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Enric Prat de la Riba | |
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President of Barcelona Provincial Council | |
In office 2 April 1907 – 6 April 1914 | |
Preceded by | Joaquim Sostres i Rey |
Succeeded by | Joan Vallès i Pujals |
President of the Commonwealth of Catalonia | |
In office 6 April 1914 – 1 August 1917 | |
Preceded by | New office |
Succeeded by | Josep Puig i Cadafalch |
Personal details | |
Born | Enric Prat de la Riba i Sarrà 29 November 1870 Castellterçol, Barcelona |
Died | 1 August 1917 Castellterçol, Barcelona | (aged 46)
Nationality | Spanish - Catalan |
Political party | Regionalist League of Catalonia (Catalan: Lliga Regionalista) |
Alma mater | University of Barcelona; Complutense University of Madrid |
Occupation | Lawyer, writer, journalist |
Enric Prat de la Riba i Sarrà (Catalan pronunciation: [ənˈrik ˈpɾad də lə ˈriβə]; 29 November 1870 – 1 August 1917) was a Catalan politician, lawyer and writer. He was a member of the Centre Escolar Catalanista , where one of the earliest definitions of Catalan nationalism was formulated. He became the first President of the Commonwealth of Catalonia on 6 April 1914 and retained this office until his death. He wrote the book and political manifesto La nacionalitat catalana in which greater autonomy to Catalonia was advocated. He died in 1917 and is interred in the Montjuïc Cemetery in Barcelona.