generate questions: The decline of Catalan continued in the 16th and 17th centuries. The Catalan defeat in the War of Spanish Succession (1714) initiated a series of measures imposing the use of Spanish in legal documentation.
What declined in the 16th and 17th centuries? {sep_token} Where did Catalan experience defeat? {sep_token} When was the war of Spanish Succession? {sep_token} What did the war in 1714 mandate as the proper language in documentation? {sep_token} Who was defeated in the War of Spanish Succession?