After what seemed to be a period of hope and rapid growth, the Spanish Civil War and Francisco Franco's regime forced many Catalan intellectuals into exile, as many of them faced persecution and the use of Catalan in the media became frowned upon.
The Spanish Civil War and Francisco Franco's regime forced many Catalan intellectuals into exile. This was after what seemed to be a period of hope and rapid growth. Many of them faced. Persecution became frowned upon. The use of Catalan in the media became frowned upon.