Joan Boscà Foundation

The Fundación Joan Boscà (FJB) is a private foundation established in 2014 in Spain. It is named after the 16th-century Spanish poet Juan Boscán (Joan Boscà in Catalan), whose life and work are presented by the foundation as symbolizing the richness and diversity of Spanish culture. The foundation's stated purposes include disseminating and fostering the constitutional principles of equality among Spaniards, unity, and the political and social pluralism of the peoples of Spain; promoting initiatives aimed at unity in political and social diversity and personal, cultural, and economic exchange between Spain's regions and nationalities; and researching and analyzing issues related to the country's political and social cohesion. The foundation has received financial support from various large Spanish companies. Among its projects, it has supported Societat Civil Catalana (SCC), a Catalan civil society organization opposed to Catalan independence. According to Catalan Wikipedia, when the foundation decided to withdraw its support, SCC came close to having to liquidate. In 2020, the foundation promoted a manifesto calling for coexistence and against populism and the exacerbation of tensions among Spain's political class. The foundation's official website describes a project whose objective is to add the support of citizens, associations, foundations, and companies to a cause shared by millions of citizens throughout Spain. It publishes a "Manifesto for an Agreement on Coexistence and Economic and Social Relaunch." The foundation operates primarily in Spain and is headquartered in Barcelona.

The Fundación Joan Boscà was established in 2014 as a private foundation in Spain. It is named after Juan Boscán (Joan Boscà), a 16th-century poet born in Barcelona around 1487–1490 and died in 1542. Boscán served in the courts of Ferdinand the Catholic and Charles I from 1514 and was tutor to the Duke of Alba. In 1539 he left the court and settled in Barcelona, where he married Ana Girón de Rebolledo and his house became a literary salon. He is credited with introducing Italian metrics and versification into Castilian lyric poetry, blending Petrarchan imagery with the rougher imagery of Ausiàs March, and he translated Baldassare Castiglione's The Book of the Courtier into Spanish, published in 1534. The foundation presents his life and work as symbolizing the richness and diversity of Spanish culture. From its founding, the foundation has promoted the rule of law, Spanish unity, respect for the Spanish Constitution of 1978, and coexistence. It has received financial support from various large companies in Spain. Among its projects, it supported Societat Civil Catalana (SCC), a civil society organization opposed to Catalan independence. According to Catalan Wikipedia, when the foundation decided to withdraw its support, SCC came close to having to liquidate. In 2020, the foundation promoted a manifesto calling for coexistence and against populism and the exacerbation of tensions among Spain's political class. The foundation's official website describes its aims as adding the support of citizens, associations, foundations, and companies to a cause shared by millions of citizens throughout Spain, and it publishes a "Manifesto for an Agreement on Coexistence and Economic and Social Relaunch."

• 2020

  The foundation promoted a manifesto calling for coexistence and against populism and political tension.

• 2014

  Fundación Joan Boscà established as a private foundation in Spain.

A private foundation promoting Spanish constitutional unity, the rule of law, and coexistence, backed by large Spanish companies.

1. 1Joan Bosca | objetivo es sumar el apoyo de ciudadanos, asociaciones, fundaciones y empresas a una causa compartida por millones de ciudadanos de toda Españajoanbosca.org
2. 2Fundación Joan Boscàwikidata.org
3. 3Fundació Joan Boscàca.wikipedia.org