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Catalonia /ˈkætəˌloʊ̯nɪə/, or the Principality of Catalonia (Catalan: Catalunya or Principat de Catalunya ; Spanish: Cataluña or Principado de Cataluña; Aranese: Catalonha or Principautat de Catalonha ; French: Catalogne or Principauté de Catalogne), is a historic country in southern Europe, embracing a territory now situated in the north-east of Spain and an adjoining portion of southern France. Catalan (Català IPA: ) also called Valencian (Valencià IPA: ) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra and co-official in several regions of Spain. ...
Catalan grammar is the grammar of the Catalan language. ...
// Diachronical Phonological Features in Relation to Latin Several characteristic features of Catalan as a Romance language: Like Occitan, loss of Latin final unstressed vowels, except -a; and then after some of the resulting consonantic groups a support vowel appears, e. ...
The Institut dEstudis Catalans (IEC) is an academic institution. ...
The Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua (Valencian Academy of Language) is an institution created on September 16, 1998, which depends on the Presidency of the Generalitat Valenciana. ...
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). ...
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King of Aragons arms in 15th century Europe in 1470. ...
The Treaty of the Pyrenees was a treaty signed in 1659 to end the war between France and Spain that had begun in 1635 during the Thirty Years War. ...
// Origin: The Corts of Barcelona The Catalan constitutions were promulgated by the Corts of Barcelona (corts being the Catalan for courts). ...
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. ...
Map of Catalan Countries with current political borders Països catalans is a political invention, not much older than a century, elaborated by politicians and ideologists of Catalonia who dreamed with a Great Catalonia independent of Spain and formed by the catalan counties (Catalonia), the French Roussillon, a band of...
Capital Barcelona Official languages Catalan and Spanish In Val dAran, also Aranese. ...
Capital Valencia Official languages Valencian (Catalan) and Castillian (Spanish) Area – total – % of Spain Ranked 8th 23,255 km² 4,6% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 4th 4,692,449 10,6% 201. ...
Capital Palma de Mallorca Official languages Catalan and Spanish Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 17th 4 992 km² 1,0% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 14th 916 968 2,2% 183,69/km² Demonym – English – Catalan – Spanish Balearic balear balear Statute of Autonomy March 1, 1983 ISO 3166...
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The Franja de Ponent (Catalan for Western Strip) refers to four comarques in the east of the Autonomous Community of Aragon, which are historically and linguistically Catalan, in contrast to the Castillian- (and historically Aragonese-) speaking areas of western Aragon. ...
Old city wall and new sea wall, Alghero Alghero (LAlguer in Catalan and SAlighera in Sardinian), is a town of about 35,000 inhabitants. ...
The Generalitat de Catalunya (Government of Catalonia ) is the institution in which the self-government of Catalonia is politically organised. ...
Capital Valencia Official languages Valencian (Catalan) and Spanish (Castilian) Area – total – % of Spain Ranked 8th 23 255 km² 4,6% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 4th 4 326 708 10,3% 186,05/km² Demonym – English – Valencian – Spanish Valencian valencià/valenciana valenciano/valenciana Statute of Autonomy July 10...
National motto: Virtus Unita Fortior (Latin: Virtue united is stronger) Official language: Catalan Capital: - Population: - Coordinates: Andorra la Vella 22,035 (1990 est. ...
The General Council of the Valleys (in Catalan, Consell General de les Valls) is the unicameral parliament of Andorra. ...
Castells are human towers that are traditionally built during festivals in many places in Catalonia, Spain. ...
Correfocs in Barcelona Catalonias festivals and traditions unify Catalan society and help to give it its particular character. ...
The sardana (Catalan plural sardanes) is a type of circle dance typical of Catalonia. ...
A traditional Catalan caganer from the front. ...
The Tió de Nadal (roughly Christmas log), also known as Tió or Tronca (log), is a mythological character in Catalan mythology relating to a Christmas tradition widespread in Catalonia. ...
Catalan myths and legends are the traditional myths and legends of the Catalan-speaking world, especially Catalonia itself, passed down for generations as part of that regions popular culture. ...
