Historical catalanophobia: a selection of quotes
“Schools should not allow books in Catalan, or for it be written or spoken in schools, and the Christian doctrine should be, and be learnt, in Spanish…”
Philip V of Spain, 1715
“Schools should not allow books in Catalan, or for it be written or spoken in schools, and the Christian doctrine should be, and be learnt, in Spanish…”
Philip V of Spain, 1715
The Spanish national anthem has had no words since 1978 and in the 2015 Barcelona-Bilbao king’s cup final its music could not be heard either, which is just as well as royalties are still collected for its reproduction.
What have you got in your basket?
– Barbary figs, Barbary figs
What have you got in your basket?
– Barbary figs and a carnation
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