books.google.fr - The province of Roussillon was acquired by France in 1659, just as Louis XIV reached his majority. The region was peopled by Catalans, a group with their own language, religious values, political traditions, and cultural patterns. Louis XIV and his ministers sought to accomplish two goals in the province....http://books.google.fr/books/about/Assimilation_and_Acculturation_in_Sevent.html?hl=fr&id=7B4umSpJmioC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareAssimilation and Acculturation in Seventeenth Century Europe
