Jamància

Summary

La Jamància was a federalist, democratic, and popular insurrection that took place in Barcelona, Kingdom of Spain, between September and November 1843. It is considered the first popular uprising against the centralized liberal Spanish state, and its suppression marked the submission of Barcelona to the authority of the Madrid government. The name is derived from the Caló word jamar, a disparaging allusion to the volunteer fighters who were said to have enlisted in the battalions chiefly for provision of free food.