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Homage to Lluís Companys
10th February 2018
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Le Boulou pays homage to Catalan hero, Lluís Companys
Biography: Lluís Companys (21st June 1882 – 15th October 1940)
- 1st President of the Parliament of Catalonia (1932-1933)
- 2nd President of the Generalitat de Catalunya (1933-1940)
- Staunch supporter of freedom of speech/press
- Fought against Fascism
- Exiled after Spanish Civil War
- Captured by the Nazi Gestapo and handed over to Franco
- Executed by firing squad in 1940
Representing freedom, justice and equality, Companys is a symbol of hope for Catalonia, and the rest of the world, in these turbulent times.
Madame le Maire of le Boulou, Nicole Villard, invites Catalans, by birth or by adoption, to join her in celebration of the life of Lluís Companys.
Programme
| 11am | Pont (bridge) | Commemoration and laying of plaques |
| 11.30am | Hôtel de ville | Apértif |
| 2pm | Town | Guided visit, retracing the history of La Retirada |
| 4pm | Hôtel de ville | Conference: Lluís Companys, an Assasinated President (in French & Catalan) |
An exhibition on the life and death of Lluís Companys is already open at the Maison de l’Histoire and will run until Wednesday 21st February, when the exhibition will close with a presentation/debate.
For more information, call the Office de Tourisme on 04 68 87 50 95.
