Estat Català
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Catalan State
Estat Català |
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| Leader | Francesc Macià, Daniel Cardona |
| Founded | 1922 |
| Merger of | Democratic Nationalist Federation |
| Merged into | ERC (1931–1936) |
| Ideology |
Catalan independentism Republicanism |
Estat Català (Eastern Catalan: [əsˈtat kətəˈɫa], Western Catalan: [esˈtat kataˈla], literally "Catalan State") is a historical pro-independence political party of Catalonia (Spain).
Despite its role in the 20th and 21st centuries both in Catalan and Spanish politics, ever since Spain returned to democracy in the 1970s, the party has not managed to get any of its candidates elected, having achieved less than 0.6% of the total votes at elections they have run for. Estat Català has not run for elections since 2004 except to the elections to the town halls.
Estat Català was founded by Francesc Macià in 1922 on its origins as a political and paramilitary organisation whose purpose was to bring about the independence of Catalonia from Spain. During the 1920s, the party was active in the fight against General Primo de Rivera's regime and the monarchy. Their actions included a failed assassination attempt against the King of Spain Alfonso XIII in an operation of its secret paramilitary unit named Santa Germandat Catalana de la Bandera Negra (Holy Catalan Brotherhood of the Black Flag) that was known as the Complot de Garraf (Conspiracy of Garraf). Estat Català also raised a small army named Exèrcit Català (Catalan Army) led by Francesc Macià to invade the Principality from Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste, in French Northern Catalonia.
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