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33-459: "Catalan State" redirects here. For the political party, see Estat Català . See also: Catalan independence movement Catalan Republic or Catalan State refers to Catalonia at various times when it was proclaimed either an independent republic or as a republic within a Spanish federal republic: Catalan Republic (1640–1641) , an independent state under French protection, but shortly thereafter put in

66-602: A democratic process in the Spanish monarchy. During a conference held on the 17 and 19 of March 1931 at Cros street in the Sants district of Barcelona, Estat Català joined the Partit Republicà Català and the political group L'Opinió to form Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya . Nevertheless, inside Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya, the organizational autonomy of Estat Català was preserved and it controlled

99-604: A "Catalan State within the Spanish Federal Republic" proclaimed during the Events of 6 October . Catalan Republic (2017) , a proposed state declared after the 2017 Catalan independence referendum , and immediately suspended. [REDACTED] Index of articles associated with the same name This set index article includes a list of related items that share the same name (or similar names). If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change

132-630: A failed assassination attempt against the King of Spain Alfonso XIII in an operation of its secret paramilitary unit named Santa Germandat Catalana de la Bandera Negra (Holy Catalan Brotherhood of the Black Flag) that was known as the Complot de Garraf (Conspiracy of Garraf ). Estat Català also raised a small army named Exèrcit Català (Catalan Army) led by Francesc Macià to take control over

165-706: A personal union with the Kingdom of France . Catalan State (1873) , an attempt to proclaim a federated state within the First Spanish Republic . Catalan Republic (1931) , a proclaimed state declared in expectations of the imminent formation of an Iberian Confederation of Republics. Within days, the Catalan Republic voluntarily became an autonomous region within the Second Spanish Republic . Catalan State (1934) ,

198-603: Is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France , near the border with Spain and the Autonomous Community of Catalonia . The name Prats-de-Mollo comes from Catalan "meadows of Molló". Molló is a town just across the border and the Col d'Ares . La Preste is a spa resort town that was a separate village but is now included as part of the municipality. Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste

231-754: The Francoist State up to his death. Estat Català also gave Catalan nationalism a globalised vision of the Catalan nation : as early as in 1942, the party published the first map of the so-called " Catalan Countries " which included the Principality (with Northern Catalonia included), the Valencian Community , the Balearic Islands , the coterminous area of Catalonia with Aragón (known as La Franja or The Stripe ) and

264-495: The Spanish Civil War it was the location of a refuge financed by the pacifist organisation War Resisters' International and run by Professor José Brocca . It was also the site of a concentration camp housing Republican refugees from Spain at the end of the Spanish Civil War . It was one of a number of initial sorting camps. Built on the banks of the river Tech, surrounded by mountains, Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste

297-545: The Spanish State on considering the possibility of a claim future of Statute, a Statute like that of 1979 remained subordinated to a Constitution on denying the inalienable national rights and imposing a Borbonic monarchy which was the heir of that of 1714 and of Francoist Spain. Estat Català has contested Spanish general elections, but it did not initially stand in the Catalan regional elections, in order to not reduce

330-873: The Spanish general elections of 2000 , it obtained 2,321 votes to the Congress of Deputies (0.07%) and 17,825 in the Senate (0.53%), to the elections in the Parliament of Catalonia (2003) it obtained 1,890 votes (0.06%) and to the Elections in the European Parliament of 2004 it obtained 1,540 votes (0.07%). From 2004 the party has not stood in elections except for local elections through its municipal coalition Acció Municipal Democràtica with which obtained, in 2007, 9 town councilors who allowed it to sustain

363-683: The revolutionary process in Catalonia during the war and to president Lluís Companys 's delivery of power to anarchist syndicates. Relations between Estat Català and Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya became very bad. Estat Català planned a conspiracy to take control of the Autonomous government of Catalonia using its military units and the police of Catalonia for re-lead the situation using the force to be able to proclaim Catalonia's independence. The conspiracy to be discovered in September 1936 and

