1931 in Catalonia

Events from 1931 in Catalonia.

Incumbents

• President of the Generalitat of Catalonia – Francesc Macià(from 14 April)

Events

• 12 April – Local elections in Spain gave the victory in Catalonia to the Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC).
• 14 April – Francesc Macià proclaims the Catalan Republic in Barcelona.
• 17 April – The Catalan Republic becomes in the Generalitat of Catalonia presided by Macià himself, as an autonomous government within the new Spanish Republic.
• 26 April – 29th IOC Session held in Barcelona, electing Berlin as the host city of 1936 Summer Olympic Games.
• 23 June – El Be Negre, Catalan illustrated satirical weekly magazine, founded.
• 2 August – Catalan voters approve the draft of Statute of Autonomy for Catalonia redacted in Núria (Ripollès, Girona).

Sport

• 6 September – Volta a Catalunya begins.
• 13 September – Volta a Catalunya ends, won by Salvador Cardona.

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