historian philologist politician
Antonio took part in the 1762 Spanish campaign in Portugal. He retired from the army in 1770, and was subsequently elected secretary of the Royal Academy of History at Madrid. He was elected deputy for the Principality of Catalonia by the Cortes of Cadiz.
There were a total of 51 deputies of Catalonia in the Constituent Assembly.
Capmany died at Barcelona on 14 November 1813. His monograph on the history of his birthplace still preserves much of its original value.
A portrait of Antonio de Campmany, by Modesto Texidor, can be found in the Consulate Room at the Llotja School in Barcelona.
Real Academia de la Historia.