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  1. Catalonia is a country rich in history, with traditions that started hundreds of years ago. Although being part of Spain, Catalonia’s culture is pretty different. We have our traditions, such as the day of books and roses (known as Sant Jordi), our public holidays, like the 11th of September, and our language, Catalan.
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    The recorded history of the lands of what today is known as Catalonia begins with the development of the Iberian peoples while several Greek colonies were established on the coast before the Roman conquest. It was the first area of Hispania conquered by the Romans. It then came under Visigothic rule after the … See more

    The first known human settlements in what is now Catalonia were at the beginning of the Middle Palaeolithic. The oldest known trace of human occupation is a mandible found in See more

    Visigothic and Muslim rule
    In the 5th century, as part of the invasion of the Roman Empire by Germanic tribes, the See more

    Napoleonic Wars
    In 1808, during the Napoleonic Wars, Catalonia was occupied by the troops of General See more

    Rise of the Iberian culture
    An iron using culture first appeared in eastern Iberia in the 8th century BC. By the 5th century BC, the Iron Age Iberian civilization See more

    Dynastic union with Aragon
    Until the middle of the 12th century, the successive counts of Barcelona tried to expand their domain … See more

    Crown of Aragon union with Crown of Castile
    Ferdinand's 1469 marriage to Isabella I of Castile brought … See more

    Franco's dictatorship
    As in the rest of Spain, the Franco era (1939–1975) in Catalonia saw the annulment of … See more

     
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  4. WEBCatalonia (/ ˌ k æ t ə ˈ l oʊ n i ə /; Catalan: Catalunya [kətəˈluɲə] ⓘ; Spanish: Cataluña [kataˈluɲa] ⓘ; Occitan: Catalonha [kataˈluɲa]) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a nationality by its …

  5. WEBNov 26, 2019 · Catalonia had a distinct history of its own long before it became part of Spain. It stretches back to the early Middle Ages when the County of Barcelona rose to pre-eminence in the 11th century. The …

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