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Castilian nationalism or "Castilianism" ( es, castellanismo, links=no) is a fringe
political Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that stud ...
movement that advocates for the national recognition of Castile, and in some cases, its
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from
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History

The 19th century saw the development of what historian terms as a Castilian "regio-nationalism", fostered by a sense of grievance against
Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the nort ...
among the Conservative milieus (supportive of the
protectionist Protectionism, sometimes referred to as trade protectionism, is the economic policy of restricting imports from other countries through methods such as tariffs on imported goods, import quotas, and a variety of other government regulations. ...
interests of the flour-making Bourgeoisie) who pitted themselves against central power in the wake of the 1843 freetrading policies brought forward by
Espartero Baldomero Fernández-Espartero y Álvarez de Toro (27 February 17938 January 1879) was a Spanish marshal and statesman. He served as the Regent of the Realm, three times as Prime Minister and briefly as President of the Congress of Deputies. ...
. During the Second Republic, Castilian nationalist postulates were fringe, adopting a merely "mimetic and defensive" role that tended to fade towards otherwise strongly anti-Catalanist regionalist stances, just as it had been previously the case with the messages of Burgos (1918) and Segovia (1919). A new sovereignist and
internationalist Internationalist may refer to: * Internationalism (politics), a movement to increase cooperation across national borders * Liberal internationalism, a doctrine in international relations * Internationalist/Defencist Schism, socialists opposed to ...
leftist iteration of Castilianism, characterised by the most radical rejection of the identification of 'Castile' with 'Spain' (referred to as ''Spanish State'' among its followers), emerged after the creation of
Castilian Popular Unity Castilian Popular Unity ( es, Unidad Popular Castellana, UPC) was a leftist nationalist political party active in the Spanish autonomous community of Castile and Leon. It defended the national recognition of Castile and its independence. Histo ...
(UPC) in 1983, and, most notably, Castilian Left (IzCa) in 2000.


See also

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Castilian people Castilians (Spanish: ''castellanos'') are those people who live in certain former areas of the historical Kingdom of Castile, but the region's exact limits are disputed. A broader definition is to consider as Castilians the population belonging ...


References

;Notes ;Bibliography * * * {{Ethnic nationalism Nationalism in Spain