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Reconstruction of the different stages that Catalan institutional policy has gone through since the creation of the Diputació del General (Committee of Deputies) (14th-17th centuries), the medieval predecessor to the Generalitat, up until the establishment of the modern Executive. Articles written for the magazine L’Avenç in 2005.
General Council (14th-17th centuries)
The General Council permanently and ordinarily represented the “General” or Government of Catalonia.
The ‘Nova Planta’ or Reorganisation system
In 1716, after Phillip V’s military victory over the Catalan troops, the Catalan institutions were abolished and a new political regime was instituted by decree.
Provincial Councils in constitutional Spain (19th century)
Evolution of the Provincial Councils from 1808, with territorial divisions and the creation of the Commonwealth of Catalonia.
The contemporary Government of Catalonia (20th and 21st centuries)
The country lived through two dictatorships and a Republic, which restored the autonomy of the Government of Catalonia, condemned to exile until the end of 1977 with the return of Josep Tarradellas. Democracy and the autonomies were subsequently normalised.