal of which are the Lobregat, the Ter, and the Segra. The air is temperate and healthy; but the land is mountainous, except in a few places. It produces, however, corn, wine, oil, pulse, flax, and hemp, sufficient for the inhabitants. The mountains are covered with large forests of tall trees, such as the oak, the ever-green oak, the beech, the pine, the fir, the chestnut, and many others; with cork trees, shrubs, and medicinal plants. There are several quarries of marble of all colours, crystal, alabaster, amethysts, and lapis lazuli. Gold dust has been found among the sands of one or two of the rivers; and there are mines of tin, iron, lead, alum, vitriol, and salt. They likewise fish for coral on the eastern coast. The inhabitants are hardy, courageous, active, vigorous, and good fighters, but apt to be discontented. The miquelets are a sort of fighters which guard the passes over the mountains, and ought to protect travellers; but if they are not paid to their minds, they seldom fail to pay themselves. The river Lobregat divides Catalonia into two parts, the east and west, according to their situation. This province comprehends 17 vigueries or territories; two of which are in Rouillon, and belong to the French. The rest are subject to the Spaniards. The principal towns are Barcelona the capital, Tarragona, Tortola, Lerida, Solsona, Cardona Vich, Girona, Seu d'Urgel, Pui Cerda, and Cervera. Catalonia was the last province in Spain which submitted to Philip in the Succession war.