The Centros Andaluces ("Andalusian Centers") were cultural associations that existed throughout

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and in other places in

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and abroad, dedicated to the creation and promotion of congresses, conferences, publications, expositions, library service, festivals, and in general, all activities related to

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(

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: ''Andalucismo''). The first Centro Andaluz was inaugurated October 22, 1916 in

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, with a speech by

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. All of the centers in Spain were closed at the beginning of the dictatorship of

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in 1923, but some remained open abroad. The Centros Andaluces published the magazines ''

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'' and '' Andalucistas'', among others.

References

* Augustín Luis Robledo
Una mirada casi herética al andalucismo histórico
''Estudios Regionales'', Number 27 (1990), pp. 137-154. History of Andalusia Andalusian nationalist organisations 1916 establishments in Spain

See also

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