"Catala, Centre [1920s-1930s]"

Description: At the beginning of the 1900s, the immigrant groups of Catalan in different cities of Argentina decided to found centres. Many of them did this in opposition to the Spanish authorities due to the War of Barcelona when the workers, in particular the Anarchists, were violently repressed by the Spanish government. Catalans decided to have their own nationalist centres where they could foster the relationship between Argentina and Catalonia as well as assert their identity in the new land. Many of the centres developed into focus of culture with different activities and institutions such as choirs, theatres, and libraries. In Argentina, the Catalans founded centres in different cities such as Rosario-one of the oldest Catalan centres in the world—Buenos Aires, Mendoza, La Plata, Mar del Plata, Capitán Sarmiento, Córdoba, Paraná, Santa Fé, and Bahía Blanca, among other cities in Argentina. Extent and format of original material: This envelope contains photos, a book with images of the Catalá Centre in Buenos Aires from 1886 to 1936, the balance presented by the Directive Committee to be approved by the Assembly on August 2, 1927, and selected pages of a small book with images of the Catala Centre in Buenos Aires.