National Day of Catalonia

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National Day of Catalonia

On September 11, Catalonia

Catalonia

Catalonia , is an Autonomous Community in northeast Spain.Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km? and has an official population of 7,210,508. It borders France and Andorra to the north, Aragon to the west, the Valencian Community to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the east ....
(Spain

Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
) commemorates the 1714 Siege of Barcelona

Siege of Barcelona

The Siege of Barcelona was a battle at the end of the War of Spanish Succession , which pitted Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor , against Philip V of Spain, backed by France in a contest for the Spanish crown....
defeat during the War of the Spanish Succession

War of the Spanish Succession

War of the Spanish Succession was a war fought in 1701-1714, in which several European powers combined to stop a possible unification of the Kingdoms of Spain and France under a single Bourbon monarch, upsetting the European Balance of power in international relations....
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On September 11, Catalonia

Catalonia

Spain

Siege of Barcelona

War of the Spanish Succession

Habsburg

The House of Habsburg was an important royal house of Europe and is best known as supplying all of the formally elected Holy Roman Emperors between 1452 and 1740, as well as rulers of Spanish Empire and the Austrian Empire....
Archduke Charles to the throne of Spain, institutions and rights of the territories of the Crown of Catalonia and Aragon

Crown of Aragon

The Crown of Aragon was a permanent union of multiple titles and states in the hands of the King of Aragon.At the height of its power by the 14th and 15th centuries, the Crown of Aragon was a thalassocracy controlling a large portion of the present-day eastern Spain, Northern Catalonia, as well as some of the major islands and mainland...
were abolished by the victorious absolutist

Absolutism

The term Absolutism may refer to:* Absolute idealism, an ontologically monistic philosophy attributed to G.W.F. Hegel. It is Hegel's account of how being is ultimately comprehensible as an all-inclusive whole....
Bourbon monarchy

House of Bourbon

The House of Bourbon is an important European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty. Bourbon kings first ruled Kingdom of Navarre and France in the 16th century....
in line with the political evolution occurring in other parts of Europe at the same time.

In 1980, the restored Generalitat de Catalunya

Generalitat de Catalunya

The Generalitat de Catalunya is the institution under which the Spain Autonomous communities of Spain of Catalonia is politically organised. It consists of the Parliament, the President of the Generalitat and the Executive Council or Government of Catalonia....
(autonomous Government of Catalonia), as its first public act proclaimed 11 September La Diada, the Catalan National holiday

National Day

The National Day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the nationhood of a nation or non-sovereign country. Often the National Day will be a Public holiday....
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Organizations and political parties traditionally lay floral offerings at the monuments of Rafael Casanova

Rafael Casanova

Rafael Casanova i Comes was lawyer and Conseller en Cap of the Consell de Cent of Barcelona. Retrospectively, he has come to be considered nowadays as one of the greatest Catalan nationalism, even though some will argue that his only historical relevance was that of being a Habsburg supporter at the War of the Spanish Succession, withou...
and General Moragues

Josep Moragues i Mas

Josep Moragues i Mas was a Catalonia general during the War of the Spanish Succession. He fought on the Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor side....
for their fight against the Bourbon army

Philip V of Spain

Philip V of Spain , born Philippe de France, fils de France and Counts and Dukes of Anjou, was king of Spain from 1700 to 1724 and 1724 to 1746, the first of the House of Bourbon dynasty in Spain....
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Catalan nationalists also meet in the Fossar de les Moreres
Fossar de les Moreres

The Fossar de les Moreres is a memorial plaza in Barcelona , adjacent to the basilica of Santa Maria del Mar . The plaza was built over a cemetery where defenders of the city were buried following the Siege of Barcelona at the end of the War of the Spanish Succession in 1714....
, where they pay homage to the defenders of city who died during the siege and were buried there.

Throughout the day, there are political demonstrations, concerts and celebration events. Many citizens wave either senyeres

Senyera

The Senyera is a vexillological symbol based on the coat of arms of the Crown of Aragon, which consists of four red stripes on a golden background....
or estelades

Estelada

The estelada is an unofficial flag. As such, it is typically waved by Catalan independentism to express their support for an either independent Catalonia or independent Pa?sos Catalans....
and hang them on their balconies.

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dated on 1714, at the House of Lords
House of Lords

The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords". The Parliament comprises the British monarchy, the British House of Commons , and the Lords....
, UK.
Journal of the House of Lords: volume 19, 2 August 1715, Further Articles of Impeachment against E. Oxford brought from H.C. .

National Day of Catalonia

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