The Catalan Confederation is made up of
the regions where the Catalan language is spoken. The region has a number of
separate independence movements, in Catalonia proper and also in the Catalan
speaking Valencia and the Balearic Islands. However there are moves to unite
these unique independence movements into a single state.
It is likely to be a
loose union of a Confederation however, given the regions historic drive towards
highly decentralised power structures. Some of the current territory of
Valencia will also be ceded to the Castile Republic, to provide it with access
to the sea.
This will leave a confederation of
Catalan territories made up of the Barcelona, Girona and Tarragona Provinces, in
the Catalonia Autonomous Community, formerly part of Spain. Also from the
Catalonia Autonomous Community will be
the Alt Urgell, Alta Ribagorca, Bergueda, Cerdanya, Garrigues, Noguera, Pallars
Jussa, Pallars Sobira, Pla de l’Urgell, Segarra, Segria, Solsones and Urgell
Comarcas of the Lleida Province.
The north Catalonia region, currently in
France, will also reunite with this nation. This region is made up of the
Rossello, Vallespir, Conflent, Capcir and Alta Cerdanya Comarcas of the
Pyrenees-Orientales Department.
In confederation with this country will
be the Valencian territories. These include the Castellon Province, in the
Valencia Autonomous Community, currently in Spain. Also from the Valencia Autonomous
Community are the territories of the Camp de Turia, Camp de Morevedre, Hoya de
Bunol, Horta de Valencia, Ribera Alta, Ribera Baixa, Safor, Serranos and Vall
d’Albaida Comarcas, in Valencia Province.
In the Valle de Ayora Comarca, also in
Valencia province, everything east of the Cortes De Pallas Municipality border
will be included in this nation. This borderline, following the spine of the
mountains in this region, then cuts across between the borders of the
neighbouring Comarca, leaving a large part of the Canal de Navarres Comarca, east
of this line, in the Catalan nation. Lastly in Valencia Province, a line cut
straight from the border of the Costera Comarca towards the Fontanars dels
Alforins municipality, cutting west of the Moixent municipality, delineates the
final part of the border region. All territory east of this line in Costera is
therefore a part of this nation.
The final territories of Valencia are in the
Comtat, Marina Alta and Marina Baixa Comarcas of Alicante province. The parts
of Hoya de Alcoy and Campo de Alicante Comarca, which lie north of the historic
Treaty of Almizra line, form the last part of this country.
The final part of the Catalan
confederation is made up of the Balearic Islands provinces of Mallorca, Menorca
and Pitluses.
The region has a number of different
flags that fly over it currently, given that there are several parallel
independence movements currently there. For this exercise I am using the
Esteleda Vermella, or the red star flag version. Adopted in the 1970’s, originally by the Communist left of the Catalonian independence movement it has, since the fall of communism, also come to represent libertarian and Republican
ideas. Therefore I am hypothesising this flag being adopted to represent the
overall confederation, of the three different Catalan nations. The basis of this
flag is the Senyera, which is the ancient banner of the area.
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