Barcelona & Catalonia Cinderellas

Been glued to the TV, watching the Vuelta a Espana

Spain looks absolutely beautiful, the scenery fabulous.

Yes some people (not me!) likes Spain. Which, by the way, has nothing to do on this thread, devoted to Catalan cinderellas. We hope that, next year, the "Vuelta a Espana", will not cross Catalonia.

Another Artesa de Segre cinderella, circulated to Barcelona. The "postmark" is a private one.

Barcelona, 1979. 100 years of Sir Rowland Hill death.

Tomorrow, September 11th, is Catalonia's National Day. As I'll be bussy working on the organisation of the big independence demonstration to be held in Barcelona, I'm showing today a cinderella issued in 2006 by the 1714 Memory Trust, showing the map of Catalan Speaking Countries and a "Latin sail" ship, our flag and the freedom star.

On the text of the card and also on the "pm", you can read: "Tribute to our heroes and martyrs, September 11th, 2006 / Mulberry trees' Cementery, Barcelona, Catalan Countries, a European Nation"

The Mulberry trees' Cementery is the burial place of Barcelona walls defenders on the 1714 Spanish and French armies siege, that ended with the Catalan defeat and we lost our Freedom. We still remember them!



I don't know for how long I'll be able to post on this thread, due to the aggressive behaviuour of the "democratic" Spanish authorities against the peaceful and true democratic Catalonia Independence movement, to which I'm proud to belong. And no one konws who'll be the next.
But, as my admired Thomas Jefferson said: "I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tiranny over the mind of man".
And we, Catalans, are right now, fihting for our freedom.

Your post is very accurate, Cursus. Tomorrow we will see in the great independence demostration that is being prepared.

Thank you Melic. Have a nice Catalan National Day!

Reus, 1954. Our Lady of Misericordy,50 years.

Despite Spanish repression of the Catalan Independence Movement (unheart in W. Europe since many years ago!), the walls of Barcelona, keep on shouting: Freedom!

1980's Cinderella, showing Francesc Macià (1959/1931), President of the 2nd Catalan Republic. "Catalans: behave, so, you'll deserve Catalonia"

Cinderella from the Àlbum Catalunya, showing the R.H. Lluís Companys I Jover (1883/1940). President of Catalonia (1934/1940).
Murdered at Barcelona's Montjuïc Castle by Franco's regime on October 15th 1940. Found guilty of being Catalonia's democratic president.

In Memoriam!

Today I want to start with a very nice series about the history of Catalonia. Little known pieces and I think rare.

There are fifteen elements and today I show the first three regarding Guifré el Pilós (Jofre lo Pilós). Birth, Declaration of Independence of the frank king, and death.

Jofre or Guifre el Pilós, Wilfrid the Hairy (840-897)was count of Barcelona, Girona, Osona and Urgell. As he is the founder of the Catalan National Dinasty, that was to rule our country, Catalonia, for over 500 years. Jofre el Pilós is considered the father of the Catalan Nation.

Today number 4 begins with Borrell I in 898, second independent count of Barcelona.

Numbers 5 and 6 that correspond to Sunyer I son of Guifré el Pilós and brother of Borrell I also known as Guifré II and Borrell II grandchild of Guifré el Pilós.

Actually, despite what it says on the cinderella, Jofre el Pilós and his sons were not independent from the Frankish Empire. They, merely stablished that the count counties of Barcelona-Girona-Osona (from now on, a unity) were no longer elected by the Frankish king, but passed from father to son, Thus, becoming an hereditary title. For this reason, Jofre el Pilos' heirs are known, as "The House of Barcelona". Borrell II, was the first truly independent count of Barcelona. But, this is another history...