of La Franja goes hand in hand with the Catalan nationalist political movement, which considers this part of Aragon (and even all other Catalan-speaking territories) to be part of the Catalan nation, because of its language. This new interpretation as part of the political connotation ascribed to the Catalan Countries emerged throughout the 20th Century—and especially after the 1960s—encouraged in the main part by the Valencian Joan Fuster. Pan-Catalanism demands the creation of a nation-state for the Catalan Countries in which the cultural unity is based on the Catalan linguistic community. In the Franja itself, there has never been a political movement promoting union with Catalonia or separation from Aragon. On the other hand, Catalan political parties do not participate in municipal or regional elections in the area. Socioeconomic sense The socioeconomic meaning of the Franja relates to the economic region surrounding the Catalan city of Lleida, which encompasses Catalan-speaking Huescan and Zaragozan municipalities and excludes those in the region of Teruel and includes Spanish-speaking municipalities such as Alcolea de Cinca, Binéfar, Monzón, etc... The area of influence of Lleida is especially reflected in editions of the local Lleida press for example La Mañana-Franja de Ponent and also of Aragon as shown by the digital publication Franja Digital. See also Ilercavonia Lower Aragon Roman Catholic Diocese of Lleida References External links Ecclesiastic meaning The ecclesiastical heritage in La Franja, special issue of "El Periódico de Aragón" The ecclesiastical heritage in La Franja, Observatory of the Spanish Historical Heritage Image gallery and map with the dioceses borders Cultural meaning ASCUMA Associació Cultural del Matarranya. Promotes Catalan language and culture in Matarraña. CERIb Centro de Estudios Ribagorzanos. Studies and promotes Catalan language in Ribagorza. Institut d'Estudis del Baix Cinca Promotes Catalan culture in La Franja. Catalan in Aragon - News and resources about Catalan in La Franja Map of Language distribution in Aragon, by Francho Nagore The Western Strip Cultural Institution. Promotes Catalan culture in La Franja. Acció Cultural del País Valencià - Its "Casal Jaume I" promotes Catalan culture in Fraga. Delegations on Fraga and Castillonroy FACAO Federación de Asociaciones Culturales del Aragón Oriental. Analogously to blaverists in Valencia, they affirm that no Catalan is spoken in La Franja, but "Eastern Aragonese". Others Cinca river as frontier in History About the frontier changes between Aragon and Catalonia in la Franja''. Franja de Ponent, entry on the Great Catalan Encyclopedia Geography of