Published in New Approaches in the Research on the Crown of Aragon

Keywords: Diaries, Lo Rat Penat, Nicolau Primitiu, Proa, XXth Century.

This article aims to find, within the cultural and social context of the decade of the 30's, the ideal model of valencianist institution for the bibliòfil Nicolau Primitivo Gómez Serrano based on his diaries, specifically Dietari (1932- 1934) and Varia I (1934-1935), that coincide with his presidency in organizations such as Lo Rat Penat and Proa during the Second Spanish Republic, a period of Valencianist effervescence. The pages offer a new perspective, more personal and less “institutional” of the cultural history of the Valencian country, and more specifically, the events happened in the world of Valencianism and their institutions.