Catalan-language writers Gabriel Alomar Vicent Andrés Estellés Pere Calders Salvador Espriu i Castelló Joan Fuster Manuel de Pedrolo i Molina J.V. Foix Maria de la Pau Janer Joan Maragall i Gorina Miquel Martà i Pol Jesús Moncada Jesús Montcada i Estruga Quim Monzó Teresa...
Antoni Gaudà i Cornet (25 June 1852 – 10 June 1926) was a Catalan architect famous for his unique style and highly individualistic designs. ...
Modernisme in Catalan, (not to be confused with modernism) is the Catalan variant of Art Nouveau. ...
The Renaixença was a late 19th century romantic revivalist movement in Catalan language and culture. ...
Salvador Dalà as photographed in 1934 by Carl Van Vechten Salvador Felip Jacint Dalà Domènech (Catalan) Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalà Domènech (Spanish), (May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989) was one of the most important painters of the 20th century, best known for his surrealist work identified by its...
La Leçon de Sky Joan Miró (April 20, 1893 – December 25, 1983) was a Catalan Spanish painter, sculptor and ceramist born in Barcelona. ...
IPA may refer to: The International Phonetic Alphabet or India Pale Ale ...
Catalan (Català IPA: ) also called Valencian (Valencià IPA: ) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra and co-official in several regions of Spain. ...
Aranese (Aranès or Aranais) is a dialect of Gascon (which is part of the Occitan language group of the Romance languages), spoken in Spain, where it is an official language. ...
Look up country in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one. ...
The historic territory of Catalonia corresponds to the present-day Autonomous Community of Catalonia (also named Southern or Spanish Catalonia with respect to French or Northern one), plus other territories including Northern Catalonia (Catalan: Catalunya Nord), part of France since the 1659 Treaty of the Pyrenees, and the small Franja de Ponent or Western Strip, which is also disputedly considered part of the historic territory of Aragon because of several Aragon-Catalonia border changes throughout history. Capital Barcelona Official languages Spanish and Catalan In Val dAran, also Aranese. ...
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Catalan (Català IPA: ) also called Valencian (Valencià IPA: ) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra and co-official in several regions of Spain. ...
The Treaty of the Pyrenees was a treaty signed in 1659 to end the war between France and Spain that had begun in 1635 during the Thirty Years War. ...
The Franja de Ponent (Catalan for Western Strip) refers to four comarques in the east of the Autonomous Community of Aragon, which are historically and linguistically Catalan, in contrast to the Castillian- (and historically Aragonese-) speaking areas of western Aragon. ...
Capital Zaragoza Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 4th 47 719 km² 9,4% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 11th 1 217 514 2,9% 25,51/km² Demonym – English – Spanish Aragonese aragonés Statute of Autonomy August 16, 1982 ISO 3166-2 AR Parliamentary representation – Congress seats – Senate...
Border stone at Passo San Giacomo between Val Formazza in Italy and Val Bedretto in Switzerland Borders define geographic boundaries of political entities or legal jurisdictions, such as governments, states or subnational administrative divisions. ...
The term Catalonia is usually now used to mean the Autonomous Community of Catalonia, a Spanish autonomous community with limited political sovereignty. Capital Barcelona Official languages Spanish and Catalan In Val dAran, also Aranese. ...
Sovereignty is the exclusive right to exercise supreme political (legislative, judicial and/or executive) authority over a geographic region, group of people or oneself. ...
Catalan nationalists view Catalonia as a stateless nation. In September 2005, the Catalan Parliament approved (with the support of 120 deputies to 15) the definition of Catalonia as a nation in the text of the new Catalan Statute (autonomous basic law). This issue is currently in discussion in the Spanish Cortes or Parliament. 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. ...
One of the most influential doctrines in history is that all humans are divided into groups called nations. ...
This is the main article about the Catalan Parliament and its activity. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Politics of Catalonia. ...
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History of Catalonia Main article: History of Catalonia 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). ...
 Map of the historic territory of Catalonia Image File history File links Catalonia1. ...
Image File history File links Catalonia1. ...
