Enric Prat de la Riba
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Enric Prat de la Riba i Sarrà (ənˈrik ˈpɾad də ɫə ˈriβə) (Castellterçol, 1870 – 1917) was a Catalan
politician. He became a member of the Centre Escolar Catalanista, where one of the earliest definitions of Catalan nationalism
was formulated.
He started his law
studies at the University of Barcelona
and finished and received his degree at the Central University of Madrid
He became an important member of the cultural and political organization Unió Catalanista, in which he wrote some its most relevant manifestos, among them the famous Missatge al Rei dels Hel·lens in 1897. He penned Catalan nationalist writings such as Compendi de la doctrina catalanista or Compendi de la història de Catalunya. He also founded the periodical La Renaixença. From 1899 onwards he promoted Catalan nationalism in politics, at first as a member of the Centre Nacional Català and later in the Regionalist League
.
Prat de la Riba served as a secretary of the assembly in charge of writing the draft for a regional constitution
known as Bases de Manresa in 1892, the first step towards the development of the Catalan Statute of Autonomy. He is also known as the author of the Noucentista
Catalan nationalist manifesto La Nacionalitat Catalana
in 1906.
Later on, in 1907 he became the first president of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans
, president of the Diputació de Barcelona and a proponent of the Commonwealth of Catalonia, which he led until his death on April 6, 1914, having served as its first president.
Catalan people
The Catalans or Catalonians are the people from, or with origins in, Catalonia that form a historical nationality in Spain. The inhabitants of the adjacent portion of southern France are sometimes included in this definition...
politician. He became a member of the Centre Escolar Catalanista, where one of the earliest definitions of Catalan nationalism
Catalan nationalism
Catalan nationalism or Catalanism , is a political movement advocating for either further political autonomy or full independence of Catalonia....
was formulated.
He started his law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
studies at the University of Barcelona
University of Barcelona
The University of Barcelona is a public university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia in Spain. It is a member of the Coimbra Group, LERU, European University Association, Mediterranean Universities Union, International Research Universities Network and Vives Network...
and finished and received his degree at the Central University of Madrid
Complutense University of Madrid
The Complutense University of Madrid is a university in Madrid, and one of the oldest universities in the world. It is located on a sprawling campus that occupies the entirety of the Ciudad Universitaria district of Madrid, with annexes in the district of Somosaguas in the neighboring city of...
He became an important member of the cultural and political organization Unió Catalanista, in which he wrote some its most relevant manifestos, among them the famous Missatge al Rei dels Hel·lens in 1897. He penned Catalan nationalist writings such as Compendi de la doctrina catalanista or Compendi de la història de Catalunya. He also founded the periodical La Renaixença. From 1899 onwards he promoted Catalan nationalism in politics, at first as a member of the Centre Nacional Català and later in the Regionalist League
Regionalist League
Regionalist League was a political party of Catalonia, Spain, that appeared thanks to the triumph of the candidacy of the "four presidents" in 1901...
.
Prat de la Riba served as a secretary of the assembly in charge of writing the draft for a regional constitution
Constitution
A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what the entity is...
known as Bases de Manresa in 1892, the first step towards the development of the Catalan Statute of Autonomy. He is also known as the author of the Noucentista
Noucentisme
Noucentisme was a Catalan cultural movement of the early 20th century that originated largely as a reaction against Modernisme, both in art and ideology, and was, simultaneously, a perception of art almost opposite to that of avantgardists...
Catalan nationalist manifesto La Nacionalitat Catalana
La nacionalitat catalana
La nacionalitat catalana is a book and political manifesto written by the Conservative politician Enric Prat de la Riba in 1906.The book, focusing on the will for the restoration of self-government, is one of the basis of Noucentisme and modern political catalanism and a philosophical...
in 1906.
Later on, in 1907 he became the first president of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans
Institut d'Estudis Catalans
The Institut d'Estudis Catalans , also known by the acronym IEC, is an academic institution which seeks to undertake research and study into "all elements of Catalan culture"....
, president of the Diputació de Barcelona and a proponent of the Commonwealth of Catalonia, which he led until his death on April 6, 1914, having served as its first president.