{"id":513,"date":"2020-05-02T00:14:49","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T22:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurominority.eu\/?page_id=513"},"modified":"2020-05-16T23:32:17","modified_gmt":"2020-05-16T21:32:17","slug":"catalan-country-catalonia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eurominority.eu\/index.php\/en\/catalan-country-catalonia\/","title":{"rendered":"Catalan Country (Catalonia)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Catalan countries (Catalonia), \u201cWe are a nation\u201d<\/h2>
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Catalonia, commonly called the Catalan countries, is a Romance nation stretching over 800 km. Lying at the extreme north-west of the Mediterranean Sea, it runs along the easternmost strip of the Iberian Peninsula, including the Balearic Islands. Apart from the principality of Andorra, the rest of the territory belongs to Spain and France. <\/p>

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The Catalan flag is the flag of the old kings of the crown of Aragon, which was also used by the Countess Ermessenda of Barcelona (around 1058). The number of red stripes varied until it was finally fixed at four. This royal directive gradually became the symbol most widely used by the Catalan people, identical to that of Aragon and Provence. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

The history of\nCatalonia is strongly related to Carolingian conquests (8th\u20139th centuries),\nwhich led to the formation of several counties, which then became a hereditary\nunit. Barcelona quickly became the cultural centre and its rulers were\nimplicitly princes of Catalonia. After the union with Aragon (1137), the\ncountry stretched towards the south:<\/p>

Tortosa\n(1109), Lleida (1139), Mallorca (1229), Valencia (1232\u201344), Alicante (1296) and\nMinorca (1302). The Catalan crown was linked to the Habsburg dynasty, but after\na period of splendour from the 14th and 15th centuries, trouble arose. After\nthe War of Succession (1697\u20131715), northern Catalonia came under French rule\n(1659), which saw the loss of Aragon. From this period on, Spanish power would\nperiodically deny Catalan identity.<\/p>

It was not until the 19th\ncentury that the revival of nationalism was widely promoted by the industrial\nbourgeoisie, centred in Barcelona. Catalan politics was added to the literary\nrebirth, the highpoint of which was undoubtedly the experiences of the\nAssociation (1910\u201326) and the Generalitat of Catalonia (1931\u201339). In the 1960s\na movement appeared in favour of uniting Catalan territories under the term\n\u201cCatalan countries\u201d, inspiring the contemporary ideal of Catalan independence.\nIn spite of these strong claims, the dominant trend has been a form of status\nquo limited to the defence of the strong regional claims supported by\nCatalonia\u2019s powerful political parties. This has not prevented 74% of\nCatalonians from voting yes in a referendum on the new status of autonomy in\n2006.<\/p>

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Identity card <\/h3>
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Name <\/em> <\/td>Pa\u00efsos Catalans<\/strong> | Catalan<\/em>
(Catalan Countries)
Catalunya <\/strong>| Catalan<\/em>
Catalu\u00f1a <\/em><\/strong>| Castilian<\/em>
(Catalonia) <\/td><\/tr>
Population <\/em><\/td> 13,712,983 inhab.<\/strong> (2006) <\/td><\/tr>
Area<\/em> <\/td> 70,520 km\u00b2 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Languages <\/em> <\/td> Catal\u00e0<\/strong> | Catalan<\/em>
Castellano <\/em><\/strong>| Castilian<\/em>
Occitan <\/em><\/strong>| Occitan<\/em> (official)
Fran\u00e7ais <\/em><\/strong> | French<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Number of native speakers<\/em> <\/td> 10,050,000<\/strong><\/strong> | Catalan<\/em> (2017)<\/td><\/tr>
State of guardianship<\/em> <\/td> Spain, France, Italy<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr>
Official status<\/em> <\/td> Independent state (Andorra), autonomous communities in Spain, department in France, a commune in Italy<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr>
Capital<\/em><\/td> Barcelona<\/strong> | Catalan<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Historic religion<\/em> <\/td> Roman Catholic<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr>
Flag<\/em> <\/td> La Senyera<\/strong> | Catalan<\/em>
(The Signal) <\/td><\/tr>
Anthem<\/em> <\/td> Els Segadors<\/strong> | Catalan<\/em>
(The Reapers) <\/td><\/tr>
Motto<\/em> <\/td> Som i serem<\/strong> | Catalan<\/em>
(We are and we will be) <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>
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Timeline <\/h3>
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