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Encyclopedia > Catalan independentism

Catalan independentism is a political movement which supports the independence of Catalonia, and nowadays also commonly the whole Catalan Countries, from Spain and France. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Catalan nationalism, or Catalanism, is a political movement that advocates the political autonomy of Catalonia or the Catalan Countries and in some cases, independence from Spain and France. ... Image File history File links Estelada_blava. ... Image File history File links Estelada_blava. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Politics is the process and method of decision-making for groups of human beings. ... Anthem: Els Segadors Capital Barcelona Official language(s) Catalan, Spanish and Aranese Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 6th  32,114 km²  6. ... The term Catalan Countries (Catalan: Països Catalans) includes all territories where the Catalan language is spoken. ...


The Estelada flag, in its blue and red versions, has become its main symbol. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

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History

The desire for independence in Catalonia is as at least as old as the Nueva Planta decrees, which tried to abolish the Catalan Constitutions in the year 1714. Anthem: Els Segadors Capital Barcelona Official language(s) Catalan, Spanish and Aranese Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 6th  32,114 km²  6. ... The Nueva Planta decrees (Spanish:Decretos de Nueva Planta, Catalan: Decrets de Nova Planta) were a number of decrees signed between 1707 and 1716 by Philip V—the first Bourbon king of Spain—shortly after the end of the War of the Spanish Succession. ... // Origin: The Corts of Barcelona The Catalan constitutions were promulgated by the Corts of Barcelona (corts being the Catalan for courts). ... Battle of Gangut, by Maurice Baquoi, 1724-27. ...


The first political parties which started defining themselves as separatists were created between the 1920s and the 1930s in Spanish Catalonia. Some of these parties were: Estat Català, Bandera Negra, Nosaltres Sols or the Partit Català Proletari. A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... Separatism is a term usually applied to describe the attitudes or motivations of those seeking independence or separation of their land or region from the country that governs them. ... The 1920s was a decade sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Estat Català is a historical independentist party of Catalonia and among with the Sinn Féin it is one of the oldest in Europe. ... Proletarian Catalan Party (in Catalan: Partit Català Proletari) was a political party in Catalonia, Spain. ...

Official polls (1999-2005)
Official polls (1999-2005)

After the Spanish Civil War, the Front Nacional de Catalunya became the main pro-independence party. However, one might argue that modern Catalan independentism was actually born in the 1960s with the Partit Socialista d'Alliberament Nacional (PSAN). Since then, the pro-independence movement has assumed a mostly left-wing political trend and has shifted its focus from "independence for Catalonia" to "independence for the wider Catalan Countries". By the 1970s, the PSAN split into several factions, and many other groups appeared, including the armed organization Terra Lliure. In the 1980s, the Moviment de Defensa de la Terra became the major pro-independence political group but this too became divided by the end of the decade. During the 1990s, existing political parties such as Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya and the linguistic-national initiative Crida a la Solidaritat progressively evolved towards a more pro-independence stance. Image File history File links IndependentsmInCatalonia. ... Image File history File links IndependentsmInCatalonia. ... Combatants Spanish Republic CNT-FAI UGT POUM Soviet Union International Brigades Spanish State Falangists Carlists Fascist Italy Nazi Germany Commanders Manuel Azaña Francisco Largo Caballero Juan Negrín Francisco Franco Casualties Civilians killed/wounded = hundreds of thousands The Spanish Civil War, which lasted from July 17, 1936 to April... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms which refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially in the American sense of the word), or with opposition... Anthem: Els Segadors Capital Barcelona Official language(s) Catalan, Spanish and Aranese Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 6th  32,114 km²  6. ... The term Catalan Countries (Catalan: Països Catalans) includes all territories where the Catalan language is spoken. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Terra Lliures symbol is based on the Estelada flag Terra Lliure (meaning “Free Land” in Catalan) was a Catalan nationalist terrorist organization. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Germans dancing on the Berlin Wall in late 1989, the symbol of the cold war divide falls down as the world unites in the 1990s. ... Logo of the Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) party. ...

