Died 1917-08-01.
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Enric Prat de la Riba i Sarrà was a Spanish politician, lawyer and writer. He was a member of the Centre Escolar Catalanista, where one of the earliest definitions of Catalan nationalism was formulated. He became the first President of the Commonwealth of Catalonia on 6 April 1914 and retained this office until his death. He wrote the book and political manifesto La nacionalitat catalana in which…
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Born 29 November 1870 · Died 1 August 1917 · Q727170
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Died 1917-08-01.
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And is interred in the Montjuïc Cemetery in Barcelona
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Career landmark: Presidents of the Mancomunitat de Catalunya (1914–1917).
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Career landmark: member of the Reial Acadèmia de Bones Lletres de Barcelona (1908–1917).
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Career landmark: president of the Provincial Deputation of Barcelona (1907–1917).
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Re-elected in 1909, 1911, 1913, and 1917
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Became the first president of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans, president of the Diputació de Barcelona and a proponent of the Commonwealth of Catalonia, which he led until his death on 6 April 1914, having served as i
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Career landmark: Barcelona provincial deputy (1905–1917).
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Was elected member of the Barcelona Provincial Council for the second district and was re-elected for Vic-Granollers in 1909, 1913, and 1917
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Following an article published in La Veu de Catalunya titled Separatism in Roussillon, which was a literal copy of what had been published in the Perpignan newspaper L'Indépendant, legal proceedings were opened against t
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Career landmark: director (1898).
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Studied at University of Barcelona, law (1893).
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The first step towards the development of the Catalan Statute of Autonomy
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Was secretary of the assembly that drafted the Bases de Manresa, a document that set the foundations for the restoration of the Catalan constitutions
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Career landmark: secretary (1891–1892).
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Career landmark: chairperson (1890–1891).
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Was elected president and in his presidential speech he stated:
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“I come to speak to you about the Catalan homeland, which, small or large, is our only homeland [...]”
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Became a member of Centre Escolar Catalanista
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Joined the Centre Escolar Catalanista, from which one of the first definitions of Catalanism emerged
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Born 1870-11-29.
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