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America had been taken over by the British. You cannot extrapolate that to every other country. That is certainly not the history of Catalonia.
by oliverx0 7y ago
America had been taken over by the British. You cannot extrapolate that to every other country. That is certainly not the history of Catalonia.
- logicchains 7y agoThe America that was taken over by the British (native Americans) weren't the ones seceeding. The ones seceeding were the descendants of British settlers/conquerors. Fun fact: British America was around 200 years old when it gained independence. Catalonia has been part of Spain (as opposed to an independent principality) for around 300 years.
- NeedMoreTea 7y agoWere it not for the utterly ill-thought heavy handed actions of the East India company, governor and Lord North, the secession wasn't even wanted. They just wanted better representation within. Poor handling, and particularly heavy handed handling, turned those moderates with a valid grievance into revolutionaries, and secessionists. The East India company was trying to screw over both Britain and the American colonies in equal measure. There probably is a modern lesson in there, which is what results from overly draconian response, and something something overly powerful corporations.
- harperlee 7y agoAnd beforehand was part of Aragon. The independence of Catalonia is mythical.
- pvaldes 7y ago> Catalonia has been part of Spain for around 300 years. I bet that this land didn't arrived in a ship and was in the same place for a few millions of years at least. Spain has more than 300 years of history.
- drKarl 7y agoSure, iberians, carthaginesians, fenicians, greek, romans, goths, arabs... but until the XV century it was several independent kingdoms, most important one Aragon and Castilla. So Spain as it is now is relatively recent. Also Portugal belonged to the same Kingdom for a while.