Comités Abertos de Estudantes (CAE, ''Students Open Committees'' in English) was a

Galician nationalist Galician nationalism is a form of nationalism found mostly in Galicia, which asserts that Galicians are a nation and that promotes the cultural unity of Galicians. The political movement referred to as modern Galician nationalism was born at t ...

and left-wing

student union A students' union, also known by many other names, is a student organization present in many colleges, universities, and high schools. In higher education, the students' union is often accorded its own building on the campus, dedicated to social ...

, formed by high school, ''bachillerato'' and ''professional formation'' students. On May 10, 2008, CAE dissolved itself to form, along with the Comités Abertos de Faculdade (CAF), a new student union,

Comités Comités (''Committees'' in English language) is a student organization of Galiza. Formed from the union of the CAF-CAF (Comités Abertos de Facultade, ''Open College Committees'' in English) and the CAE (Comités Abertos de Estudantes, ''Open Stu ...

. The organization was founded in 1990 as an extension to the middle school of the CAF project, coinciding with the elections to the Galician School Board.

References

* Beramendi, X.G. (2007): ''De provincia a nación. Historia do galeguismo político''. Xerais,

Vigo Vigo ( , , , ) is a city and municipality in the province of Pontevedra, within the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. Located in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, it sits on the southern shore of an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, the ...

* Various authors (2002). ''25 anos da UMG (1977-2002): A paixón por transformar''. Edicións Terra e Tempo,

Santiago de Compostela Santiago de Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, in northwestern Spain. The city has its origin in the shrine of Saint James the Great, now the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, as the destination of the Way of S ...

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