Ethnoterritorial Concurrence and Imperfect Federalism in Spain

Abstract

A succinct review and interpretation of some of the main developments in Spain's modern history is carried out in the first section of this chapter. A reference is made to the upsurge of ethnoterritorial political movements which took place in Spain during the 1970s and which coincided with a challenge to the hypercentralist state enforced by General Franco's dictatorship. With the subsequent transition to democracy, the Spanish Constitution of 1978 adopted a quasi-federal structure more in line with the pluri-ethnic nature of Spanish society. ; Peer reviewed