Send Gift Baskets to Reus, Spain

After receiving the region of Reus on June 3, 1154, Robert d’Aguiló repopulated it around 1150. As the archbishop of Tarragona gave a Castellan, Bertran de Castellet two-thirds of Reus on June 5, 1154. As a result of the distribution of ecclesiastical goods on June 29, 1159, the third of its Reus parish of Santa Maria was awarded to the camerlengo, which began the duplicity of the town’s governance. There is A third of Reus parish owned by the camerlengo. Redis or Reddis was the name of the city at this time. In 1183, the Castellan Bernat de Bell-lloc granted Reus the title of town, giving it ownership of houses and gardens, establishing a census to pay for farmland, reserving justice, and recognizing its vassalage towards Tarragona. The camerlengo Joan de Santboi confirmed the rights given by the castellan Bernard de Bell-lloc on June 2, 1186.

Reus revolted in 1305 against Archbishop Rodrigo Tello, who wanted the citizens of Reus to pay for rebuilding the walls of Tarragona. Reus was granted the right to conduct the market on Mondays by the king of Aragon in 1309. After the Bell-Lloc castellan dynasty became extinct in 1327, Bernard de Cabrera became the new castellan, but in 1335 the castellan was sold to Pere Mulet, who lost it in 1345. In 1349, Pere Mulet’s heirs sold their rights to Bernat d’Olzinelles. Pere Roger de Belfort disputed domain with Archbishop Lopez de Ayerbe, who sent an army that decimated the town. During the second attack, the attackers were repulsed. In a third attack, the city was sacked, and the military occupied it. He persuaded the Pope to call the archbishop of Tarragona, who was living in Avignon with his uncle, and the Pope received a commitment for peace from the archbishop. A camerlengo of Reus was adorned with the papal tiara and keys of St. Peter after Pere Roger de Belfort gave his coat of arms to the town and later became Pope Gregory XI, who kept it as a camerlengo of Reus.

By the end of the Catalan Revolt war, the town had 800 houses instead of 1200 at the beginning. 

The Parliament declared him an enemy of the fatherland on December 16, 1640, and confiscated his goods as a punishment for his inactive participation in the war. It was occupied by French general La Mothe in 1641. In 1705, Reus revolted under the direction of Joan Nebot against Philip V on behalf of Archduke Charles. Archduke Charles visited the town on July 3, 6. In 1707 Reus fell to the Bourbons, but in 1709 it surrendered to the Spanish and French Bourbons. As early as 1710, Reus was back on Archduke Charles’s field. Reus became an imperial city on June 5, 1712, when Elisabeth Christine, the wife of the Archduke, gave the title. It was only in 1713 that the Bourbons occupied Reus for good.

Standard duration (without weekends and public holidays):

4 – 6 business days (Monday – Friday).

Express delivery (without weekends and public holidays):

1 – 2 working days (Monday – Friday)

Gift Orders received by noon (+1 GMT) Walwater Gifts utilizes several different shipping methods, always trying to find the best solution for you. Ground shipping is 4 – 6 business days.

Please note that packets are delivered by a DHL courier in Reus. Therefore DHL will not work on Saturdays, Sundays, or Holidays.