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  1. Key facts about Catalonia's history12345:
    • Emerged as a distinct territory in the 11th century when Barcelona County rose to prominence.
    • Occupied by the Goths, Moors, and Charlemagne.
    • Conflict of interest with Castile-León led to separatist movements.
    • Regained and expanded powers under the Statute of Autonomy of 1932.
    • Known for its tourist attractions and traditional food.
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    Its origins are marked by an Iberian substrate, significant contact with Greek culture as well as an intense Romanisation, a close bond with the Languedoc region and its forming part of the Carolingian empire. The Catalan language is spoken in an area with a population of over fourteen million people.
    Occupied in the 5th century ad by the Goths, it was taken by the Moors in 712 and by Charlemagne in 795. After the unification of Spain (1469), Catalonia lost its centrality in Spanish affairs, and by the 17th century its conflict of interest with Castile-León led to the first of a series of separatist movements.
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    39 Catalonia Facts: History, Tourism, And Political Situation

    • History Of Catalonia Catalonia emerged as a distinct territory in the 11th century when Barcelona County rose to prominence. ...
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    Catalonia was one of the first Roman possessions in Spain. Occupied during the 5th century ce by the Goths, it was taken by the Moors in 712 and at the end of the 8th century by Charlemagne, who incorporated it into his realm as the Spanish March, ruled by a count.
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    History and Important Facts about Catalonia

    • History of Catalonia Catalonia’s emergence as a separate region happened as early as the 11th century when the Barcelona County grew into prominence. ...
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    History of Catalonia - Wikipedia

    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 … 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 … See more

    Visigothic and Muslim rule
    In the 5th century, as part of the invasion of the Roman Empire by Germanic tribes, the Visigoths led by Athaulf, installed themselves in the Tarraconensis (Ebro basin, 410) and when in 475 the Visigothic king See more

    Napoleonic Wars
    In 1808, during the Napoleonic Wars, Catalonia was occupied by the troops of General Guillaume Philibert Duhesme. The official Spanish … 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, … 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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