Whether it is a Goth who ruled Catalonia for 2.5 centuries or a castle inherited from France, there are different opinions about the origin of Catalonia's name.
The first people who lived in Catalonia were Greeks and Carthaginians. After Carthage was defeated by the Roman Empire, Catalonia became a part of Tarragona province of the Roman Empire. After the fall of Rome, the Goths established the Visigoth Kingdom in Catalonia. The visigoth kingdom lasted for more than 250 years.
In the Tang Dynasty (7 18), Catalonia was occupied by North Africa, and Catalonia became a part of Andalusia province of Umayyad dynasty. In 760 and 80 1 respectively, the Frankish kingdom captured Luxiyong and Barcelona in northern Catalonia. In order to facilitate management, Charlemagne of the Frankish Kingdom sent people to manage these remote lands. The count of Barcelona started from the hour.
At the beginning of the Northern Song Dynasty, wilfred, the then Earl of Barcelona, refused to recognize Hugo Karp, the then King of the Frankish Kingdom, which means that the Earl of Barcelona has been the actual king of Catalonia ever since.
1 137, the state of Jin was at war with the Southern Song Dynasty. Ramon Bellenger IV, Earl of Barcelona, married Petroni La, Queen of Aragon. Their son Alfonso inherited the title of Count of Barcelona and became the king of Aragon, the Barcelona dynasty of Aragon.
Here is also a little introduction to Aragon Kingdom. The history of Aragon is much shorter than that of Catalonia. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Charlemagne, like Catalonia, drove away the * * * * people and set up the Earl of Aragon. Aragon's name comes from Aragon River.
It was not until the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty (1035) that Aragon achieved independence under the leadership of Ramiro I. In 1 137, Aragon and Catalonia formed the United Kingdom of Aragon.
1229, Mongols rose, James I occupied Mallorca and soon conquered Valencia. 1276, Pedro III conquered Sicily and Sardinia successively, making Aragon once a Mediterranean power. When Alfonso V was in1416-1458, he conquered Nablus and extended his kingdom to the Italian peninsula.
1469, the queen of Castilla and Ferdinand II, the king of Isabella I and Aragon, the Spanish kingdom was born. Although the two countries merged, they still maintained their respective autonomy.
/kloc-the war of succession to the Spanish throne in the 0/8th century, because Catalonia supported the Habsburg royal family in Austria, not France. Philip, who was qualified to inherit the Spanish throne, abolished Catalonia's autonomy and banned Catalan.
1933, Catalonia established autonomy. 1939 Franco, who won the Spanish civil war, revoked Catalonia's autonomy after his victory and banned Catalan again. 1975, Catalonia resumed its autonomy again.
The above is a historical explanation of why Catalonia wants independence. So why should Catalans be independent in reality? The biggest fuse was the financial crisis in 2008. The 2008 financial crisis exposed Spain's heavy debt.
Catalonia contributes 20% of the tax revenue with one tenth of the population, but bears 20% of the national tax revenue. Catalonia has money and pays more taxes, which is reasonable in any case.
But it doesn't make sense: Spain * * * took 20% of Catalonia's tax revenue for Catalonia's $40 billion debt, but refused to help repay the $5 billion debt.
This is typical. If you want a horse to run, you have to let it not eat grass! This is also the reason why Catalonia should leave Spain in reality.
In fact, what Catalans really want is financial power, but Spain does not give it, so they have to take the road of independent statehood.