Valencian nationalism (; ) or Valencianism () is a

political movement A political movement is a collective attempt by a group of people to change government policy or social values. Political movements are usually in opposition to an element of the status quo, and are often associated with a certain ideology. Some t ...

in the

Valencian Community The Valencian Community is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid wit ...

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

. It advocates the promotion and recognition of the

Valencian language Valencian () or the Valencian language () is the official, historical and traditional name used in the Valencian Community to refer to the Romance language also known as Catalan language, Catalan, 'hour'. However (although regarded as non ...

, culture and the political sovereignty of the

. As an

ideology An ideology is a set of beliefs or values attributed to a person or group of persons, especially those held for reasons that are not purely about belief in certain knowledge, in which "practical elements are as prominent as theoretical ones". Form ...

, it has had varying levels of social and political influence since the nineteenth century, contributing to the consolidation of self-government in the

as a political entity tracing its origins to the Ancient

Kingdom of Valencia The Kingdom of Valencia (; ; ), located in the eastern shore of the Iberian Peninsula, was one of the component realms of the Crown of Aragon. The Kingdom of Valencia was formally created in 1238 when the Moorish taifa of Valencia was taken in ...

.El valencianisme polític del segle XX i el País Valencià del segle XXI, Vicent Flor i Moreno a Sometimes Catalan-nationalist groups are also included under the name of ''Valencian nationalism,'' as some Valencian nationalists see the

Land of Valencia Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of Earth not submerged by the ocean or another body of water. It makes up 29.2% of Earth's surface and includes all continents and islands. Earth's land surface ...

as part of the Catalan nation. Historically, Valencianism originates in the 19th century as a cultural movement during the

Renaixença The ''Renaixença'' (; also written ''Renaixensa'' before spelling standardisation), or Catalan Renaissance, was a romantic revivalist movement in Catalan language and culture through the mid 19th century, akin to the Galician '' Rexurdimento ...

, a period of time where intellectuals tried to recover the culture status for the

after centuries of

diglossia In linguistics, diglossia ( , ) is where two dialects or languages are used (in fairly strict compartmentalization) by a single language community. In addition to the community's everyday or vernacular language variety (labeled "L" or "low" v ...

and the suppression of the

under Bourbon absolutism with initiatives like the Floral Games held by

Lo Rat Penat Lo Rat Penat (in English ''the bat'') is a cultural society of the Valencian Community created in 1878 for the teaching, diffusion and preservation of the Valencian language and culture. Its headquarters are located in the city centre of Valencia ...

. Scissions from this association would be the first political organisations of the Valencianism, appeared at the beginning of the 20th century. The symbolical birthdate of Valencianism is considered to be 1902, when Faustí Barberà reads '' De regionalisme i valentinicultura''. One of the first milestones for Valencianism would be the Declaració Valencianista made in 1918, although it was not until the

Second Spanish Republic The Spanish Republic (), commonly known as the Second Spanish Republic (), was the form of democratic government in Spain from 1931 to 1939. The Republic was proclaimed on 14 April 1931 after the deposition of Alfonso XIII, King Alfonso XIII. ...

that Valencianism would achieve certain political influence and a climate prone to achieve a Statute of Autonomy. With the creation of

Francoist Spain Francoist Spain (), also known as the Francoist dictatorship (), or Nationalist Spain () was the period of Spanish history between 1936 and 1975, when Francisco Franco ruled Spain after the Spanish Civil War with the title . After his death i ...

, the Valencianist tradition was repressed and Valencian regionalism was dissolved and instrumentalised in Spain. In the 1960s Joan Fuster i Ortells emerged as a referent of a modern Valencianism, the Fusterianism that broke with the discourse of the regionalism allowed by the state. The importance given by the Fusteranists to the cultural and linguistic unity of the ''

Catalan Countries The Catalan Countries (, ) refers to the territories where the Catalan language is spoken. They include the Spanish regions of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, Valencian Community, and parts of Aragon ('' La Franja'') and Murcia ( Carche), as ...

'', concept that became central in his proposal, would explain the emergence of the

blaverism Blaverism (, ) is a Spanish nationalist and Valencian regionalist ideology in the Valencian Community (Spain) that emerged with the Spanish transition to democracy characterised by strong anti-Catalanism, born out of its opposition to Joan Fust ...

, an anti- Catalanist Valencian regionalism.

References

Bibliography

* * * * * * * * {{Ethnic nationalism Nationalism in Spain Valencian Community