Left Bloc for National Liberation ( ca, Bloc d'Esquerra d'Alliberament Nacional, BEAN) was a coalition and, later,
political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...
in
Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy.
Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...
and
Valencia
Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, Valencia and the Municipalities of Spain, third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is ...
,
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
. BEAN was an
independentist and socialist party, that defended a Socialist Federal Republic of the
Catalan Countries
The Catalan Countries ( ca, països catalans, , ) refers to those territories where the Catalan language is spoken. They include the Spanish regions of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, Valencian Community, Valencia, and parts of Aragon (''La F ...
.
History
Formed in 1979 as a coalition between the
Catalan Workers Bloc (BCT) and the
Socialist Party of National Liberation
The Socialist Party of National Liberation ( Catalan: ''Partit Socialista d'Alliberament Nacional'', PSAN) is an independentist and communist party active in Catalonia. The PSAN was created in 1968 following a split in the more leftist sector of ...
(PSAN), along with some independents, like
Lluís Maria Xirinacs
Lluís Maria Xirinacs i Damians (; 6 August 1932 – 11 August 2007) was a Spanish politician, writer, catholic cleric and advocate for the independence of Catalonia.
Biography
He was born in Barcelona in 1932, and he became a priest when he w ...
. In the
local elections of that year the coalition gained 19 town councillors and 2 mayors (
Arbúcies
Arbúcies is a village in the province of Girona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality covers an area of with a population of 6481 in 2014.
History
Arbúcies was populated by the Iberians and later by the Romans. In t ...
and
Sant Pere de Ribes
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Sant Pere de Ribes is a town in the center of the Garraf comarca, in Barcelona province, Catalonia, Spain. The remains of a 12th-century castle once ruled by the troubadour Guillem de Ribes
Guillem de Ribes (''c''. 1140 – ''c''. 1220)J ...
). In the city of
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
the Bloc withdrew the candidacy, supporting the
PSUC
The Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia ( ca, Partit Socialista Unificat de Catalunya, PSUC) was a communist political party active in Catalonia between 1936 and 1997. It was the Catalan branch of the Communist Party of Spain and the only party n ...
and the
Socialists' Party of Catalonia
The Socialists' Party of Catalonia ( ca, Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya, PSC–PSOE official acronym) is a social-democratic political party in Catalonia, Spain, resulting from the merger of three parties: the Socialist Party of Catalonia ...
. In the
general elections of the same year the coalition obtained 46,962 votes for
Congreso de los Diputados
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It has 350 members elect ...
in
Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy.
Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...
(1.59%) and 9,620 votes (0.51%) in the
Valencian Country
The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid with ...
. For
Senate
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BEAN supported the successful independent candidacy of
Lluís Maria Xirinacs
Lluís Maria Xirinacs i Damians (; 6 August 1932 – 11 August 2007) was a Spanish politician, writer, catholic cleric and advocate for the independence of Catalonia.
Biography
He was born in Barcelona in 1932, and he became a priest when he w ...
in
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
.
In 1980, after the departure of
PSAN
The Socialist Party of National Liberation (Catalan language, Catalan: ''Partit Socialista d'Alliberament Nacional'', PSAN) is an Catalan independence, independentist and Communism, communist party active in Catalonia. The PSAN was created in 1968 ...
and
POUM
The Workers' Party of Marxist Unification ( es, Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista, POUM; ca, Partit Obrer d'Unificació Marxista) was a Spanish communist party formed during the Second Spanish Republic, Second Republic and mainly active a ...
, the coalition became a party. In the Catalan autonomic elections of that year BEAN only obtained 14,077 votes (0.52%), failing to gain any seat. The party disappeared in 1982, with many of its members joining either
Left Nationalists
Left Nationalists ( ca, Nacionalistes d'Esquerra; NE, NdE or Nd'E) was a Catalan socialist and independentist political organization founded in 1979 from historical militants of the Socialist Party of National Liberation (PSAN), National Front o ...
or the
Movement for Defence of the Land
The Movement for the Defence of the Land (Catalan: ''Moviment de Defensa de la Terra'', MDT) was the united front of the socialist independence organisations of the Catalan Countries; specifically the Socialist Party of National Liberation (PSAN), ...
.
Del BEAN, NE i la Crida a l'MDT i Terra Lliure (1978-1988). L'independentisme sociològic emergeix.
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References
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Defunct communist parties in Catalonia
Catalan independence movement
Political parties established in 1979
1979 establishments in Spain
Political parties disestablished in 1982
1982 disestablishments in Spain