Enric Prat de la Riba

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Enric Prat de la Riba
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 (1870-11-29)29 November 1870 Castellterçol, Barcelona
Died	1 August 1917(1917-08-01) (aged 46) Castellterçol, Barcelona
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 [ca], 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.