Original sentence: It was also capital of the historical Catalonian comarca of Rosselló.Perpignan (French: Perpignan; Catalan Perpinyà)  is a commune and the préfecture (administrative capital city) of the Pyrénées-Orientales département in southern France.Perpignan was the capital of the former province and county of Roussillon (French Catalonia or Northern Catalonia)
Edited sentence: It is also capital of the historical Catalonian comarca of Rosselló.Perpignan (Catalan Perpinyà)  is a commune and the préfecture (administrative capital city) of the Pyrénées-Orientales département in southern France, and was the capital of the former province and county of Roussillon (French Catalonia or Northern Catalonia)