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Stronger United

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Since forming the dynastic union with the County of Barcelona in 1164, the Crown has functioned as a composite monarchy in which each component realm (Aragon proper, Catalonia, Valencia, Mallorca, and Sardinia) preserves its own Corts, fueros, and currency. To strengthen central administration without abolishing these liberties, we will rationalize the chancery, standardize royal tax collection across the realms, and reinforce the office of the Lloctinent General, who governs in the absence of the king. This administrative consolidation lets the Crown coordinate war, taxation, and diplomacy with a speed that no other composite monarchy in Europe can match.

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