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396-562: The Bear). One of the events during carnival week is the Ball de la Posta. The 'posta' is a plank 1.5 m long and 30 cm wide, with a picture of a pretty girl at one end, representing the Virgin , and a devil on the other side. Dancers range themselves in couples opposite the carrier of la posta and his colleague who carries a wooden sword. The dancers advance three times, in couples, towards

429-598: The Council of Interior and the policial forces of Catalonia. After the failure of the armed insurrection of October 1934, that pitted the autonomous government of Catalunya and its police with the Spanish government and the Spanish Army, Estat Català, after accusing Lluís Companys of perfidity, left Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya and once again became an independent party. The youth section of Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya, traditionally strongly paramilitary, also left

462-647: The Estat Català members then fought actively on the war fronts, creating its own corps of volunteers, the most important military units of Estat Català being the Pyrenaic mountain militias named Regiment Pirinenc de Catalunya , the Columna Macià-Companys and the expeditionary corp that fought in Majorca named Columna Volant Catalana (later 132 Brigada Mixta . Estat Català were opposed to

495-546: The Principality from Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste , in French Northern Catalonia . When the government of Primo de Rivera banned separatist movements, the party became clandestine and Francesc Macià went into exile . Nonetheless, Estat Català was one of the parties promoting the " San Sebastian pact" with Basque nationalism , Galician nationalists and Spanish republicans they agreed to push for

528-463: The ancient Catalan town of Alghero in Sardinia . In 1975, after the death of Franco , Spain started a process of democratisation. In 1976, after decades of secrecy, Estat Català claimed again its legalization under the direction of historical members of the party such as Josep Planchart i Martori, Ramon Rius, Xavier Balagueró i Ràfols, Jaume Ros i Serra, Martí Torrent i Blanchart, etc. Supporter of

561-416: The armed pair. The first time they bow, the second time the lady must kiss the face on the posta, choosing devil or virgin, and the third time she gets a smack on the bottom with the plank. In olden days, this dance was a judgement on vice and virtue. This walled town is a maze of narrow cobbled streets and mediaeval architecture. With only 1,100 inhabitants, it boasts numerous hotels, restaurants and cafés,

594-613: The banks of the river Tech , and on the south face of the Canigou at an elevation of 735 meters. Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste is located in the canton of Le Canigou and in the arrondissement of Céret . The town, along with other Vallespir municipalities of Roussillon was separated from the rest of Catalonia, and therefore from Spain, by the Treaty of the Pyrenees (1659), which France got from Spain part of Catalonia . During

627-404: The beginning of spring, the locals dress up as bears, covering themselves with soot or coal and oil, and "attacking" the onlookers, attempting to get everyone dirty. Others dress up as hunters, playing the role of "protectors". The festival ends with the "ball de l'os (bear dance). [1] There is a reference to this tradition in the Catalan author Joan-Lluís Lluís ' novel El dia de l'ós (The Day of

660-549: The government of two town councils. In recent years, different groups have been fighting over who are the heirs of the historical party at a moment when support for independence is a cross-party policy widely supported and Estat Català have supported different options in different elections, Esquerra Republicana , Solidaritat Catalana per la Independència , etc. Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste ( French pronunciation: [pʁats də mɔjo la pʁɛst] ; Catalan : Prats de Molló i la Presta )

693-576: The independence movement of the Catalan Countries were declared, and interclass-conscious and they received the adhesion of historical militants of the years of the foundation of the party like Ventura Gassol i Rovira . By the time the Spanish general elections of 1977 were held Estat Català yet had not been legalized and had to form a coalition with other parties in the same situation (like Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya). Estat Català achieved legalization that same year and, on 16 September 1977