Development of Catalonia as part of the Crown of Aragon into a Mediterranean Power The territory that is now Catalonia was colonized by Ancient Greeks and Carthaginians. Like the rest of the Iberian Peninsula, it participated in the pre-Roman Iberian culture and was part of the Roman Empire, followed by Visigothic rule. In the eighth century it was part of Moorish (Muslim-ruled) al-Andalus, but the northern part of it was conquered within a century by the expanding Carolingian Empire. King of Aragons arms in 15th century Europe in 1470. ...
Ancient Greece is the term used to describe the Greek-speaking world in ancient times. ...
A map of the central Mediterranean Sea, showing the location of Carthage (near modern Tunis). ...
The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe. ...
Iberia can mean: The Iberian peninsula of southwest Europe; That part of it inhabited by the Iberians, speaking the Iberian language. ...
For other senses of this name, see Roman Empire (disambiguation). ...
Invasion of the Goths: a late 19th century painting by O. Fritsche portrays the Goths as cavalrymen. ...
(7th century — 8th century — 9th century — other centuries) Events The Iberian peninsula is taken by Arab and Berber Muslims, thus ending the Visigothic rule, and starting almost 8 centuries of Muslim presence there. ...
The Moors were the medieval Muslim inhabitants of al-Andalus (the Iberian Peninsula including the present day Spain and Portugal) and the Maghreb, whose culture is often called Moorish. A usual misconception is to relate them to the inhabitants of modern day Mauritania to which they are only related by...
for Imam Muslim, see Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) is an adherent of Islam. ...
Al-Andalus is the Arabic name given the Iberian Peninsula by its Muslim conquerors; it refers to both the Caliphate proper and the general period of Muslim rule (711–1492). ...
The Carolingians (also known as the Carlovingians) were a dynasty of rulers that eventually controlled the Frankish realm and its successors from the 8th to the 10th century, officially taking over the kingdoms from the Merovingian dynasty in 751. ...
Identifiably Catalan culture begins in the Middle Ages under the rule of the Counts of Barcelona. As part of the Crown of Aragon, Catalonia became a great maritime power, expanding by trade and conquest into Valencia, the Balearic Islands, and even Sardinia, Sicily and as far as Greece. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ...
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King of Aragons arms in 15th century Europe in 1470. ...
Capital Valencia Official languages Valencian (Catalan) and Castillian (Spanish) Area – total – % of Spain Ranked 8th 23,255 km² 4,6% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 4th 4,692,449 10,6% 201. ...
Capital Palma de Mallorca Official languages Catalan and Spanish Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 17th 4 992 km² 1,0% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 14th 916 968 2,2% 183,69/km² Demonym – English – Catalan – Spanish Balearic balear balear Statute of Autonomy March 1, 1983 ISO 3166...
Sardinia /saɹˈdɪnɪe/ (Sardegna in Italian, Sardigna, Sardinna or Sardinnia in the Sardinian language, Sardenya in Catalan), is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (Sicily is the largest), between Italy, Spain and Tunisia, south of Corsica. ...
Sicily (Sicilia in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,700 sq. ...
Catalan constitutions (1283) Signs of this power are the Catalan constitutions and the Parliament of Catalunya. The first Catalan constitutions are of the ones from the Corts of Barcelona from 1283. The last ones were promulgated by the court of 1702. The compilations of the constitutions and other rights of Catalonia followed the roman tradition of the Codex. The Parliament of Catalonia is probably the oldest in history, and comes from the 11th century. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1434x2314, 6502 KB) Usatges (Uses) of Catalonia, of the 11th century, one of the first modern legal texts. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1434x2314, 6502 KB) Usatges (Uses) of Catalonia, of the 11th century, one of the first modern legal texts. ...
// Events March 20 - Henry V becomes King of England Project of Annals of Joseon Dynasty began. ...
// Origin: The Corts of Barcelona The Catalan constitutions were promulgated by the Corts of Barcelona (corts being the Catalan for courts). ...
The Parliament of Catalonia is one of the institutions that form the Generalitat de Catalunya, together with the Presidency of the Generalitat de Catalunya and the Executive Board or Government. ...
For broader historical context, see 1280s and 13th century. ...
