page_title: Luis de Llauder y Dalmases
section_title: Catalan Jefe
hierarchical_section_title: Luis de Llauder y Dalmases / Catalan Jefe
caption_attribution_description: English: de Cerrralbo
context_page_description: Luis Gonzaga María Antonio Carlos Ramón Miguel de Llauder y de Dalmases, de Freixas, de Bufalá y de Camín, 1st marquis of Valldeix was a Spanish Catholic publisher and a Carlist politician. He is known as leader of Catalan Carlism of the late nineteenth century. He is also recognized as founder and the moving spirit behind Barcelona-based Catholic media initiatives, especially a publishing house, a daily Correo Catalán, and a weekly La Hormiga de Oro.
context_section_description: The new party leader de Cerralbo pursued his own vision of Carlism, focused on organizational build-up. Its initial embodiment were structures officially created to co-ordinate Carlist celebrations of the so-called Conversión de Recaredo; in 1889 Llauder was nominated Catalan representative in Junta Central and head of Catalan Junta Regional. Though the nomination was protested by those who remembered his anti-belligerent stand in the 1870s and those who resented his alliance with the Integros in the 1880s, in 1890 Llauder was confirmed as President of new official Junta Regional Carlista.
  In Catalonia Llauder presided over transformation of Carlism from a loose movement into a modern and efficient party. In line with Cerralbo's strategy he worked towards setting local structures, encouraging new juntas whenever possible. He proved very efficient: in 1892 Catalonia boasted 43 circulos out of 102 existing in Spain; in 1896 the number grew to 100 out of 298, with Barcelona province leading the way with 46 circulos. According to Llauder himself, along Navarre the countryside of muntanya catalana turned the very heartland of Spanish Carlism. First Juventud section, a new juvenile branch, was created in Barcelona in 1894.
  Though in general he remained antiparliamentarian and considered elections a secondary issue, sort of front cover-up for Liberal backstage rule, he engaged in Carlist electoral effort, resumed by de Cerralbo for the first time in the 1891 campaign. When acknowledging rather poor results at the pools in 1891 (2 MPs), 1896 (2) and 1898 (2), let alone the disastrous 1893 campaign (no mandate), he noted it would have been absurd to conclude that Carlism enjoyed so limited support, blaming fraud for the poor showing. Himself he stood in his old constituency of Berga and was successful in 1891, but lost in 1893. In 1896 he successfully ran for Senate from Girona, but on the claimant's order he refused to take oath and signed Manifiesto de las minorias carlistas; by some sources he is not listed as a senator.
  During his 14-year leadership of Catalan Carlism Llauder emerged as one of key party heavyweights of the late 19th century. He is considered principal agent of carlismo nuevo in the region; Catalonia was the first stage of innovative Cerralbo's tours across the country and Llauder worked hand-in-hand with jefe delegado to implement new peaceful strategy and defuse conspiracy which aimed at renewing violence. He hugely contributed to smooth recovery of Catalan Carlism from the Nocedalista crisis; though Llauder had to cope with internal conflict; he played vital role in party consolidation of the 1890. His 1897 contribution to Acta de Loredan became last Llauder's major public engagement; starting 1898 due to rapidly deteriorating health he was spending long periods in the spa of Cardó and his regional leadership became largely theoretical. In 1898 the claimant declared him marqués de Vallteix. No scholar mentions Llauder discussing Carlist 1900 revolts in Catalonia, which suggests that shortly before death - still official jefe - he already played no major role in politics.
caption: marques de Cerralbo
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