Enric Garriga i Trullols

Enric Garriga i Trullols
Enric Garriga i Trullols
Born	May 31, 1926 (age 97); Barcelona, Spain
Died	November 17, 2011 (aged 85); Barcelona, Spain

Enric Garriga i Trullols (May 31, 1926 – November 17, 2011) was a Spanish Catalan independentist and activist for the Occitan Nation.^[1] Trullols served as the founder and president of several Catalan organizations, including the Cercle d'Agermanament Occitano-Català (CAOC) and the Institut de Projecció Exterior de la Cultura Catalana (IPECC).^[1]

Trullols began his career as a

Catalan independence movement when he joined the Socialists' Party of Catalonia in preparation for the 1977 elections.^[1]

In the mid-1970s, Trullois co-founded the Institut de Projecció Exterior de la Cultura Catalana (IPECC), and later served as the institute's president until his death in 2011.

monuments to Catalan national heroes around the world, including Belgium, Germany and Argentina.^[1] In 1977, Trullois founded the Cercle d'Agermanament Occitano-Català (CAOC), which promoted relations between Catalan and Occitan cultural institutions and activists.^[1] He also promoted the preservation and use of the Aranese dialect in Val d'Aran, Catalonia, and southern France.^[1]

Enric Garriga i Trullols died in Barcelona on November 17, 2011, at the age of 85.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Fallece a los 85 años Enric Garriga Trullols, presidente del Cercle d'Agermanament Occitano-Català". La Vanguardia. 2011-11-18. Retrieved 2011-11-28.

External links

[vanguardia-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Fallece a los 85 años Enric Garriga Trullols, presidente del Cercle d'Agermanament Occitano-Català". La Vanguardia. 2011-11-18. Retrieved 2011-11-28.

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