 Following the disagreements that took place among Catalan politicians, intellectuals and, most prominently, the working class of Barcelona (after the "disaster" of 1898 and the Rif War, especially after what has come to be known as "Semana Tràgica" or Tragic Week in 1909), a segment of the population wished to disengage from Spain.The Catalan nationalist tradition in the 19th century had relied on protectionist views held by both the bourgeoisie and the working classes.On the other hand, an anti-liberal and reactionary Carlism that reclaimed its ancient rights and privileges still existed in the countryside and helped give birth, through Vigatanisme, to the emerging right-wing Catalanism.