Lluis Companys, President of the Gereralitat de Catalunya crossed the frontier at the Coll de Lli in January 1939. Exiled in France, he was handed over to the Francists by the Gestapo and executed in the prison of Montjuïcin Barcelona on the 15th October 1940. Today, 18th October, as every year many people from Catalunya North and South gathered at his monument at the Coll de Manrella to pay hommage. It was really cold with the Tramuntana blowing but the speeches were passionate and a hearty meal awaited us at a nearby restaurant.
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