What is la Generalitat?
Generalitat (Catalan: [ʒənəɾəliˈtat], literally in English ‘Generality’) is the name of two major medieval and early modern political institutions and their modern-day analogues in Kingdom of Spain. The ancient Principality of Catalonia and the Kingdom of Valencia were ruled by Generalitats.
Is Catalonia an autonomous state?
Catalonia is an Autonomous Community within the Kingdom of Spain, with the status of historical region in the Spanish Constitution of 1978. In September 2005, the Parliament of Catalonia approved the definition of Catalonia as a ‘nation’ in the preamble of the new Statute of Autonomy (autonomous basic law).
What does G Catalunya mean?
The Generalitat de Catalunya ( Catalan pronunciation: [ʒənəɾəliˈtad də kətəˈluɲə]; in Aranese: Generalitat de Catalonha; in Spanish: Generalidad de Cataluña ), or the Government of Catalonia, is the institutional system by which Catalonia politically organizes its self-government.
What is the Diputació del General de Catalunya?
The Medieval precedent of the Generalitat, the Diputació del General de Catalunya (“Deputation of the General of Catalonia”) was a permanent council of deputies established by the Courts in order to recapt the new “tax of the General” in 1359, and gained an important political power during the next centuries, assuming tasks of prosecutor.
What is the government of Catalonia called?
Not to be confused with the Executive Council of Catalonia, the Generalitat’s executive branch, which is also referred to as “Government of Catalonia” due to literal translation of Catalan word govern. Also not to be confused with the equivalent and homonymous institution from Valencian Country, the Generalitat Valenciana.
Where is the headquarters of the Generalitat de Barcelona?
The modern Generalitat was established in 1931, as the institution of self-government of Catalonia within the Spanish Republic. Remaining in exile after the end of the Civil War in 1939, it was reestablished in 1977. Its headquarters are at the Palau de la Generalitat, in the city of Barcelona .