Cantonalism

Cantonalism, mainly prevalent in the late 19th century and early 20th century Spain, is a political option which aims to divide the state into highly autonomous cantons.

It advocates

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Spain

In Spain there have been two eras when cantonalism has come to the forefront.

First period

The first of these events took place during the

who worked to defeat the cantonal movement.

Second period

The second period when this phenomenon took place, despite not being in an ideological manner as above, corresponds to the end of the

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See also

• Decentralization
• Federalism
• Federal republicanism
• Anarchism
• Partido Cantonal
   – Spanish political partyPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback

References

• Digital copy of El Cantón Extremeño. (in Spanish)

External links

• Cartagena-Cantón-1873, a group making a historical reenactment of the canton of Cartagena.