Lluis Companys - Martyr of Catalan Nationalism

Witness History

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Personal Journals, Society & Culture, History

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🗓️ 10 October 2017

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

In October 1940, the elected Catalan leader, Lluis Companys, was executed by a Spanish fascist firing squad in Barcelona. His death made Companys a hero to generations of Catalan nationalists, although his legacy is debated to this day. Simon Watts tells his story using accounts from the time.

PHOTO: A Catalan nationalist marking the 50th anniversary of Companys' death in 2010 (Getty Images)

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1:09.7	with me Simon Watts.
1:11.5	Today, using accounts from the time time I'm bringing you the story of
1:14.9	the Catalan leader Eui's Compants who's inspired generations of nationalists.
1:19.9	In October 1940 Compants was executed by firing squad in Barcelona. It's the autumn of 1940. In exile in France, Kamaa, the
1:36.0	it's the autumn of 1940. In exile in France,
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