Catalonia has three official languages: Catalan, the national language; Spanish, the official language in Spain; and Occitan, known as Aranese in Aran, which is the national language of this territory and is also official throughout Catalonia. Catalan Sign Language is also officially recognized. For the first time, Barcelona will host the headquarters of the two academies of Catalonia, Catalan and Occitan. The president of the Institut d'Estudis Aranesi - Aranese Academy of the Occitan Language, Jèp de Montoya (Les, 1959), celebrates the opening of a delegation that houses the Institut d'Estudis Catalans.