Francesc Macià, deputy for les Borges Blanques Historical milestone · les Borges Blanques, Garrigues, Lleida Image of les Borges Blanques, not of the place itself. Francesc Macià, future president of the Generalitat, was elected deputy for the district of les Borges Blanques in 1907 and from then on maintained a close link with the comarca. The villa devotes to him the Espai Macià cultural centre. 1907 Photo: ESM (CC BY-SA 3.0) What to see and do in les Borges Blanques