A democratic and confederal form of pan-Latinism arose through the influence of Occitan French figure Frédéric Mistral who advocated regional autonomy for Occitania in France, also advocated pan-Latinism after contacting Catalans who supported autonomy of Catalonia alongside Latin unity.[11] Mistral influenced Jean Charles-Brun, whom had impressed Mistral Le Regionalisme.[12] Charles-Brun advocated an international Latinism and the creation of a democratic confederation latine ("Latin Confederation") while rejecting Latin imperialist proposals of a "Latin Empire".[13]