Events March 8 - William III died; Princess Anne Stuart becomes Queen Anne of England, Scotland and Ireland. ...
As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ...
Catalonia after the Middle Ages The marriage of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon (1469) joined the so called Catholic Crowns; in 1492, the last of al-Andalus was conquered and the Spanish conquest of the Americas began. Political power began to shift away towards Castile. Isabella of Castile (Spanish: Ysabel, Isabel or Isabela) (22 April 1451 - 26 November 1504) was queen of Castile. ...
Ferdinand II the Catholic (Spanish: Fernando de Aragón el Católico, Catalan: Ferran dAragó el Catòlic) (March 10, 1452 – June 23, 1516) was king of Aragon, Castile, Sicily, Naples, Valencia, Sardinia and Navarre and Count of Barcelona. ...
The Americas (sometimes referred to as America) is the area including the land mass located between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, generally divided into North America and South America. ...
A former kingdom of modern day Spain, Castile comprises the two regions of Old Castile in north-western Spain, and New Castile in the centre of the country. ...
Catalonia continued to retain part of its own laws, but these gradually eroded (albeit with occasional periods of recovery). Over the next few centuries, it was generally on the losing side of a series of wars that led steadily to more centralization of power in Castille.
In 1659, after the Treaty of the Pyrenees the comarques (districts) of Rosselló, Conflent, Vallespir and the northern half of Cerdanya were ceded to France. In recent times, this area has come to be known, especially by Catalan nationalists, as Northern Catalonia. Catalonian institutions were suppressed and public use of Catalan language was prohibited. Currently, this region is administratively part of French Départment of Pyrénées-Orientales. The Treaty of the Pyrenees was a treaty signed in 1659 to end the war between France and Spain that had begun in 1635 during the Thirty Years War. ...
This is a list of the comarques (singular comarca) of Catalonia. ...
Mount Canigó (2785m), a Catalan landmark Roussillon (Catalan Rosselló; Spanish Rosellón) is one of the historical Catalan Countries corresponding roughly to the present-day southern French département of Pyrénées-Orientales (Eastern Pyrenees). ...
Conflent is a Catalan comarca in North Catalonia, and currently under French administration. ...
Vallespir is a Catalan comarca, in North Catalonia and currently under French administration. ...
Map of Baixa Cerdanya in Catalonia Cerdanya (French Cerdagne) is one of the historical Catalan counties in the eastern Pyrenees, bordering the county of Alt Urgell. ...
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The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. ...
Pyrénées-Orientales (Eastern Pyrenees, Catalan: Pirineus Orientals) is a département of southern France adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean Sea. ...
At the end of the War of the Spanish Succession (between Bourbons and the Allies), the duc d'Anjou, now Philip V, through the Decretos de Nueva Planta (New Regime Decrees), abolished the Crown of Aragon and all remaining Catalonian institutions, prohibiting the public use of Catalan language after their support to his opponent, the Archduke Charles of Austria. Charles II was the last Habsburg King of Spain. ...
The House of Bourbon is an important European royal house. ...
When spelt with a capital A, Allies usually denotes the countries supporting the Triple Entente who fought together against the Central Powers in World War I and against the Axis Powers in World War II. For more information, see the related articles: Allies of World War I and Allies of...
King Philip V of Spain (December 19, 1683 – July 9, 1746) or Philippe of Anjou was king of Spain from 1700 to 1746, the first of the Bourbon dynasty in Spain. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Nueva Planta decrees. ...
King of Aragons arms in 15th century Europe in 1470. ...
Catalan (Català IPA: ) also called Valencian (Valencià IPA: ) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra and co-official in several regions of Spain. ...
Victorious Archduke Charles of Austria during the Battle of Aspern_Essling (May 21_22, 1809) The epileptic younger brother of Holy Roman Emperor Francis II, Archduke Charles of Austria (Erzherzog Karl) (September 5, 1771 - April 30, 1847) achieved respect both as a commander and as a reformer of Austrias army. ...
