Lluís Companys

Lluís Companys followed Francesc Macià as president of the Catalan region. His life, and, indeed, the manner in which he died, has made him an enduring hero for the people of Catalunya. In Catalunya Barcelona, Companys is featured in episode three, The Second Spanish Republic, episode four, Spanish Civil War and episode five, Dictadura.

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Lluís Companys

Name:

Lluís Companys i Jover

Role:

President of Catalan Government

Born:

1882, El Tarròs, Urgell, Catalonia

Died:

 1940, Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia

Affiliation:

Republican Left of Catalonia

Josep Maria Figueres explores the life of Lluís Companys
Robert Surroca discusses Lluís Companys
Teresa Abelló discusses Lluís Companys and his relationship to the working class.
1933 - Lluís Companys receiving an honor from Josep Dencàs.
1933 – Lluís Companys receiving an honor from Josep Dencàs.
1931 - Proclomation of Republic. Lluis Companys on hand
1931 – Proclamation of Republic. Lluis Companys on hand.
1937 - Popular army parading near Plaça de Catalunya with poster of Lluís Companys.
1937 – Electoral parade during the Republic with Lluís Companys poster on display.
1934 - Lluís Companys, President of the Generalitat of Catalonia, cuts a melon in Tarròs,
1934 – Lluís Companys, President of the Generalitat of Catalonia, cuts a melon in Tarròs,
Gravesite of Lluís Companys in cemetery on Montjuïc
Gravesite of Lluís Companys in cemetery on Montjuïc