Josep Tarradellas i Joan, 1st Marquess of Tarradellas (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛp tərəˈðeʎəs]; 19 February 1899 – 10 June 1988) was a Catalonian politician known for his role as the first president of the Government of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya), after its re-establishment in 1977 under the new Spanish Constitution and the end of the Francoist Dictatorship.[2][3] He was appointed the role of 125th President of Catalonia in 1954 but spent 23 years in exile until 1977 when he was officially recognised as the President of Catalonia by the Spanish Government.
The Marquess of Tarradellas | |
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| 125th[1] President of the Government of Catalonia | |
| In office 7 August 1954 – 8 May 1980 (In exile from 7 August 1954 to 17 October 1977) | |
| Monarch | Juan Carlos I |
| Preceded by | Josep Irla |
| Succeeded by | Jordi Pujol |
| Minister of Governance of the Government of Catalonia Minister of Governance and Health (14 December 1932 – 24 January 1933) | |
| In office 29 December 1931 – 24 January 1933 | |
| First Minister of the Government of Catalonia Prime Minister and Minister of Finance (26 September 1936 – 3 April 1937) and (16 April 1937 – 5 May 1937) Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Culture (3 April 1937 – 16 April 1937) | |
| In office 26 September 1936 – 5 May 1937 | |
| Minister of Economy and Public Services of the Government of Catalonia | |
| In office 6 August 1936 – 26 September 1936 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 February 1899 Cervelló, Baix Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain |
| Died | 10 June 1988 (aged 89) Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Political party | ERC |
| Spouse | Antònia Macià i Gómez (1904–2001) |
Biography
editIn 1931, Tarradellas became general secretary of the Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC).[4] He also was deputy at the Cortes that year, Governance and Health councillor when Francesc Macià was President of the Generalitat of Catalonia as well as Public Services, Economy and Culture councillor during the Spanish Civil War.
Exiled to France since 1939, he became President of the Generalitat of Catalonia when Josep Irla resigned, in 1954.[5]
On 23 October 1977, two years after Francisco Franco's death, the President of the Spanish Government Adolfo Suárez met him to negotiate the reestablishment of the Government of Catalonia, an event which occurred.[6] The sentence pronounced at his arrival has become famous as a symbol: "Ciutadans de Catalunya, ja sóc aquí!" (Catalan for "Citizens of Catalonia, I am here at last!").
He was welcomed solemnly in Barcelona and set up a unity government. He finished his work with the elections for the Catalan Parliament (March 1980), and Jordi Pujol was elected in April.
On 24 July 1986 Tarradellas received the hereditary title marqués de Tarradellas (English: Marquess of Tarradellas) from King Juan Carlos I. Tarradellas died in Barcelona in 1988. The hereditary marquessate is now held by his son, who became the second marquess.[7]
On 21 December 2018 the Government of Spain announced that Barcelona–El Prat Airport would be renamed after Tarradellas.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Presidents of the Generalitat". catalangovernment.eu. Generalitat de Catalunya. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Josep Tarradellas i Joan | enciclopèdia.cat". Enciclopèdia Catalana (in Catalan). Retrieved 2017-11-30.
- ^ "Josep Tarradellas i Joan | Catalan politician". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
- ^ "Taradellas Joan, José". Congreso de los Diputados. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
- ^ L'obra de govern de Josep Tarradellas (1936-1977) : I Simposi d'Història sobre Josep Tarradellas (in Catalan). Bonamusa, Francesc, Alegre, Josep., Bricall, Josep Maria, Montilla Aguilera, José, Arxiu de Poblet (1st ed.). Lleida: Pagès Editors. 2008. ISBN 9788497796613. OCLC 314357136.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Pons, Marc (2017-10-22). "Ciutadans de Catalunya, ja soc aquí!". ElNacional.cat (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "REAL DECRETO 101/2004, de 19 de enero, por el que se rehabilita, sin perjuicio de tercero de mejor derecho, el título de Marqués de Tarradellas, a favor de don Josep Tarradellas i Macià" (PDF). BOE. 25: 3662. 2004-01-04.
- ^ Marcos, Jose (2018-12-21). "El aeropuerto de Barcelona llevará el nombre de Josep Tarradellas". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 June 2020.
External links
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- Tarradellas, Josep. The financial work of the Generalitat de Catalunya. Discourse pronounced by the Honourable the Councillor of Finances Josep Tarradellas in the Parliament of Catalunya during the session of the 1st March 1938. Barcelona: 1938. 61 p.
- Web page of The "Montserrat Tarradellas i Macià" Archive at the Royal Abbey of Santa Maria de Poblet, in Catalonia.