in 1931 the second spanish republic was proclaimed, but the lack of a strong leader and mature separatist party extinguished the aspirations to independence embodied in this text. therefore, the constitution never came into effect, and instead the catalan authorities presented the draft statute of catalonia of 1932 to the spanish government. this statute (regional constitution), however, was also rejected, and finally the governments of spain and catalonia approved the statute of catalonia of 1932.