Catalonia

Catalonia is one of the Kingdom of Spain's seventeen autonomous communities, the administrative divisions that represent the country's historical nationalities and regions. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida and Tarragona. Its capital city is Barcelona. The official languages are Spanish, Catalan and Aranese.

Catalonia in The War That Came Early
In early 1939, Spanish Republican forces, backed by French armoer, were able to launch an offensive from Catalonia and take the town of Vinaroz from the Nationalists, thus unifying Republican territory.