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Witness History: Lluis Companys - Martyr of Catalan Nationalism

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10/10/2017 GMT

Lluis Companys - Martyr of Catalan Nationalism

BBC World Service - Witness History, Lluis Companys - Martyr of Catalan Nationalism

The Catalan leader who was executed by a Spanish fascist firing squad in October 1940.

The elected Catalan leader who was executed by a Spanish fascist firing squad in October 1940.

In October 1940, the elected Catalan leader, Lluis Companys, was executed by a Spanish fascist firing squad in Barcelona. His death made Companys a hero to generations of Catalan nationalists, although his legacy is debated to this day. Simon Watts tells his story using accounts from the time.

PHOTO: A Catalan nationalist marking the 50th anniversary of Companys' death in 2010 (Getty Images)

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