Dmitry Ofitserov-Belskiy

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Catalonia on the March (Catalunya En Marche!)

It’s safe to assert that human memory is very short. When the latest crisis in Catalonia broke out, almost no one remembered about Galician nationalism, the long and painful history of the Basque struggle for national self-determination, or that every Spanish autonomous community has its own supporters of further autonomy, expansion, and separatism. The conflict between national self-determination and resistance to Castilian Spanish rule is quite complex. The Basque experience is also relevant in modern times, and Madrid relies on it in its combined policy of forceful suppression and the ability to put loyal politicians in power in Catalonia.

It is noteworthy that Catalan separatism does not evoke much sympathy or support in the nationalistically-oriented Basque Country or Galicia.…  Seguir leyendo »