Martorell is a municipality,county,and city that forms part of the Baix Llobregat comarca,in Catalonia,Spain,primarily known for its medieval Devil's bridge. It lies at the confluence of the Llobregat and Anoia rivers.
Terrassa is a city in the east central region of Catalonia,Spain,in the province of Barcelona,comarca of Vallès Occidental,of which it is the co-capital along with Sabadell.
The Generalitat de Catalunya,or the Government of Catalonia,is the institutional system by which Catalonia politically organizes its self-government as an autonomous community of Spain. It is formed by the Parliament of Catalonia,the Presidency of the Generalitat de Catalunya,and the Executive Council of Catalonia. It is ruled according to the Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia.
Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira is a Spanish politician. He was the Vice-president of the Catalan Government from 2006 to 2010. From 1996 to 2008 he was the leader of the Republican Left of Catalonia . ERC campaigns for Catalonia's independence from Spain and,secondarily,extend it to other Catalan Countries,the whole Catalan linguistic domain.
The Republican Left of Catalonia is a pro-Catalan independence,social-democratic political party in the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia,with a presence also in Valencia,the Balearic Islands and the French department of Pyrénées-Orientales. It is also the main sponsor of the independence movement from France and Spain in the territories known as Catalan Countries,focusing in recent years on the creation of a Catalan Republic in Catalonia proper. Its current president is Oriol Junqueras and its secretary-general is Marta Rovira. The party is a member of the European Free Alliance.
Josep Tarradellas i Joan,1st Marquess of Tarradellas was a Spanish politician from Catalonia known for his role as the first president of the Government of Catalonia,after its re-establishment in 1977 under the new Spanish Constitution and the end of the Francoist Dictatorship. He was appointed the role of 125th President of Catalonia in 1954 but spent 23 years in exile until 1977 when he was officially recognised as the President of Catalonia by the Spanish Government.
Josep Bargallói Valls is a Spanish teacher and politician from Catalonia and the current Minister of Education of Catalonia.
The Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia was a communist political party active in Catalonia between 1936 and 1997. It was the Catalan branch of the Communist Party of Spain and the only party not from a sovereign state to be a full member of the Third International.
Syndic is a term applied in certain countries to an officer of government with varying powers,and secondly to a representative or delegate of a university,institution or other corporation,entrusted with special functions or powers.
The Parliament of Catalonia is the unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Catalonia,Spain. The Parliament is currently made up of 135 members,known as deputies (diputats/deputats/diputados),who are elected for four-year terms or after extraordinary dissolution,chosen by universal suffrage in lists of four constituencies,corresponding to the Catalan provinces. The Parliament building is located in Ciutadella Park,Barcelona.
Sant Vicençde Castellet is a municipality in the comarca of the Bages in Catalonia,Spain. It is situated near the confluence of the Llobregat river and the Cardener river. The railway station serves both the FGC line R5 between Barcelona and Manresa and the Renfe line between Barcelona and Zaragoza. The C-1411 road links the municipality with Martorell and Manresa.
Súria is a municipality in the comarca of the Bages in Catalonia,Spain. It is situated in the valley of the Cardener river between Manresa and Cardona. The area is best known for its deposits of potassium salts,which are exploited commercially and exported with trucks directly to all around the European continent or served to Martorell to receive chemical treatment by a dedicated railway line. The Old Town,at the foot of the castle,has preserved much of its medieval structure. The municipality is linked to Manresa and to Cardona and Solsona by the C-1410 road.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Catalonia:
Rupit i Pruit is a municipality in the comarca of Osona in Catalonia,Spain situated in the Sierra de la Cabrera mountain range near Barcelona. It is made up of two formerly separate settlements,Rupit and Pruit,whuch were independent until 1977. The medieval village of Rupit emerged around the 12th century thanks to important local families. The most notible feature is its old town,which is connected by a suspension bridge. The largest waterfall in Catalonia at Sallent are nearby
The Catalan Republic was a state proclaimed in 1931 by Francesc Maciàas the "Catalan Republic within the Iberian Federation",in the context of the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic. It was proclaimed on 14 April 1931,and superseded three days later,on 17 April,by the Generalitat de Catalunya,the Catalan institution of self-government within the Spanish Republic.
Joaquim Torra i Pla,known as Quim Torra,is a Catalan lawyer and journalist from Spain. He served as President of the Government of Catalonia from 17 May 2018 to 28 September 2020,when the Supreme Court of Spain confirmed a court ruling by the High Court of Justice of Catalonia condemning him for disobeying the Central Electoral Board during the April 2019 general election,leading to his disqualification from office.
Pere Aragonès i Garcia is a Catalan lawyer and politician from Spain,and the President of the Government of Catalonia since 22 May 2021. He previously served between 2018 and 2021 as Vice President and Minister of Economy and Finance of Catalonia,as well as Acting President since 28 September 2020. He is a member of the Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) political party.
Ernest Maragall i Mira is a Spanish economist,politician,member of the Parliament of Catalonia and former Minister of Foreign Action,Institutional Relations and Transparency of Catalonia. He was previously Minister of Education,a member of the European Parliament and a member of Barcelona City Council (BCC).
Josep Rull i Andreu is a Spanish politician from Catalonia. He served as the Counselor of Territory and Sustainability of Catalonia at the Government of Carles Puigdemont between 2016 and 2017,when Spanish Rajoy's Government ceased the Catalan executive following the Catalan declaration of independence amid the application of Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution.
Laura Vilagrài Pons is a Spanish politician from Catalonia,member of the Parliament of Catalonia and the current Minister of the Presidency of Catalonia.
