17 Facts About Catalan nationalism

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Catalan nationalism is the ideology asserting that the Catalans are a distinct nation.

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Intellectually, modern Catalan nationalism can be said to have commenced as a political philosophy in the unsuccessful attempts to establish a federal state in Spain in the context of the First Republic.

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Catalan nationalism's action brought peace to a turbulent feudal system and sowed the seeds of Catalan identity.

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The first Catalan nationalism constitutions were promulgated by the Corts of Barcelona in 1283, following the Roman tradition of the Codex.

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In other words, those living in Catalonia before latter day Catalan nationalism possessed something like a collective identity on which this was to be based, but this does not automatically equate to the modern concept of nation, neither in Catalonia nor elsewhere in similar circumstances during the Middle Ages.

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Consequently, Romantic Catalan nationalism expanded beyond its philosophical bounds into the political arena.

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Also, by the early 20th century, Catalan nationalism businessmen had managed to gain control of the most profitable commerce between Spain and its American colonies and ex-colonies, namely Cuba and Puerto Rico.

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The anti-Catalan nationalism measures taken by dictator Primo de Rivera led to further disappointment among Catalan nationalism conservatives, who initially trusted in him because of an earlier support of regionalism prior to his pronunciamiento in September 1923, and further exacerbation of insurrectionary nationalists.

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Catalan nationalism Government broke with the Republican legality in the events of October 1934, when Lluis Companys, under the influence of the JEREC, rebelled against the Spanish government.

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Several political or cultural Catalan nationalism movements operated underground during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, which lasted until 1975.

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11.

Currently, the main political parties which define themselves as being Catalan nationalism nationalists are Convergencia Democratica de Catalunya, Unio Democratica de Catalunya.

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On September 11,2013 the Catalan nationalism Way took place, consisting of a 480-kilometre human chain with 1.

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13.

The Catalan nationalism government held a non-binding popular consultation on the subject in 2014.

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Catalan nationalism nationalists polled well in the 2015 election to the Catalan nationalism parliament, which Artur Mas declared to be a referendum-election.

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The Catalan nationalism government estimated that up to 770,000 votes were not cast due to polling stations being closed off during the police crackdown, although the "universal census" system introduced earlier in the day allowed electors to vote at any given polling station.

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Such claims, which can be seen as a form of Pan-Catalan nationalism, can be read in official documents of CiU, ERC and Popular Unity Candidates.

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Besides Catalonia, the main Catalan nationalism-speaking regions have their own nationalist parties and coalitions which support, to varying degrees, the demands for the building of a national identity for the Catalan nationalism Countries: Valencian Nationalist Bloc in the Valencian Community, Bloc Nacional i d'Esquerres, PSM and Majorcan Union in the Balearic Islands.

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