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Divorce file of Lluís Companys Jover and Mercè Micó Busquets number 270/1936

Date
1936 - 1938
Archive
Central Archive of the Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia and the Provincial Court of Barcelona
Document type
Textual
Reference code
CAT ATSJC SED-270-1936-COMPANYS-vs-MICÓ
Link to the archive
Description

The divorce file between Lluís Companys, president of the Generalitat, and Mercè Micó, processed between 1936 and 1938, is a document of enormous symbolic and legal value. It represents the application of advanced legislation for the time, which recognized the right to divorce within a democratic and progressive framework. The fact that the procedure was carried out in the Catalan language reinforces the institutional commitment to linguistic standardization and legal sovereignty. This document reflects a Catalonia that, in the midst of the Civil War, was committed to a modern, secular society that respected individual rights. It is also a testimony to how the private life of public figures can become a reflection of a historical moment of deep transformation, in tune with the European values ​​of freedom, equality and justice.