Editing Peter IV of Aragon (section)

==Generalitat==
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At the  [[Catalan Courts]]  celebrated at [[Barcelona]], [[Vilafranca del Penedès]] and [[Cervera]] in 1358–1359, Peter instituted the Deputation of the General or [[Generalitat de Catalunya|Generalitat]]. Castile had recently invaded Aragon and Valencia and the cortes decided to streamline the government by designating a dozen deputies to oversee the fiscal and material policies of the Crown. The first "President of the Generalitat" was [[Berenguer de Cruïlles]], [[Bishop of Girona]] (1359).

Toward the end of his reign (c. 1370) Peter ordered the compilation of the ''[[Chronicle of Sant Joan de la Penya]]'' to record the historical basis for the authority of the crown.