Catalan State (1873)

Catalan State
Estado Catalán (Spanish)
Estat Català (Catalan)
1873
Location of the Catalan State within Europe.
Location of the Catalan State within Europe.
StatusFederated state within Spanish Republic
CapitalBarcelona
Common languages
Demonym(s)Catalan
GovernmentProvisional federated state
Provisional President 
• 1873
Baldomer Lostau
Historical eraTortosa Pact
• Established
9 March 1873
• Disestablished
11 March 1873
CurrencySpanish peseta (de facto)
Preceded by
Succeeded by
First Spanish Republic
First Spanish Republic
Today part ofSpain
  Catalonia
  Balearic Islands

The Catalan State (Spanish: Estado Catalán; Catalan: Estat Català) was a short-lived state proclaimed in 1873, during the First Spanish Republic, by the Provincial Deputation of Barcelona.[1] It included the four provinces of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands.[2]

  1. ^ Duràn i Solà, Lluís (2009). Breu història del catalanisme. Vol. 1. L'Abadia de Montserrat. p. 19. ISBN 978-8498831740.
  2. ^ Hernàndez, F. Xavier. Història Militar de Catalunya (in Catalan). Vol. IV. Rafael Dalmau. p. 161. ISBN 8423206734.