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Draft Constitution of the Catalan Republic (1928)

Date
1928
Archive
National Archive of Catalonia
Document type
Textual
Reference code
ANC1-450-T-585
Link to the online document
Description

The Draft Constitution of the Catalan Republic of 1928 is an exceptional document, drawn up in the midst of Primo de Rivera’s dictatorship and approved by the Catalanist exile in Latin America. It represents the first constitutional formulation of a modern Catalan state, with a clear democratic and sovereign will. This text anticipates principles such as the separation of powers, civil rights and national freedom, in tune with the European republican and federalist currents of the time. It is a textual document of great political and symbolic value, which reflects the connection between the Catalan independence movement and European democratic ideals.