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726-582: The influential youth section of the party (known as Joventuts d'Esquerra Republicana-Estat Català and, across Francesc Macià, his controlled the leadership of the new party. In April 1931, Francesc Macià proclaimed the Catalan Republic in Barcelona, and established the Generalitat de Catalunya . Macià, with the support of a wide majority of the Catalan people , was the first president of

759-457: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Catalan_Republic&oldid=1242414398 " Category : Set index articles Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Estat Catal%C3%A0 Estat Català is a historical pro-independence political party in Catalonia, Spain. It

792-514: The narrow streets forming terraces linked together by stairways and passages. A covered walkway leads directly from the town to Fort Lagarde , an impressive fort built by Marshal Vauban in 1683 to strengthen the town's defences and keep the population under control after the Treaty of the Pyrenees (1659) divided Catalonia between Spain and France and after the revolts of the Angelets de la Terra (1667–75). Its position also makes it ideal as

825-560: The party and adhered to Estat Català. In 1936 the Spanish Civil War began. In November 1936, Estat Català planned a violent coup, intended to topple the Companys-led Generalitat . The plan was to declare total independence of Catalonia as a state neutral in the Spanish Civil War, but security services mounted a pre-emptive strike; some EC leaders were detained and some fled to France. Under new leadership

858-730: The principal leaders of Estat Català were forced to flee to France. From 1939, having lost the war, many of the combatants of the party were executed or died in exile . Also, some militants in exile in France were captured by the French government , handed to the German nazis and deported to the extermination camps of Mauthausen and Gusen . Those who stayed free joined the French Resistance and had worked intensely to help allied airmen and Jews to escape from occupied France and against

891-469: The re-established Generalitat. After Macià's death in December 1933, Estat Català tried to retain control of Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya, competing with the successor of Macià, the regionalist (rather than independentist) Lluís Companys (whose political background was in the Partit Republicà Català ). The leadership of Estat Català fell to Josep Dencàs i Puigdollers and Estat Català took control of

924-576: The vote in Catalonia . At municipal level, through its municipal coalition of Acció Municipal Democràtica , it has achieved a variable number of town councilors depending on the electoral contest and also the government of some towns (45 town councilors 1979, 9 town councilors and two mayor's offices 2007, etc...) Regarding the recent results Estat Català contested the elections to the Parliament of Catalonia in 1999 , obtaining 1,174 votes (0.06%). In

957-414: The vote of the other nationalist parties. In the Spanish general elections of 1979 it obtained 6,328 votes, which was 0.29% of the total. At the municipal level Estat Català use the name Acció Municipal Democràtica has been presented repeatedly in the elections or in proper noun or lamb through its coalition. Estat Català has contested several elections but has never attained a result better than 0.6% of

990-798: Was finally registered in the Registry of Political Parties of the Ministerio del Interior. Later it spoke against the approval of the Spanish Constitution of 1978 and the regional political autonomy , since it considered them tools contrary to the full freedoms of the Catalans, like this like continuation of the Spanish State of the Caudillo Franco. According to the positioning of Estat Català, sustained already during

1023-424: Was founded by Francesc Macià in 1922, on its origins as a political nacional organisation and fighting of Catalan nationalism whose purpose was to insurrect to the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera and bring about the independence of Catalonia from Spain in an international context. During the 1920s, the party was active in the fight against General Primo de Rivera 's regime and the monarchy. Their actions included

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1056-592: Was one of the most important border towns in the area, and today still boasts much evidence of its rich past, both architectural and traditional. In February, two events traditionally take place at Prats: the Fête de l'ours (in Catalan ;: Festa de l'Ós , i.e. bear festival) and Carnaval . Both are full of fascinating traditions handed down over the years. During the Bear Festival, celebrated annually at

1089-461: Was the capital of the eponymous former canton . It forms part of the historical comarca of Vallespir and is part of Northern Catalonia . It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association. Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste is located in the Pyrenees , 13 km (8.1 mi) from the Spanish border and the Autonomous Community of Catalonia , on

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