Enric Prat de la Riba

Enric Prat de la Riba
President of Barcelona Provincial Council
In office
2 April 1907 – 6 April 1914
Preceded byJoaquim Sostres i Rey
Succeeded byJoan Vallès i Pujals
President of the Commonwealth of Catalonia
In office
6 April 1914 – 1 August 1917
Preceded byNew office
Succeeded byJosep Puig i Cadafalch
Personal details
Born
Enric Prat de la Riba i Sarrà

(1870-11-29)29 November 1870
Castellterçol, Barcelona
Died1 August 1917(1917-08-01) (aged 46)
Castellterçol, Barcelona
NationalitySpanish - Catalan
Political partyRegionalist League of Catalonia
(Catalan: Lliga Regionalista)
Alma materUniversity of Barcelona;
Complutense University of Madrid
OccupationLawyer, writer, journalist

Enric Prat de la Riba i Sarrà (Catalan pronunciation: [ənˈrik ˈpɾad 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.