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Catalanism
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Valentí Almirall Library in El Papiol has a special collection dedicated to Catalanism.
Valentí Almirall (1841-1904), a politician and writer, was one of the promoters of modern Catalanism.
This collection reflects the relevance of his thinking and his belief in culture as a generator of social and economic progress. The vast majority of these one hundred and twenty documents can be borrowed.
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"What is certain is that we are all bound by a common aspiration, which forms a strong bond: the well-being of the land." (Valentí Almirall, 1885)
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