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• kgwgk 9y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalan_Republic_(1931) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalan_Republic_(1931) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalan_State_(1934) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalan_State_(1934) Maybe you could explain what are your reservations about what I wrote? I could give you more precise references if needed.
  • alex_young 9y ago
    Circular citations of Wikipedia articles do not prove that Catalonia existed for the very short period of time you claim. I would suggest reading about the revolutionary period. I have cited a well regarded first hand account of the period. Your claim that Catalonia has no history of independence is simply wrong.
    • kgwgk 9y ago
      Ok, maybe you can give an indication of what is the period of independence of Catalonia and a reference. You mentioned Orwell’s “On Catalonia” but I’m not aware of such a book. I guess you mean “Homage to Catalonia” but I don’t know what makes you think that the region was independent during the Spanish Civil war. Orwell clearly thought he was in Spain. (Edit: by the way, I don’t know where do you see the circularity of the references in the wikipedia links. Are you suggesting that these proclamations didn’t happen?)
      • alex_young 9y ago
        You're right, I am referring to Homage to Catalonia. The title itself would seem to suggest he was writing about Catalonia, wouldn't it?
        • kgwgk 9y ago
          To be clear, I have never suggested that Catalonia didn’t exist. But what about those references on Catalonia being independent apart from these short-lived attempts in 1931 and 1934? (Edit: Orwell also wrote “The road to Wigan pier”. Do you think that Wigan was a city-state?)