Die Katalanen in Kuba: Sprache und Kultur im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert

Abstract

The article deals with a little-known chapter in the history of the Catalan language and culture: its presence outside the Catalan Countries, especially in Cuba. The political tendencies and the emergence of Catalanism are reflected in the founding and organization of a Centre Català (Catalan Center) and a Societat de Beneficiència de Naturals de Catalunya(Charity Society for Catalans). The struggles for the preservation and promotion of the Catalan language in the Catalan-speaking community indicate a growing awareness at the end of the 19th century, culminating in the 1920s, and show a parallel evolution to that of Catalonia in terms of linguistic debate.