Catalanism and Antifascism between Catalonia and Radical Overseas Separatism during the Spanish Civil War: the Role of the Butlletí Especial per als Catalans Absents de la Pàtria, 1937-1939

Abstract

During the first half of the 20th century, the connections of inland Catalanism with the 'Catalans of America', the sector of emigrants and exiles that followed its precepts on American soil, experienced great growth. During the Spanish Civil War, the group actively collaborated in humanitarian tasks and antifascist consciousness among the American collective. In order to consolidate this bond with Catalonia, the Comissariat de Propaganda de la Generalitat published in Barcelona the Butlletí Especial per als Catalans Absents de la Pàtria. We will carry out the first specific study of this primary source. Will frame the Butlletí in the context of the Comissariat's publications, and analyse its formal characteristics. Will also examine the historical causes of its appearance, in order to integrate its existence into the study of American Catalanism during the Spanish Civil War. Also, will explore the characteristics that established the group's commitment to Catalan society.

Keywords

• "catalanes de américa"
• butlletí especial per als catalans absents de la pàtria
• comissariat de propaganda de la generalitat de catalunya
• antifascismo
• estudios migratorios.