Transcript Diapositiva 1

CATALONIA
SPAIN
• We are more than 7 milion
catalans.
• The capital city is Barcelona.
• Catalonia is about 32000 km².
CATALONIA IS NOT :
There are
many topics
about Spain
that are not
the same in
Catalonia.
CATALONIA IS :
HISTORY
The origin of Catalonia is “la Marca Hispànica”, a territory made by Charlemagne to
save himself from the Muslims. In the Xth century it became independent from the
French King Charlemagne.
• Catalonia joined Aragó and made an
empire by the Mediterranean sea in the
XIVth and XVth centuries.
In 1479 the king
of Aragó married
the queen of
Castella. This is the
“origin of Spain”
but Catalonia kept
its institutions,
language and
culture. From
1500 to 1700 the
Habsburg’s
dynasty reigned in
Spain. Then,
Catalonia lost the
territories in the
North-Pyrenees.
In 1700, King
Habsburg died
without
descendants.
Catalonia preferred
the Habsburg’s
dynasty because
they respected the
Catalan rights, but
the Borbon’s dynasty
won. The defeat was
on 11th September
1714, and this date
is the national
holiday of Catalonia.
We celebrate we
won’t give up, and
we’ll overcome
difficulties.
• The Borbon’s dynasty
has reigned until today.
• Exception:
XX century  II Republic
(arisement of Catalonia)
 Coup  Civil war
(1936 – 39)  Franco’s
dictatorship (1939 – 75)
 Franco abolished the
Catalan institutions and
chased the Catalan and
their culture.
With Franco’s death, Spain became a democracy
and Catalonia, its culture, language and institutions
were respected. WE ARE A NATION
CULTURE
AND
TRADITIONS
‘’Els Castellers’’
This tradition
consists in the
raising of human
towers. The people
who climb up the
tower are called
‘’castellers’. A child
climbs until the top
of the tower, and
raises the hand and
then goes down.
At the bottom of
the tower there are
a lot of people
holding it.
It has been
considered
humanity’s
heritage.
‘’La sardana’’
‘’La sardana’’ is the most important dance in
Catalonia. The dancers take the hands of their
partners and they make a circle. They follow the
rhythm of the music.
Sant Jordi is the patron
saint of Catalonia and it
is held on 23rd April.
The boys give roses to
the girls and they
receive books from the
girls.
It’s like Saint Valentine’s
day.
‘’Sant Jordi’’
‘’Sant Joan’’
It’s held on 24th
June.But in Catalonia
we celebrate it the
night before, organising
big parties to start the
summer,
lighting bonfires and
setting off fireworks.
It’s the shortest night
of the year. The
tradition is to eat Saint
John’s cake and drink a
toast with cava.
“Els diables”
• Els diables, the
devils in
English, is a
pagan tradition
where people
dress up as a
devil and dance
to the music of
drums while
setting off
fireworks.
OUR FOOD
“Pa amb tomàquet”
Coca amb
recapte
Coca
d’espinacs
Allioli
Canelons
“Calçots”
“Crema catalana”
INTERESTING
PLACES
LA
SAGRADA
FAMÍLIA
“La sagrada família” is the most
important monument designed by
our architect Antoni Gaudí, born
in our village Riudoms .
El PARC GÜELL
“El parc Güell” is a park in
Barcelona, designed by Antoni
Gaudí too. We are proud of
our architect.
CAMP NOU
MONTSERRAT
TARRAGONA
RIUDOMS
Riudoms’s shield
There is a story in
our village that
says that there
were two elms
above a stream in
Riudoms .
UNIVERSAL
CATALANS
ANTONI GAUDÍ I CORNET
Riudoms 1852- Barcelona 1926
Gaudí’s projects
PAU
CASALS
Vendrell, 1876- Puerto-Rico 1973
SALVADOR DALÍ
JOAN MIRÓ
Ferran Adrià
Beat Bonaventura
(religion)
Joan Guinjoan
Gispert (composer)
SPORT in
CATALONIA
PEP GUARDIOLA
ECONOMY
• Gross domestic product of Spain  22.600€
per person (about 98.000 leus).
• Gross domestic product of Catalonia 
26.800€ per person (about 116.000 leus).
• There is a 22,6% of unemployment in Spain. In
Catalonia, there is a 17,3%.
• Catalonia produces the 60% of the Spain’s
output.
We are waiting for
you in our little
paradise.
Marta Dalmau
Irene Corts
Natàlia Carbó
Mariona Ollé
Made in Catalonia