Sagunt

The Republic of Sagunt (Saguntian: Republ·lica del Sagunt) is a republic located in the Levantian part of the Iberian peninsula. It's capital is La Montanya, it's largest city is Núcleu de Sagunt, and it's official language is Saguntian, which is a variation of Catalan.

## History

The area on which is now Sagunt was the place of an autonomous entity called the Edethians, who have been separated from the Romans in the city of Edeth, on which is now known as Nova Lleiria. They had a cathedral there in front of the village, on which was named Cathedrale Saguntum, also known as the Second Cathedral in Edethian Latin. The cathedral and the village were then invaded by the King of Aragon, and thus, he made a treaty between the Catalans and the Edethians, and named the city "Sagunt", where the cathedral stood.

Sagunt was one of the most loyal cities to the Crown of Aragon, and was the sole reason why the city progressed. When the Crown was then invaded by Spain, the town of Sagunt was then burnt into pieces, and the people who spoke Catalan in that area, were condemned to death.

For years, the Catalan people on Sagunt were overthrown by the Valencians and the Spanish people, which led to a protest happening in the city of La Montanya, on which was suppressed by the King of Spain, in 1883.

In 1900, he farmer Juan dels Solós, native from the mediterranean town of Canet, established the Government of Nova Catalunya on the city of Sagunt, to promote Catalan people in Valencian and Spanish territories to create their own country. It was well supported by nations of the First Micro Infestion, such as the governments of New Islandia, Wellsland and Esperanza. An exposition was made through the city of Valencia in June of that year. It was supposed to last a whole week, but as soon as the royal government of Spain knew about the exposition on a Thursday, it had been overthrown, which led to a war in the town of Rafelbunyol.

With the support of the Catalans living on the Levantine territory and the city of Sagunt being partially destroyed, Nova Catalunya had it's first declaration of independence after 3 years, in 1904, and it was signed by it's first president, Fernand del Uixó-Alfons.

At the end of the Spanish Civil War, Nova Catalunya, along with other micronations, which supported the Republican government, had lost part of it's territory, including the northern part of the city of Valencia (which was once called El Benicalap de Nova Catalunya, or just Benicalap) and surrounding cities. The Falange had plans to invade the entire part, but then the plans were stolen and burnt apart by local Saguntian people.

The Treaty of Gilet (now a suburb of the city of La Montanya) was signed by Franco and the last president of Nova Catalunya, Montufar de Berenguer. Since then, a new constitution appeared, which had been renaming the country to Sagunt.

## Culture

Sagunt's national sport is Futsal, which is been practiced in national high schools around the country. Some national high schools have been doing a match of Futsal as it's last exam in Educacións Fisiques (Physical Educations)

Some of Sagunt's typical dishes are the Xadeguet, which is a type of soup with cow's meat and bread, mostly with lettuce, rice or plantains, and the Almireix, which is potato stew with mozarabic spices.

Some say that Sagunt's national patron saint is Sant Blai del Lledetí, which is revered every April on Nucleu de Sagunt.

## Economy

Sagunt's national dollar is the Saguntin, which is equivalent to 0.6 American dollars.

## Provinces

Sagunt is divided into 11 provinces, replacing the original 6 provinces since the 1954 constitution.

## Symbols

Sagunt's national animal is the bat, which can be seen on mountains at the Serra Calderona. Although it's official name in Catalan is "ratpenat" In the Saguntian dialect is known as "Muixara",. This possibly was the inspiration for the Valencian word "muixeranga"

The Muixara appears in the Saguntian flag, which is a senyera with three red bars and a red vertical bend, on which the Muixara is painted in white.

Sagunt's national anthem is Cant dels Saguntins.

## Telecommunications

Sagunt's national television station is the Televisió de Sagunt, although other independent stations exist, such as the Canal Sept.