▁in ▁Madrid , ▁from ▁the ▁bal con y ▁of ▁the ▁Palace ▁of ▁the ▁General itat ▁( then ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁Provin cial ▁De putation ▁of ▁Barcelona ), ▁announced ▁the ▁" C atal an ▁Republic , ▁expecting ▁that ▁the ▁other ▁pe op les ▁of ▁Spain ▁const itute ▁themselves ▁as ▁republic s , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁I ber ian ▁Confeder ation ". ▁Ma ci à ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁its ▁acting ▁president . ▁Three ▁days ▁later , ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Spanish ▁Republic , ▁sent ▁three ▁minister s ▁( Fern ando ▁de ▁los ▁R íos , ▁L lu ís ▁Nicol au ▁d ' O l wer ▁and ▁Marcel · l í ▁Dom ingo ) ▁to ▁Barcelona ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁with ▁Ma ci à ▁and ▁the ▁Catal an ▁government . ▁Ma ci à ▁reached ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁minister s , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Catal an ▁Republic ▁was ▁renamed ▁General itat ▁of ▁Catal onia , ▁becoming ▁an ▁autonom ous ▁government ▁inside ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Republic . ▁Ma ci à ▁was ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁General itat ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁Catal an ▁parliament ary ▁election , ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁ ▁Death ▁Ma ci à ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁in ▁Barcelona . ▁His ▁fun eral ▁caused ▁a ▁massive ▁demonstr ation ▁of ▁gr ief . ▁His ▁remains ▁rest ▁in ▁the ▁Pla ça ▁de ▁la ▁Fe , ▁the ▁Mont ju ï c ▁C emetery , ▁in