What is it about?
This article is a study of the national holiday of 12 October, one of the most long-lasting and least transitory of the symbolic components of Spanish nationalism.
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Why is it important?
We analysed the changing ways in which this anniversary was celebrated in the course of the twentieth century, in rituals and language. So, the article highlights both the different imaginaries that were evoked and the roles played by particular actors and institutions in different stages of the construction of the national state and the definition of the regional and local identities of which it is composed.
Perspectives
Adaptable to regimes and political challenges, 12 of October celebration melds together the inheritance of liberalism, the national-Catholic tradition and ‘regionalized nationalism’, key elements in Spanish political history in the twentieth century. We could think about it because studies on Spanish nationalism have gained special prominence in the relevant historiography in the years since the beginning of this century.
Marcela García Sebastiani
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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This page is a summary of: Celebrating the Nation: 12 October, from ‘Day of the Race’ to Spanish National Day, Journal of Contemporary History, July 2016, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0022009415615769.
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