- Catalan Republic
Infobox Former Country
native_name = Estat Català
conventional_long_name = Catalan State
common_name = Catalonia
continent = Europe
era =
year_start = 1934
date_start = October 6
year_end = 1934
date_end = October 7
p1 = Second Spanish Republic
flag_p1 = Flag of the Second Spanish Republic.svg
s1 = Second Spanish Republic
flag_s1 = Flag of the Second Spanish Republic.svg
national_anthem =Els Segadors
image_map_caption = Map of Catalan State inside Spain
common_languages = Catalan
capital = Barcelona
leader1 = Lluís Companys i Jover
government_type = RepublicThe Catalan Republic, also know Catalan State, is a state claimed by the
Catalan independentism as a home of theCatalan people . The Catalan Republic has been proclaimed at least four times:
* In 1641, byPau Claris .
* In 1873, byEstanislau Figueras as 'Catalan State'.
* In 1931, byFrancesc Macià as 'Catalan Republic within Iberian Federation'.
* In 1934, byLluís Companys as 'Catalan State within Spanish Federal Republic'.See also
*
Catalonia
*Catalan independentism
*Tortosa Pact External links
* [http://www.grec.net/cgibin/hecangcl.pgm?&USUARI=&SESSIO=&NDCHEC=0054959&PGMORI=E First Catalan Republic]
* [http://www.racocatala.cat/imat_temes/republica_cat_20.jpeg Third Catalan Republic in "The New York Times"]
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