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Catalan History is the study of the historical development of Catalonia, a region in northeastern Spain, focusing on its political, cultural, and social evolution from ancient times to the present, including its distinct language, identity, and the impact of various historical events and movements on its autonomy and governance.
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Catalan History is the study of the historical development of Catalonia, a region in northeastern Spain, focusing on its political, cultural, and social evolution from ancient times to the present, including its distinct language, identity, and the impact of various historical events and movements on its autonomy and governance.

Key research themes

1. How has the study of Catalan intellectual history evolved in addressing identity construction and cultural engagement?

This theme focuses on the methodological development and scholarly approaches in Catalan intellectual history, particularly its role in understanding the construction of collective Catalan identity and the literary and cultural responses from the early 20th century to late 20th century. It matters because intellectual history provides critical insights into Catalonia's cultural self-perception, intellectual crises, and diasporic experiences, which in turn shape broader narratives of regional identity and political history.

Key finding: This paper presents a thorough methodological review of 20th-century intellectual history's conceptual and disciplinary challenges, positioning the Journal of Catalan Intellectual History (JOCIH) as a platform addressing the... Read more
Key finding: While the full text is not provided, this work concentrates directly on the notion of collective identity in Catalonia, implicitly informing the scholarly conversations about cultural and political self-definition within the... Read more
Key finding: This press article discusses research on Josep Puig i Cadafalch's paradiplomacy in interwar Europe, revealing new facets of Catalan political identity construction beyond Spain’s central state authorities. It connects... Read more
Key finding: Mirroring the previous entry, this piece on paradiplomatic initiatives highlights the role of individuals and institutions in shaping a collective Catalan identity through non-state channels. It supplements intellectual... Read more

2. What role did Catalonia play in Mediterranean multilingualism and political dynamics during the medieval and early modern periods?

This theme investigates medieval and early modern Catalonia’s position within a complex Mediterranean polyglossic and multiethnic environment. Research emphasizes moving beyond nation-centric frameworks towards transnational, multilingual perspectives, illuminating Catalan’s centrality in political structures, cultural exchanges, and court practices within the Crown of Aragon and its Mediterranean sphere. Insights from this theme advance historiographical paradigms by integrating linguistic, diplomatic, and cultural analyses to better capture Catalonia’s role in Mediterranean history.

Key finding: This article proposes reconceptualizing Catalan studies using a Mediterranean-centered, multilingual, and multiethnic framework which rejects anachronistic nation-state paradigms. It documents how Catalan was the dominant... Read more
Key finding: By analyzing the Catalan Company’s mercenary activities and political maneuvers in 14th-century Anatolia, this study reveals the transregional political impact of Catalan actors in the Mediterranean and Near East. It situates... Read more
Key finding: This chapter sheds light on the role of Norman nobility in Iberian Christian reconquest efforts on Catalonia’s northeastern frontier, demonstrating the trans-Mediterranean movement and integration of military and settlement... Read more

3. How have linguistic, technological, and archival initiatives supported the preservation and modernization of Catalan language and culture?

Research in this theme focuses on the digital presence, technological development, and scholarly infrastructure dedicated to the Catalan language and related cultural heritage. It addresses the challenges and progress in linguistic resources, digital tools, and institutional frameworks that undergird language vitality and scholarly research, crucial for sustaining Catalan as a living language and cultural reference in a multilingual European context.

Key finding: This report documents the dynamic yet vulnerable position of Catalan as a minoritized Romance language with a relatively strong digital presence. It highlights significant advances such as the prevalence of Catalan in online... Read more
Key finding: This historical analysis reveals how the Institute for Catalan Studies’ 1907 foundation marked a critical institutional milestone for scientific and linguistic studies in Catalonia, emphasizing a holistic approach to Catalan... Read more
Key finding: By examining the Iconographic Repertoire of Spain, created by Josep Puig i Cadafalch and Jeroni Martorell, this article details how archaeological research and visual documentation were instrumental in constructing Catalan... Read more
Key finding: This exhibition catalogue analyzes the early 20th-century transformation of the Catalan cobla ensemble from popular folk accompaniment to a modern concertized music form, propelled by social-artistic initiatives and... Read more

