Catalonia

Catalonia or the Catalan Republic is a short-lived unrecognized state who declared independence from Spain after the 2017 Catalan independence referendum.
==History==
===Roman and Greek Period===
Catalonia had its glorious time too. The first Catalan colony was founded by Greeks, it was called Emporion, nowadays Emporion is still there, as Empúries, a town in North Catalonia. Romans arrived there and occupied Emporion, and founded cities as Tarraco (Tarragona) or Barcino (Barcelona). Don't say its wrong, because Tarraco was the city, and Tarraconensis the province.
===Moor, French and Reconquista Period===
Catalonia was one of the last zones of Moors to occupy, and Moors went away quickly, because french arrived and established the Hispanic Mark. Catalonia gained independence from France via war, and married with Aragon. Then Crown of Aragon (The Union) joined Reconquista and bought conquered Valencia and Balearic Islands, and Murcia too, but Castile bp Murcia quickly. 
===1500-1700 Period===
Aragon unified with Castile at 1516, as another territory, but with its own military and government. Aragon started to expand trough Mediterranean sea, and arrived to Athens, there it established a puppet state, As Naples. Naples and Athens gained independence. After that, Aragon collapsed and joined the new Castile, or Spain. At 1700 the Spanish king died, so the War of The Spanish Succession started. Ex-Aragon zone supported Archduke of Austria and Ex-Castile zone supported Bourbon dynasty. At 1714, Principality of Catalonia gained independence, but lasted only 3 months, after the siege of Barcelona defeated Catalonia.
===Napoleonic Wars===
Between 1714 and 1800 Catalonia suffered a lot of consequences losing all its rights. Napoleon invaded Spain and Catalonia but french lost. Catalans wanted to be part of France. Catalonia was poorer now.
===First Republic - Second Republic Period===
Catalans were more happy with republics, and Catalonia was richer than ever. Second Republic for Catalonia was the best period of history for them, but happiness would end when Franco arrived with the Spanish Civil War. Catalonia fought for the Republicans, and majority there (including nowadays) were (and are) communists.
===Franco Dictatorship Period===
Catalonia, for one more time, lost all its rights, and culture and language were prohibited. Catalonia was poor, and a lot of Catalans were killed in this period by Franco forces, while Franco said that the killers were red communists, and they don't. All communist politicians in Spain exiled to France and USSR after the Spanish Civil war. On Redemocratization period, all that changed. On November 1975, Franco died by Natural death.
===Redemocratization Period===
Between 1978 and 1981, Catalan independentists and communists increased, and Catalan communist families from other countries went back to Catalonia. 
===Nowadays===
Catalans are divided in Independentists (As 52% of population in Catalonia approx.) and Unionists (48% aprox.). The independentists and unionists are divided too.
- Independentists: Communists (they are most there), Democratics and Totally Capitalists.
- Unionists: Fascists, Right Capitalists (PP voters), Left-Handed (PSC or Socialist (Fake) Catalan Party) and Centre Capitalists (Ciutadans/Ciudadanos voters).
==Future==
===SercatMapper===
It gains independence, and later forms the Catalan countries, that includes Catalonia, Rousillon, Andorra, Alguer (Sardinia), El Carxe and Balearic Islands.
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