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Statute of Autonomy. Speech by Francesc Macià to the President of the Republic (presentation of the Statute in Madrid and vote in the Cortes) (1931)

Date
1931
Archive
National Archive of Catalonia
Document type
Textual
Reference code
ANC1-1-T-7827
Link to the online document
Description

This document contains the speech given by Francesc Macià to the President of the Spanish Republic during the presentation of the Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia to the Courts in 1931. It is a key piece to understanding the political process that would culminate in the approval of the Statute of 1932, the first formal recognition of Catalan self-government within the framework of the Second Republic. Macià’s speech, loaded with symbolism and democratic vindication, expresses the will of the Catalan people to recover their own institutions and participate actively in the construction of a plural and republican Spain. It is a clear example of how Catalonia projected its identity and aspirations within the European context of recognition of national rights and self-determination.