http://historiasconhistoria.es/2011/01/04/% C2% A1visca-espanya-% C2% A1viva-cataluna.php Visca Espanya! Viva Catalonia! "
my horoscope says that in this new year begins through a suitable time for activities of risk. So, as this morning I woke up cane, I'll hook by telling you a political-historical anecdote that took place in this country. You see, it's a rash.
And if there is some thinking that this is not dangerous enough, they advance as the case concerns the relationship Spain "Catalonia With a pair!
The main protagonist of this story is Don Manuel Azana , for many (including some opponents) one of the most brilliant politicians this country has had. Suffice it to a quote from you to know the type of person you are talking about:
"Freedom does more or less happy to men makes them simply men."
(NOTE: I am reluctant to include another quote that shows the depth that was the English Manuel:
"In Spain the best way to keep a secret is included in a book.")
But let the mess that I have already placed harnesses and lanyards. The story takes place May 6, 1932 , in Parliament of a newly released almost the Second Republic, Manuel Azana is president of the government.
demonstration in Barcelona on behalf of the Statute.
In that day's session begins to discuss the ever thorny issue of the Statute of Catalonia and Don Manuel, who opened the debate with his speech. A speech that they say those who know about this, was one of the best in his political career, which among other things said how are you:
[...] can not understand the autonomy, not ever judge rightly organic problems of autonomy if we got rid of one worry: that I will not say autonomous regions-Catalonia, the regions, after having autonomy, not abroad are Spain, as Spain as they are today, maybe more, because they will be happier.
[...] it must be remembered that fear, panic, almost, to a possible disappearance of English autonomous regions have no basis, and not have it, first, because linguistic competence in English territory can not be subject in victory or defeat for the political regime, that would be a folly [...] We believe that the only bilingual university is the focus where they can attend each other, instead of separating them, we must assimilate, collect them and make them learn to study and estimated common, that is the character that has the English culture in Catalonia double, but common.
says [...] Catalonia, the Catalan saying: "We live differently within the English State." The claim is legitimate, it is lawful because authorized by law, nothing less than constitutional law. The law prescribes the procedures to be followed this claim and who and how to decide on it. The Catalans have completed these steps, and now we have a problem which is defined as follows: combine the particularist aspirations or the feeling or the desire for autonomy in Catalonia with the interests or general and permanent end of Spain within the state organized by the Republic.
Viva Spain!
Azaña To which responded from the podium:
Viva Catalunya!
But this moment of understanding, wisdom and political insight would last just a moment. From the seats occupied by the most conservative members heard shouts and boos and Mr. Fanjul , one of the most reactionary politicians then exclaimed angrily:
Traitors! Traitors!
General Fanjul
First word so thick the reply was immediate and was provided by a deputy Madrid; Ossorio y Gallardo :
I, Mr. Fanjul, I am humble your honor, your honor less educated, but I am as English as his lordship. Everyone has their view and their way of serving his country and I say
verbalist Patriotism, no, patriotism stalled, no, patriotism monopoly, no!
Ossorio y Gallardo
In this parliamentary session would no less than 107 other constantly torpedoed and hindered by the more narrow-minded right. Finally, despite all, the September 9, 1932 be approved the Statute of Catalonia 314 votes and only 24 against . As you can see, those opposed were few but very annoying.
Statute of Catalonia of 1932 they called Núria
When taken for approved the statute, the gasps and applause after another. The Catalans yell
nostra Visca Espanya!
To which the other responds with shouts of
our Viva Cataluña!
The new adventure of the Catalan government, unfortunately, was not very fruitful. Internal disagreements and also to a posterior central government, social and political environment quite thin and budding civil war put paid to the project suspended until that could be taken up again in 1979.
And what started out from here, as you all know, is another story ... or maybe not?
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