«España»; y «Estado Español»; en el discurso político del nacionalismo gallego histórico (1886-1993)

Abstract

«Spain»; and «Spanish State»; in the Political Discourse of Historical Galician Nationalism (1886-1993). The political discourse frames of the historical Galician nationalism are analyzed resorting to some binary codes which articúlate the essence of the organicist concept of Galician nation. According to this concept, the nation is defined in terms of race, tongue, «Volkgeist»;, tradition, colonized economy, etc. Moreover, other factors underline that organicist idea of the nation: the ethnic perception of the relationship with Castilla, with the non-existent Spanish nation and with the contested Spanish state, together with a federalist political system. The period concerned in this article last from 1886 to 1993, but three momentous events have been emphasized in the analysis: the founding discourses appeared at the end of nineteenth-century; the nationalist movements whithin the II Republic and the Galician nationalism developed throughout the democratic transition and consolidation process.