Flower homenage to Gustau Muñoz who was killed by the police on the 11th of September 1978 during the Day of Catalonia is a day-long festival in Catalonia and one of its official national symbols, celebrated annually on 11 September. It commemorates the fall of Barcelona during the War of the Spanish Succession in 1714 and the subsequent loss of Catalan institutions and laws. Throughout the day, there are patriotic demonstrations and cultural events in many Catalan villages and many citizens’ wave independence flags. The event has become more explicitly political and par


Flower homenage to Gustau Muñoz who was killed by the police on the 11th of September 1978 during the Day of Catalonia is a day-long festival in Catalonia and one of its official national symbols, celebrated annually on 11 September. It commemorates the fall of Barcelona during the War of the Spanish Succession in 1714 and the subsequent loss of Catalan institutions and laws. Throughout the day, there are patriotic demonstrations and cultural events in many Catalan villages and many citizens’ wave independence flags. The event has become more explicitly political and particularly focused on independence rallies.


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