The reaction of the Spanish Second Republic to the rebellion of 6 October 1934 in Catalonia

Authors

  • Enric Fossas Espadaler Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18042/cepc/redc.120.06

Abstract

This paper examines the reaction of the Spanish Second Republic to the so-called “events of 6 October 1934” in Catalonia. On that day, the President of the Generalitat, Lluís Companys, did proclaim “the Catalan State within the Spanish Federal Republic”, broke up with the central institutions and took over all power in the autonomous region of Catalonia. The uprising failed. A variety of measures intended to protect the Constitution were deployed in three different areas. In the military area, Spain was declared to be in state of war, the Generalitat of Catalonia was intervened by the Army, and a large number of military cases started. In the political area, the autonomy was suspended through the Law of January 2, 1935, and the Spanish Government appointed a General governor as President of the Generalitat. In the judicial area, charges for military rebellion were brought against Companys and the government of Catalonia before the Tribunal of Constitutional Guarantees. This dark episode of the Spanish Constitutional History revealed the weakness of the Constitution safeguards in a context of deep political and social confrontations.

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Published

2020-12-21

How to Cite

Fossas Espadaler, E. (2020). The reaction of the Spanish Second Republic to the rebellion of 6 October 1934 in Catalonia. Revista Española De Derecho Constitucional, (120), 169–197. https://doi.org/10.18042/cepc/redc.120.06

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