Valencianism ( ) is a
political 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 ...
of
nationalist
Nationalism is an idea or movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the State (polity), state. As a movement, it presupposes the existence and tends to promote the interests of a particular nation,Anthony D. Smith, Smith, A ...
or
regionalist character whose objective is the defense of 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 ...
(also known as Valencian Country)
and its culture by the means of the establishment and strengthening of its own institutions.
Types of Valencianism include:
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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 ...
, a political movement that aims to the recovery of the identity, language, history and traditions of the Valencian Community (Former Kingdom of Valencia) characterised by strong
Anti-Catalanism
Anti-Catalan sentiment is the collective name given to various trends in Spain, France and Italy that expresses disdain, discrimination, or hatred for Catalonia, to Catalans, Catalan traditions, Catalan culture, Catalan nationalism, Catalan lang ...
.
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Valencian nationalism, a political movement that advocates to maintain and promote the recognition of the linguistic, cultural and political personality of the Valencian Country.
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Valencian regionalism, a cultural and political movement that aims to the recovery of the identity (language, history, traditions and other peculiarities) of the Region of Valencia.
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