The State of Autonomies in Spain. Historical Roots of a Current Problem

Abstract

During the last few months, ever years, in Spain, we have witnessed the worsening of the problem of Catalan nationalism and its claim to independence. Beyond the particularities of the Catalan issue, this question involves a broader need to restructuring a State capable of accommodating all regions in our country. This essay aims to look at the past and analyze how the Spanish Second Republic – a Democratic reference in current Spanish society – tried to rearticulate Spain’s regional and cultural diversity in such a tumultuous decade as that of the 1930s.

Keywords

• spain
• integral estate
• nationalism
• republic
• autonomous regions