After Franco died, Spain entered into a phase of transition towards democracy. All democratic groups were forced to face the Catalan, Basque and Galician question. On 11 September 1977, more than one million people marched in the streets of Barcelona (Catalonia) demanding ""llibertat, amnistia i estatut d'autonomia"", "liberty, amnesty and Statute of Autonomy", creating the biggest demonstration in post-war Europe. A decree-law was passed that allowed for the creation of "pre-autonomías", "pre-autonomies" or provisional regional governments for all regions, the "historical nationalities" included. Catalonia was the first to be so constituted, and it again revived the Generalitat. The Basque Country quickly followed suit.