Javier Barraycoa (born in Barcelona, 17 October 1963) is a philosopher and Spanish writer, associate professor of sociology at Abat Oliva CEU University in Barcelona.
[1][2] He has been secretary of the political party Comunión Tradicionalista Carlista in Catalonia[3] and collaborates with La Gaceta.
[6] However, Somatemps published in their blog a photograph of him being in a SCC meeting planning their political agenda while stating they gave the initial support to the entity.
[7] He has published books delegitimizing Catalan nationalism by portraying it as racial nationalism, emphasizing the racism of some Catalan nationalists of the 19th century.
[8][9] He denies that sardanas are Catalan, stating they were reinvented by andalusian-born Pep Ventura and that Catalan nationalism has hidden that fact.