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"I Am a Catalan" the name given to a short speech given by cellist and humanist Pau Casals in front of the General Assembly of the United Nations on the 24 October 1971. Casals was in front of the assembly to present the "Hymn of the United Nations" composed by himself and to receive the U.N. Peace Medal in recognition of his stance for peace, justice and freedom. In his acceptance speech, in English, he praised Catalonia and the Peace and Truce of God meetings, which he refers to as "the first parliament": After the speech Casals, 94 years old, performed one of his most popular songs "El Cant dels Ocells". The accuracy of his "first parliament" claim is disputed. Both Iceland and the Isle of Man have claimed to have its own parliaments before Catalonia. The speech had a major impact on Catalan society living under the Franco dictatorship and became a popular motto among Catalan nationalism that could have seen its identity and history recognized worldwide by one of its greatest citizens. Casals received the Gold Medal of the Generalitat of Catalonia in 1979, 6 years after his death. ==See also== *Peace and Truce of God 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「I Am a Catalan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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