Víctor Alexandre's Jo no sóc espanyol (I'm not Spanish) is one of the most popular books related to Catalan independentism
Víctor Alexandre's Jo no sóc espanyol (I'm not Spanish) is one of the most popular books related to Catalan independentism

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Modern Independentism

In 2005, the only organization represented in a Parliament, such as the European or the Catalonian ones, that campaigns for independence is the Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... States currently utilizing parliamentary systems are denoted in red and orange—the former being constitutional monarchies where authority is vested in a parliament, and the latter being parliamentary republics whose parliaments are effectively supreme over a separate head of state. ... Sign in the entrance of the European Parliament building in Brussels, written in all the official languages used in the European Union as of July 2006 The European Parliament building in Strasbourg The debating chamber, or hemicycle, in Strasbourg The European Parliament building in Brussels The European Parliament (formerly European... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Logo of the Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) party. ...


Other present-day independentist parties or coalitions are Endavant, the PSAN, the MDT and the CUP. There are also youth sections such as the JERC, Maulets or the Coordinadora d'Assemblees de Joves de l'Esquerra Independentista, and a pair of students' organizations, CEPC and Alternativa Estel. MDT may refer to: Mean Down Time, in organisational management; the average time that a system is non-operational. ... Cup can refer to: A drinking vessel such as a teacup or similar drinkware. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and conform with our NPOV policy, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Normally the name maulets was given to all the Valencians who supported Carles III during the War of Succession, and it is an antagonist of the term “botiflers”, supporters of Felip de Borbó. But in reality we should restrict the name “maulets” to only those supporters...


In recent years, there has been a noticeable expansion of Catalan independentism ideology. As example, the increasing publication of books about the topic. Several Catalan independentism arguments are also increasingly being supported by a wider political spectrum; for instance, with personalities such as the liberal economist Xavier Sala i Martín[citation needed]. An ideology is an organized collection of ideas. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Paul Samuelson, Nobel Prize in Economics winner. ... Xavier Sala i Martín (b. ...


In Spain, some consider this current rising may have been triggered as a reaction especially against the policy of the latter Spanish governments of the Partido Popular party, and the fierce opposition to certain legislative reforms such as the new proposal of Statute of Catalonia. Politics of Spain takes place in a framework of a federal parliamentary representative democratic monarchy, whereby the President of the Government is the head of government and of a pluriform multi-party system. ... From the left: Mariano Rajoy, Josep Piqué and José María Aznar during the proclamation act of Josep Piqué in September 2003 The Peoples Party (Spanish: Partido Popular) is a large liberal-conservative political party in Spain. ... The Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia is a Constitutional law promulgated on the 18 September 1979 that grants Catalonia a government of autonomy, in the context of the Kingdom of Spain. ...


See also

Anti-Catalanism is the collective name given to various political attitudes in Spain. ... This is a list of currently active autonomist and secessionist movements around the world. ... The term Catalan Countries (Catalan: Països Catalans) includes all territories where the Catalan language is spoken. ... For other perspectives on the History of Catalonia, see also: History of Europe; History of Spain; History of France; Kings of Aragon; Catalonia (historic territory). ... Catalan in Europe Catalan IPA: (català ) is a Romance language, the official language of Andorra and co-official in the Spanish autonomous communities of Balearic Islands, Valencia (under the name Valencian) and Catalonia. ... Catalan nationalism, or Catalanism, is a political movement that advocates the political autonomy of Catalonia or the Catalan Countries and in some cases, independence from Spain and France. ... Racó Català is a non-profit group not associated to any political or cultural organization which pretends to be an information point for the whole Catalan Countries. ... A Web portal is a site on the World Wide Web that typically provides personalized capabilities to its visitors, providing a pathway to other content. ...

External links

  • Independentist sites at the Open Directory Project . (Catalan)
  • History of Catalan independentism. Dossier of the Catalan magazine El Temps. (Catalan)


 
 

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