 Present-day Parliament of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia, held in Barcelona In the 18th and 19th centuries, Spanish Catalonia benefited from the beginning of open commerce to America and protectionist policies enacted by the Spanish government, becoming a center of Spain's industrialization; to this day it remains one of the most industrialized parts of Spain, along with Madrid and the Basque Country. On several occasions during the first third of the 20th century, Spanish Catalonia gained and lost varying degrees of autonomy, but as in most regions of Spain, Catalan autonomy and culture were crushed to an unprecedented degree after the defeat of the Second Spanish Republic (founded 1931) in the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) brought Francisco Franco to power. Public use of the Catalan language was again banned after a brief period of general recuperation. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 592 KB) Summary Actual Parliament of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia, held in Barcelona Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 592 KB) Summary Actual Parliament of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia, held in Barcelona Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Barcelona is the capital city of Catalonia, an autonomous region in Spain. ...
(17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...
Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Protectionism is the economic policy of protecting a nations manufacturing base from the effects of foreign competition (such as including Dumping) by means of high tariffs on imported goods, restrictive quotas, and other means of reducing importation. ...
Capital Vitoria-Gasteiz Official languages Basque and Spanish Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 14th 7 234 km² 1,4% Population – Total (2005) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 7th 2 124 846 4,9% 293,73/km² Demonym – English – Spanish – Basque Basque vasco/a euskal herritar, euskaldun GDP GDP/Cápita 30. ...
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1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ...
The Spanish Civil War (July 18th 1936–April 1st 1939) was a conflict in which the elected Second Spanish Republic and political left-wing groups fought against a right-wing nationalist putsch led by General Francisco Franco, who eventually succeeded in ousting the Republican government and establishing a personal dictatorship. ...
1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Francisco Franco Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (pron. ...
Catalan (Català IPA: ) also called Valencian (Valencià IPA: ) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra and co-official in several regions of Spain. ...
Catalonia under Spanish jurisdiction recovered political and cultural autonomy following Franco's death in 1975. It became one of the Autonomous Communities of Spain. In comparison, Northern Catalonia has still a much more limited degree of autonomy. Francisco Franco Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (pron. ...
1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...
Autonomous communities of Spain. ...
The Principality The Principality of Catalonia (Catalan: el Principat de Catalunya), or simply the Principality (Catalan: el Principat), is one of the traditional names of Catalonia.
The origin of this name has been argued to come from the union of the Count of Barcelona Ramon Berenguer IV with Princess Petronila, daughter of Ramiro II, King of Aragon. The agreement of the wedding was done in 1137, but because she was only two years old, this was postponed. The marriage was finally celebrated in 1151, and Ramon Berenguer became prince consort and from this, the denomination of Principality later extended to Catalonia. We must take into account that Catalonia was not a county, but several counties, where the County of Barcelona only comprised part of that territory. The now-extinct title of Count of Barcelona was, through much of its history, merged with that of King of Aragon; see also List of Aragonese Monarchs. ...
Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona the Saint (c. ...
Petronila of Aragon (1135- October 17, 1174, Barcelona) was the daughter of King Ramiro II of Aragon and Agnes of Poitiers, a. ...
Ramiro II of Aragon the Monk (ca. ...
Here is a list of the rulers of Aragon, now a region of north-eastern Spain. ...
Events Louis VII is crowned King of France. ...
Events Ghazni is burned by the princes of Ghur Geoffrey of Anjou dies, and succeeded by his son Henry, aged 18. ...
A prince consort, generally speaking, is the husband of a Queen regnant, unless he himself is a king. ...
Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count. ...
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The oldest formal reference dates back to 1350, during the Corts in Perpinyà presided by the king Peter IV of Aragon. However, there seems to be an older reference, in a more informal context, in Ramon Muntaner's chronicles. Events 29 August - An English fleet personally commanded by King Edward III defeats a Spanish fleet in the battle of Les Espagnols sur Mer. ...
Location within France 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 of Roussillon (French Catalonia). ...
Peter IV of Aragon (1319-1387), king of Aragon (1336-1387), the Ceremonious or el del punyalet (the one of the little dagger). ...
Ramon Muntaner (born in Perelada circa 1270 - died in Eivissa 1336) was a Catalan soldier and writer who wrote the Crònica, a chronicle of his life time and his adventures as a soldier in the Companyia Catalana. ...
