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Catalonia

(Encyclopedia) Catalonia Catalonia kătəlōˈnēə [key], Catalan Catalunya, Span. Cataluña,…

John II, king of Aragón and Sicily

(Encyclopedia) John II, 1397–1479, king of Aragón and Sicily (1458–79), king of Navarre (1425–79), count of Barcelona. He succeeded his brother, Alfonso V, in Aragón, Catalonia, and Sicily and became…

Mas i Gavarró, Artur

(Encyclopedia) Mas i Gavarró, Artur, 1956–, Catalonian nationalist leader, b. Barcelona, grad. Univ. of Barcelona. An economist, he was the head of the Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC), a…

Macià, Francesc

(Encyclopedia) Macià, FrancescMacià, Francescfränsāskˈ məsēäˈ [key], 1859–1933, Spanish politician, Catalan nationalist leader. An army officer, he joined the separatist movement in Catalonia and was…

Barcelona

(Encyclopedia) Barcelona Barcelona bärˌsəlōˈnə, Catalan bärˌsəlōˈnə, Span.…

Cabrera, Ramón, conde de Morella

(Encyclopedia) Cabrera, Ramón, conde de MorellaCabrera, Ramón, conde de Morellarämōnˈ käbrāˈrä kōnˈdā dā mōˌrāˈlyä [key], 1806–77, Spanish Carlist general. Noted for his valor and cruelty during the…

Companys, Lluís

(Encyclopedia) Companys, LluísCompanys, Lluísly&oomacr;ēsˈ kŏmpäˈnēs [key], 1883–1940, Spanish politician; Catalan nationalist leader. In 1933 he was elected president of autonomous Catalonia to…

Primo de Rivera, Miguel

(Encyclopedia) Primo de Rivera, Miguel, 1870–1930, Spanish general and dictator. After a rapid and brilliant military career in Cuba, the Philippines, and Morocco, he became governor of Cádiz (1915…

Badalona

(Encyclopedia) Badalona Badalona bäˌᵺəlōˈnə [key], city, Barcelona prov., NE Spain, in Catalonia. It is a…

Sabadell

(Encyclopedia) SabadellSabadellsäbəᵺĕlˈlyə [key], city (1990 pop. 192,142), Barcelona prov., NE Spain, in Catalonia. Since medieval times, it has been a leading textile center. Chemicals, engines,…