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120 of 182. 'The Spanish dictator General Franco considered the Catalan desire for independence and their national pride to be arrogant and insolent. Speaking Catalan was forbidden as was the sardana. This is the reason why the sardana is considered by the people of Catalonia to be a powerful symbol of national unity and identity.'