The Principality denomination was even used during Bourbonic administration, after the Decretos de Nueva Planta, until the 19th century. Afterwards, Republican movements favoured its abandonment because it is historically somehow related to monarchy. The House of Bourbon is an important European royal house. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Nueva Planta decrees. ...
Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Republicanism is the idea of a nation being governed as a republic. ...
A monarchy, (from the Greek monos, one, and archein, to rule) is a form of government that has a monarch as Head of State. ...
Current Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia, or Spanish Constitution, do not mention this denomination, but it is presently quite popular, especially among Catalan nationalists and independentists. 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. ...
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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. ...
The blue estelada flag Catalan independentism is a political movement which supports the independence of Catalonia, and nowadays also commonly the whole Catalan Countries, from Spain and France. ...
Language Main article: Catalan language Catalan (Català IPA: ) also called Valencian (Valencià IPA: ) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra and co-official in several regions of Spain. ...
Catalonia constitutes the original nucleus where Catalan is spoken. Catalan is regarded by most linguists as being an Ibero-Romance language (the group that includes Spanish), but it has many features of Gallo-Romance languages such as French. Catalan (Català IPA: ) also called Valencian (Valencià IPA: ) is a Romance language, the national language of Andorra and co-official in several regions of Spain. ...
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language, and someone who engages in this study is called a linguist. ...
The formation of Iberian Romance languages followed more or less this process: A common Romance language with dialectal differences was spoken throughout the ancient Roman Empire. ...
The Gallo-Romance branch of Romance languages includes French, Oïl languages, Catalan, and Occitan, among other languages. ...
Catalan is one of the two official languages of Autonomous Community of Catalonia, as laid down in the Catalan Statute of Autonomy; the other is Spanish. However, Catalan is not an official language neither in Northern Catalonia nor in La Franja. An official language is a language that is given a privileged legal status in a state, or other legally-defined territory. ...
Capital Barcelona Official languages Spanish and Catalan In Val dAran, also Aranese. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Politics of Catalonia. ...
The Franja de Ponent (Catalan for Western Strip) refers to four comarques in the east of the Autonomous Community of Aragon, which are historically and linguistically Catalan, in contrast to the Castillian- (and historically Aragonese-) speaking areas of western Aragon. ...
Occitan, in its Aranese variety, is official and subject to special protection in the Val d'Aran (Aran Valley), which is notable, as this small region of 7,000 is the only place where Occitan (spoken mainly in France and some Italian valleys) has full official recognition. Occitan, or lenga dòc, or languedoc, is a Romance language (or group of languages), spoken mainly in southern France. ...
Aranese (Aranès or Aranais) is a dialect of Gascon (which is part of the Occitan language group of the Romance languages), spoken in Spain, where it is an official language. ...
Val dAran, a small valley (620. ...
Culture Correfocs in Barcelona Castells in Baó Catalonias festivals and traditions unify Catalan society and help to give it its particular character. ...
See also // Origin: The Corts of Barcelona The Catalan constitutions were promulgated by the Corts of Barcelona (corts being the Catalan for courts). ...
For broader historical context, see 1280s and 13th century. ...
Map of Catalan Countries with current political borders Països catalans is a political invention, not much older than a century, elaborated by politicians and ideologists of Catalonia who dreamed with a Great Catalonia independent of Spain and formed by the catalan counties (Catalonia), the French Roussillon, a band of...
Catalan cuisine is based on the ingredients of the Mediterranean area: fresh vegetables (especially tomato, garlic, aubergine, red pepper, and artichoke), wheat products (bread, pasta), olive oils, wines, legumes (beans, chick peas), all sorts of pork preparations (sausages, ham), all sorts of cheese, poultry, lamb, and many types of fish...
Famous Catalan (from Catalonia, Spain) people. ...
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. ...
The Generalitat de Catalunya (Government of Catalonia ) is the institution in which the self-government of Catalonia is politically organised. ...
External links - Catalonia in Hiperenciclopedia
- (Spanish) Prince and Principality. Discussion about the denomination of Principality for Catalonia
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