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Manifesto of Catalan intellectuals in favor of a European Federation [1945 – 1950]

Date
1945 - 1950
Archive
National Archive of Catalonia
Document type
Textual
Reference code
ANC1-416-T-278
Link to the online document
Description

This manifesto, written between 1945 and 1950, is a clear expression of Catalan Europeanism in the context of the post-World War II period. Signed by intellectuals committed to democracy and culture, the document advocates the creation of a European Federation as a way to guarantee peace, cooperation and the freedom of peoples. At a time when Catalonia was living under Franco’s repression, this manifesto represents a commitment to European integration as a political and cultural horizon. It is a key source for understanding the Catalanist and progressive thought of exile and the interior, and shows how the idea of ​​Europe became a point of reference for hope and reconstruction. This document is fully part of the theme of international relations and politics, and connects Catalonia with the great debates of the 20th century.