Catalan National March, 10 July 2010 Barcelona
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1.5 million Catalan people marched in Barcelona on 10 July 2010, to protest against the situation of the Catalan Nation within the Spain, after a call from 1200 social and cultural societies led by Omnium Cultural. All current and past Catalan Presidents (Presidents de la Generalitat) and Catalonia's Parliament Presidents, as well as all major political parties in Catalonia adhered to the march without exception, together with societies ranging from soccer's FC Barcelona up to finance lobby Cercle d'Economia. The march was headed with the lemma "Som una Nació. Nosaltres Decidim" (We are a Nation. We decide). The march was replicated in smaller portions by Catalan nationals living abroad, like those held in London, Brussels, Vienna, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, among others.
This massive protest of the Catalan Nation came days after the Spanish Supreme Court (Tribunal Constitutional) ruled against the Catalan Self-Ruling (Estatut de Catalunya
) that had been approved in 2005 with a vast majority (90%) of the Catalan National Parliament .
Despite the original march claimed for the respect of the Catalan Autonomy, a majority of the participants openly waved their Independence flags 'Estelada', with a smaller amount with official flag 'la Senyera'. This partly translates in the largest march ever for the Independence of Catalonia as a democratic and single country,,.
In the days following the protest, Catalan political authorities recognized the march as a historical landmark after which political relations between Catalonia and Spain ought to be set in other grounds, including Independence in case the catalan people considered so,.
This massive protest of the Catalan Nation came days after the Spanish Supreme Court (Tribunal Constitutional) ruled against the Catalan Self-Ruling (Estatut de Catalunya
Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia
The Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia provides Catalonia's basic institutional regulations. It defines the rights and obligations of the citizens of Catalonia , the political institutions of the Catalan nationality, their competences and relations with the rest of Spain, and the financing of the...
) that had been approved in 2005 with a vast majority (90%) of the Catalan National Parliament .
Despite the original march claimed for the respect of the Catalan Autonomy, a majority of the participants openly waved their Independence flags 'Estelada', with a smaller amount with official flag 'la Senyera'. This partly translates in the largest march ever for the Independence of Catalonia as a democratic and single country,,.
In the days following the protest, Catalan political authorities recognized the march as a historical landmark after which political relations between Catalonia and Spain ought to be set in other grounds, including Independence in case the catalan people considered so,.
External links
- http://www.directe.cat/noticia/52946/1.100.000-persones-el-10j-es-converteix-en-la-primera-manifestacio-massiva-a-favor-de-la-i
- http://www.somunanacio.cat/www/somunanacio/ca
- http://www.omnium.cat/www/omnium/ca/
- http://emma-col-cat.blogspot.com/2010/07/spanish-constitutional-court-ruling-on.html