Pétainism and corporatism in the French community of Barcelone (June 1940 – November 1942)

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Corporate democracy, Pétainism, French community of Barcelona, resisters,

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The article explains the most outstanding events of the French community of Barcelona from the beginning of the Second World War and the invasion of the south of France by the Nazis in November 1942. During this period, the community sided wholeheartedly with the new Vichy regime after the shock of disbandment in 1940. Its goal was to contribute to the regeneration of France from abroad. To achieve it, elections were called. A new generation took over the leadership of the community and applied solutions inspired by corporatism and conservatism. It promoted, among other things, a natalist policy, through the creation of a social system in which financial solidarity supported natality (Providence community). The community grew and its hard core strengthened. Alongside this, the community experienced Pétain’s mythical double game. Different types of resistance were identified: those who gave support to Vichy, convinced that the regime was planning revenge against Germany, and those who were outwardly loyal to Vichy, but did not really believe in it, and made contact with De Gaulle. Nevertheless, the acts of resistance, whatever their form, were rarely coordinated. This enables us to conclude thatthe French community of Barcelona was made up of Vichy resisters with diverse opinions.

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Horn, G. (2024). Pétainism and corporatism in the French community of Barcelone (June 1940 – November 1942). Butlletí De La Societat Catalana d’Estudis Històrics, (35), 79–123. Retrieved from https://revistes.iec.cat/index.php/BSCEH/article/view/154378

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