Enric Garriga i Trullols
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Enric Garriga i Trullols (May 31, 1926 - November 17, 2011) was a Spanish
Spanish Catalan independentist
and activist for the Occitan Nation
. Trullols served as the founder and president of several Catalan organizations, including the Cercle d'Agermanament Occitano-Català (CAOC) and the Institut de Projecció Exterior de la Cultura Catalana (IPECC).
Trullols began his career as a chemical engineer
. He participated in the Congreso de Cultura Catalana from 1975 to 1977. Trullols became further involved with the Catalan independence movement when he joined the Socialists' Party of Catalonia
in preparation for the 1977 elections.
In the mid-1970s, Trullois co-founded the Institut de Projecció Exterior de la Cultura Catalana (IPECC), and later served as the institute's president until his death in 2011. Under Trullois, the IPECC spearheaded the construction of monuments to Catalan national heroes around the world, including Belgium
, Germany
and Argentina
. In 1977, Trullois founded the Cercle d'Agermanament Occitano-Català (CAOC), which promoted relations between Catalan and Occitan cultural institutions and activists. He also promoted the preservation and use of the Aranese dialect in Val d'Aran
, Catalonia
, and southern France
.
Enric Garriga i Trullols died in Barcelona
on November 17, 2011, at the age of 85.
Spain
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Spanish Catalan independentist
Catalan independentism
Catalan independentism is a political movement, derived from Catalan nationalism, which supports the independence of Catalonia or the so-called Catalan countries from Spain and France...
and activist for the Occitan Nation
Occitania
Occitania , also sometimes lo País d'Òc, "the Oc Country"), is the region in southern Europe where Occitan was historically the main language spoken, and where it is sometimes still used, for the most part as a second language...
. Trullols served as the founder and president of several Catalan organizations, including the Cercle d'Agermanament Occitano-Català (CAOC) and the Institut de Projecció Exterior de la Cultura Catalana (IPECC).
Trullols began his career as a chemical engineer
Chemical engineer
In the field of engineering, a chemical engineer is the profession in which one works principally in the chemical industry to convert basic raw materials into a variety of products, and deals with the design and operation of plants and equipment to perform such work...
. He participated in the Congreso de Cultura Catalana from 1975 to 1977. Trullols became further involved with the Catalan independence movement when he joined the Socialists' Party of Catalonia
Socialists' Party of Catalonia
The Socialists' Party of Catalonia is a social-democratic political party in Catalonia, Spain resulting from the merge of two parties PSC Reagrupament led by Josep Pallach i Carolà and PSC Comgres. It is the Catalan referent of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party , and its Aranese section is...
in preparation for the 1977 elections.
In the mid-1970s, Trullois co-founded the Institut de Projecció Exterior de la Cultura Catalana (IPECC), and later served as the institute's president until his death in 2011. Under Trullois, the IPECC spearheaded the construction of monuments to Catalan national heroes around the world, including Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. In 1977, Trullois founded the Cercle d'Agermanament Occitano-Català (CAOC), which promoted relations between Catalan and Occitan cultural institutions and activists. He also promoted the preservation and use of the Aranese dialect in Val d'Aran
Val d'Aran
The Val d'Aran is a valley in the Pyrenees mountains and a comarca in the northwestern part of the province of Lleida, in Catalonia, northern Spain. Most of the valley constitutes the only part of Spain, and of Catalonia, on the north face of the Pyrenees, hence the only part of Catalonia whose...
, Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, and southern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Enric Garriga i Trullols died in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
on November 17, 2011, at the age of 85.