Blas Infante Pérez de Vargas (5 July 1885 – 11 August 1936) was a Spanish Andalusist politician, Georgist, writer, historian and musicologist, known as the father of

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''(Padre de la Patria Andaluza)''. Infante was a Georgist idealist who initiated an assembly at

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in 1913. This assembly adopted a charter based on the autonomist ''Constitución Federal de Antequera'' written in 1883 during the

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. It also embraced the current flag and

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as "

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s", designed by Infante himself based on various historic Andalusian standards. Junta de Andalucía: ''Symbols of Andalusia'

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, the ''Andalucismo'' was represented by the ''Junta Liberalista'', a federalist political party led by Infante. Infante was among numerous political figures who were summarily executed by

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's forces when they took over Seville at the beginning of the

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. As both a regional autonomist and a kind of libertarian socialist, he twice "merited" inclusion on their liquidation list. His last residence in

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now hosts the ''Museum of Andalusian Autonomy''.

Published works

* *''La Obra de Costa'' (1916) *''La Sociedad de Naciones'' (with J. Andrés Vázquez, 1917) * *''Motamid, último rey de Sevilla'' (1920) *''Cuentos de Animales'' (1921) *''Los Mandamientos de Dios a favor de los animales'' (1921) *''La Dictadura pedagógica'' (1921) *''Reelección Fundamental – Primer Volumen – La Religión y la Moral'' (1921) *''Orígenes de lo flamenco y secreto del cante jondo'' (1929–31) *''La verdad sobre el complot de Tablada y el Estado libre de Andalucía'' (1931) *''Cartas Andalucistas de Septiembre de 1935'' (1935) *''Manifiesto a todos los andaluces'' (1936)

Unpublished works

*''Fundamentos de Andalucía – 1ª serie de Cartas Andalucistas'' (unpublished, 1929) *''El Libro Nuevo'' (unpublished) *''Almanzor'' (unpublished)

In popular culture

The 2003 film '' Una pasión singular'' by Antonio Gonzalo features the life of Blas Infante.

Notes

1885 births 1936 deaths Andalusian nationalists Spanish politicians Spanish male writers Georgist politicians People from the Province of Málaga People executed by Francoist Spain Executed Spanish people National anthem writers {{Andalusia-politician-stub