Pau Claris i Casademunt (1586-1641, Barcelona) was a politician and ecclesiastic from Catalonia. His family, with strong tradition in laws, was from Berga. He got a PhD degree in Canonical and Civil Rights. He became canon in La Seu d'Urgell in 1612; he was well-known because he defended the ecclesiastical privileges. He took part in Barcelona's courts in 1626, where he joined Enric d'Alemany (from Vic) against the King's demand of 16000 soldiers for the war. Wikipedia
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