Catalanismo y antifascismo entre Cataluña y el separatismo radical ultramarino durante la Guerra Civil Española: el rol del Butlletí Especial per als Catalans Absents de la Pàtria, 1937-1939
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During the first half of the 20th century, the connections of inland Catalanism with the
«Catalans of America», the sector of emigrants and exiles that followed its precepts on American soil,
experienced great growth. During the Spanish Civil War, the group actively collaborated in humanitarian
tasks and antifascist consciousness among the American collective. In order to consolidate this
bond with Catalonia, the Comissariat de Propaganda de la Generalitat published in Barcelona the
Butlletí Especial per als Catalans Absents de la Pàtria. We will develop the first specific study of this
source in the context of the Comissariat’s publications and analyse its formal aspects. We will also
examine the historical causes of its emergence, in order to integrate it into the study of overseas Catalanism
during the war. Finally, we will explore the characteristics that shaped the group’s commitment
to the wartime scenario in Catalonia