All papers in Catalan History

Àngel Duarte L'1 de gener de 1904, en tornar d'una estada al sanatori de Durtol, al Migdia francès, on havia anat per recuperar-se de la malaltia contreta durant l'estada a la presó, Enric Prat de la Riba va escriure a les planes de La... more
L’onomàstica, com a ciència, és la branca de la lingüística que estudia els noms propis, mentre que la toponímia (o toponomàstica) és la subbranca de l’onomàstica que tracta els noms de lloc; això és, els mots que s’utilitzen per anomenar... more
[62] La 62a seixanta-dosena entrega de la sèrie es titula "Ara fa cent anys, la recta final a les obres del nou escorxador municipal (Octubre, 1925)". En aquesta recordarem com es va viure la recta final de les obres de l'escorxador... more
Aquesta edició s’emmarca dins el projecte El fil de la cooperació, impulsat per l’Ateneu Cooperatiu de la Catalunya Central amb la col·laboració del Museu del Ter, que té com a objectiu promoure la recerca històrica sobre el... more
Este fascículo reflexiona sobre los usos políticos de las representaciones nacionales en el siglo XX tomando como localización el espacio Mediterráneo. La particular interacción de culturas que históricamente se ha dado en esta zona... more
Coloquio internacional Transferencia de élites nobiliarias en el
Mediterráneo occidental. Sicilia y la Península
Ibérica (siglos XIII-XV), Zaragoza, 25-26 settembre 2025
ABSTRACT This is the full text of the English version of the book “L’origen català de Colom: Ciència històrica o fanatisme patrioter”, published in Barcelona in the year 2012 by the Catalan Institution of Genealogy and Heraldry in Catalan... more
You can download the Chapter from the publisher's webpage (see the link)!! This chapter interrogates whether an identifiable ethos shaped public officeholding across the early modern Spanish Monarchy, arguing that expectations of... more
Les aigües marítimes foren, durant l'edat mitjana i moderna, objecte d'apropiació per part de diferents senyors. Si bé en època romana la mar no era de ningú, ja en època carolíngia el trobem sota la potestat del comte, que en donarà... more
El professor Joan Torrents presenta una detallada explicació sobre els suplicatoris tramitats pel Parlament, així com una anàlisi de la inviolabilitat i la immunitat parlamentària dels diputats catalans. Com bé detalla, la immunitat va... more
La Fiesta de Moros y Cristianos de Alcoy en honor a San Jorge Mártir, basada en hechos históricos, ha generado una serie de actos que cuentan con el acompañamiento musical de las bandas de música. A finales del siglo XIX, influenciados... more
I am going to analyse a treatise from the Pseudo-Lullian corpus entitled Liber de secretis naturae seu de quinta essentia (DSN). According to the results of the research carried out so far by specialists, the text was written in the... more
Fontelles-Ramonet, Albert (2025). Entrevista a Jaume Porredon, Revista Som, n. 398, 26-30. Jaume Porredón, conegut per tothom com el Campa, és un testimoni viu de la vida musical i cultural de la ciutat de Solsona. Va créixer tocant... more
Las bandas de música constituyen un elemento singular e ineludible del paisaje sonoro de pueblos y ciudades, profundamente arraigado en la memoria individual y colectiva. Esta antología de estudios se inscribe en la reciente línea... more
José R. Pascual-Vilaplana, direcció
TETRABRASS BCN ENSEMBLE
Patricio Soler,  trompeta
Carles Lizondo, trompa
Emilio Bayarri, trombó
Francisco Palacios, trombó baix
Banda Municipal de Barcelona
Paco Varoch, flautí
Salvador Brotons, director
Sembla cada vegada més dar que el paper de la ciutat de Gerunda en època tardoantiga, especialment en els segles VI i VII, fou molt important en el context de la Hispània del moment. Ala seva extraordinària situació estratègica, als peus... more
