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Competition for the creation of the sign of the new government of the Generalitat (28/07/1931-01/02/1932)

Date
1931 - 1932
Archive
National Archive of Catalonia
Document type
Textual
Reference code
ANC1-1-T-349
Link to the online document
Description

In the context of the approval of the Statute of Catalonia of 1932, the competition for the creation of the sign of the new government of the Generalitat is a fundamental testimony of the will to provide the self-governing institution with its own visual identity. This document reflects the importance of symbols in institutional construction and the need to communicate authority, continuity and modernity. The call for the competition shows a clear desire for transparency and participation, and is part of the themes of politics, governance and visual culture. In line with other European processes of consolidating national and regional identities, Catalonia opted for an institutional image that reinforced its uniqueness within the Spanish State and its fit in a Europe of peoples and nations.