Enric Garriga i Trullols, Spanish Catalan independentist and defender of Occitan Nation, died he was 85.

Enric Garriga i Trullols was a Spanish Catalan independentist and activist for the Occitan Nation.^[1] Trullols served as the founder and president of several Catalan organizations, including the Cercle d'Agermanament Occitano-Català (CAOC) and the Institut de Projecció Exterior de la Cultura Catalana (IPECC).^[1]

^{(May 31, 1926 – November 17, 2011)} 

 

Trullols began his career as a chemical engineer.^[1] He participated in the Congreso de Cultura Catalana from 1975 to 1977.^[1] Trullols became further involved with the Catalan independence movement when he joined the Socialists' Party of Catalonia in preparation for the 1977 elections.^[1]
In the mid-1970s, Trullois co-founded the Institut de Projecció Exterior de la Cultura Catalana (IPECC), and later served as the institute's president until his death in 2011.^[1] Under Trullois, the IPECC spearheaded the construction of monuments to Catalan national heroes around the world, including Belgium, Germany and Argentina.^[1] In 1977, Trullois founded the Cercle d'Agermanament Occitano-Català (CAOC), which promoted relations between Catalan and Occitan cultural institutions and activists.^[1] He also promoted the preservation and use of the Aranese dialect in Val d'Aran, Catalonia, and southern France.^[1]
Enric Garriga i Trullols died in Barcelona on November 17, 2011, at the age of 85.^[1]


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