Fontelles-Ramonet, Albert. "De las bandas a las coblas: los concursos de interpretación como herramienta de normativización e institucionalización musical". Dins "Vientos en el horizonte: Prácticas, discursos y proyección de las bandas de... more
Documented on numerous occasions over a very long period of time, the sculptor Jaume Reig has been a name frequently cited in the bibliography for his responsibility in carving the wood of altarpieces that would be painted by masters of... more
Recent scholarship has highlighted the importance of historical relations between Catalonia and Spanish Guinea, mostly with regard to the economy, and focusing on the production and export of cocoa. This paper wishes to show how Catalan... more
ABSTRACT This article is a complementary document of a previous article entitled "Christopher Columbus, a dual identity: Jewish Converso of Valencia and Genovese of nation", that corresponds to the lecture given by his author, Francesc... more
Resum: El tema dc la jurisdicció senyorial encara està per estudiar a Mallorca. Empero, demostra l'abast a la vida quotidiana de les jurisdiccions senyorials tal com les percebien els pagesos.senta en aquest avene és. fonamentalment, un... more
 Este trabajo se inserta dentro del Grup d'estudi de les institucions i de les cultures polítiques (segles XVI-XXI) (2021 SGR 00924) y del grupo de investigación La paz de Viena (1725): cambio en las alianzas internacionales, fin de la... more
.This article highlights the connections between Salvador Dalí, his artistic and intellectual entourage, and the influence of Cadaqués on his work. It explores these exchanges and emphasizes the impact of figures such as Carles Rahola,... more
publicadas por esta misma institución en abril de 2006 con un prólogo del entonces conseller Salvador Milà. El conjunto se presenta distribuido en seis fascículos en los que se reproducen los paneles ganadores de las distintas actuaciones... more
The article discusses the events of the death of Beranger D᾽Entença (Pirigerios Tenzas in the Byzantine sources) and the defection of Ferran Ximenes to the Byzantines in Xantheia. It traces, through Catalan and Byzantine sources, the... more
La muntanya de sal de Cardona ha estat explotada i Les raliner de Cordana, regonr la planxa M I , núm. I del Voyage pinorerqve et hirtoriqve de I'Espgne á'Alexondre de Loborde (ony 1806). Lo lleho A ér el cortell de Cardona, lo B el riu... more
While Charlemagne expanded Carolingian classical revival in architecture and sculpture during the Early Medieval period, he also sought to spread classical culture more widely among his people. But most people could not read, so he turned... more
The paper presents the results of the archaeogeophysical study carried out in the medieval villa of Rosas (Girona-Spain). The village was built in a space that had already been occupied in Greek and Roman times. In the sixteenth century,... more
Un repaso a la trayectoria de otra sala cinematográfica emblemática de Alcoi: el Cine Colón.
La col·lecció Passacarrers neix per a contribuir a la conservació d’aquesta música feta per a tocar caminant. I, alhora, per a tractar de estendre-la fora dels seus respectius nínxols i aconseguir que es toquin arreu. S’ha preparat una... more
In 1475 the wedding of Camilla Marzano of Aragon and the Duke Costanzo Sforza took place in Pesaro. The celebration lasted several days and was accompanied by various enterprises. To commemorate this event, the duke commissioned... more
va néixer el 23 de juny de 1870 a Battaglione, un barri de la ciutat italiana de Cremona (Llombardia) 1 . Filla de Pietro i de Maria Crotti, va tenir tres germans: Alfredo, Arturo i Guglielmo. Després de diversos canvis de residència... more
Crònica política, econòmica i social de Dosrius durant la Restauració (i II). 1876-1931 Josep Ramis Nieto adosrius.wordpress.com (v. 4-03/03/2021) 1. L'ajuntament de Dosrius durant el primer terç del segle XX Aquest article és la segona... more
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