Iberism
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Iberism (Aragonese, Basque, Galician, Portuguese and Spanish: Iberismo; Asturian: Iberismu; Catalan and Occitan: Iberisme), also known as pan-Iberism or Iberian federalism, is the pan-nationalist ideology supporting a unification of all the territories of the Iberian Peninsula. It mostly encompasses Andorra, Portugal and Spain, but may also include: Gibraltar and territories of France such as Northern Catalonia or the French Basque Country.[citation needed]
Background and precursors
Portugal and Spain share a common history to some degree.
, all spoken in the Iberian peninsula.The
The identities of both modern Spain and Portugal developed during the experience of the
As a result of the disappearance of
In 1581, Philip became Philip I of Portugal, joining both crowns into the most extended empire in history up to that time. The Spanish Habsburgs (
In 1801, the Portuguese city of Olivença was occupied by Spain and passed to Spanish sovereignty as Olivenza. Portugal has never made a formal claim to the territory after the Treaty of Vienna decided that Spain should terminate its occupation of the city, which Spain ignored nor has it acknowledged the Spanish sovereignty over Olivenza. There is no common definition of the border in the area.
It was
In the later Revolutionary Sexennium, the movement reached its apogee; General Prim was also in favour of uniting the two countries. After his murder, the First Spanish Republic (1873–1874) seemed the right moment for the union given its federalism.[citation needed]
In the point of view of the 19th century conservative restorations in Spain and Portugal, the "iberisms" played the role of agents of social change with republican and revolutionary stances, thus threatening the stability of the peninsular nations.[1]
In the 20th century, Iberism melted into the ideologies of some leftist currents such as the
The nationalistic dictatorships of Portugal and Francoist Spain shared many political similarities and some degree of mutual support but both countries were said to live "back to back".[citation needed]
Currently no party represented in either country's parliament has the goal of Iberism but both countries joined the European Economic Community in 1986 and their borders and those of all other countries signing the Schengen accord have been opened since then. The Spanish party Izquierda Republicana has defended 'Iberian Federalism' as political structure for the state.[2]
Large companies have opened shop in the neighbouring country,[
Support
A 2009 poll found 30.3% of Spanish respondents would support a federation and 39.9% of Portuguese respondents would support one.[7] The figures rose to 31 and 45 percent, respectively, in 2010.[7]
A poll conducted by the Spanish University of Salamanca in 2011 found that 39.8% of Spanish respondents and 46.1% of Portuguese respondents supported the creation of the federation between the two countries. 1741 people took part in the poll.[7]
Iberist personalities
- Basquephilosopher
- Juan Valera, Andalusian writer
- Emilio Castelar, president of the First Spanish Republic
- Joan Maragall, Catalan poet
- Sinibaldo de Mas. Catalan diplomat for the Spanish government
- Francisco Pi y Margall, president of the First Spanish Republic
- José Saramago, Portuguese Nobel Prize in Literature
- Alfonso Daniel Rodríguez Castelao, Galician nationalist
Mas i Sans proposed that the federal or confederate capital city of Iberia be established at Santarém, Ribatejo, Portugal, but the capital city of the
See also
- Iberian Union
- Federación Anarquista Ibérica – federation with the purpose of unifying Spanish and Portuguese anarchists in a pan-Iberian organization
- Reintegrationism – the unification or approximation of Portuguese and Galician which would separate from Castilian influence
- The Stone Raft – a book by Portuguese author José Saramago in which the Iberian Peninsula splits off the European continent and floats in the Atlantic Ocean
- Portuguese-Spanish relations
- Latin American integration – economic and political integration of Spain's and Portugal's former American colonies
Notes
- ISBN 978-84-9127-004-1. Archived from the original(PDF) on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ un modelo de estado basado en el federalismo iberista Archived 23 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Izquierda Republicana, 17 January 2012.
- ^ Prevén que 350 niños portugueses nazcan cada año en Badajoz, Hoy, 6 March 2006.
- ^ Badajoz realizou 15 partos de grávidas alentejanas num mês Archived 21 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Diário de Notícias, 12 July 2006.
- ^ "Arquivo.pt". Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Sol". Archived from the original on 6 January 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2006.
- ^ a b c Internacional (25 June 2016). "El 40% de los españoles a favor de la creación de una federación entre España y Portugal". 20minutos.es. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
References
- Rocamora, Jose Antonio. El nacionalismo ibérico: 1732–1936. Publicaciones Universidad de Valladolid.
- Cabero Diéguez, Valentín. Iberismo y cooperación: pasado y futuro de la península ibérica. Publicaciones universidad de Salamanca.
- The corresponding article in the Spanish Wikipedia, Retrieved on 30 September 2006.