On February 24, 1860, the Diputaci\u00f3 de Barcelona sent a letter to Josep Anselm Clav\u00e9, prominent politician and musician, to invite him to a commemorative event in memory of the Catalan victims of the war in Africa. This document is a direct testimony of Catalan participation in the colonial conflicts of the 19th century, and reflects how the memory of these events was managed institutionally. The act, promoted by a civil institution such as the Diputaci\u00f3, shows the emotional and political involvement of Catalan society in a war that, despite having distant scenes, left a deep mark on local life. This letter tells us about a Europe in imperial expansion, but also about a Catalonia that, from its institutions and public figures, participated in the construction of the national and European narrative through collective memory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14673,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"eix":[],"class_list":["post-9827","document","type-document","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n