Spanish State: Facts, Discussion Forum, and Encyclopedia Article

All Topics

Spanish State

	Email		Print
	Bookmark		Link

	Spanish State
	Home Discussion
	Topics Spanish State Topic Home The Spanish StateState Overview A state is a set of institutions that possess the authority to make the rules that govern the people in one or more societie... (Estado Español) was the formal name given to SpainSpain Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a European parliamentary monarchy.... from 1939 to 1978 by the régime of Francisco FrancoSpain under Franco The Spanish Civil War officially ended on 1 April 1939, the day Francisco Franco announced the end of hostilities.... (d. 1975). When the Spanish Civil WarFacts About Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War, which lasted from July 17, 1936 to April 1, 1939, was a conflict in which the Nationalists, led by Ge... broke out in 1936, the Nationalist forces immediately began using the form the Spanish State rather than the Spanish RepublicSecond Spanish Republic The Second Spanish Republic was the second and last period in Spanish history in which the election of both the positions of... or the Spanish Monarchy, out of deference to the differing political sensibilities of the members of the Nationalist coalition, which included, amongst others, the anti-monarchic fascist Falangists, and the rival conservative-monarchist CarlistFacts About Carlism Carlism is a traditionalist, legitimist political movement in Spain seeking, among other things, the establishment of a sepa... s and Legitimist parties. The RepublicSecond Spanish Republic Overview The Second Spanish Republic was the second and last period in Spanish history in which the election of both the positions of... , largely under socialist influence, continued to be the functional government of part of the country until 1939, when it was finally defeated by the Nacionales of General Franco. The Spanish State was declared a monarchy in 1947, but no king was designated; the Head of StateHead of State Head of State or Chief of State is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief p... , Francisco FrancoFrancisco Franco Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Tedulo Franco y Bahamonde Salgado Pardo , abbreviated Francisco Franco y Bahamonde and... , reserved for himself the right to name the person to be king, and deliberately delayed the selection due to political considerations. The selection finally came in 1969, with the designation of Juan Carlos de BorbónJuan Carlos I of Spain Juan Carlos I, King of Spain was born January 5, 1938 in Rome and is the reigning King of Spain '.... as Franco's official successor. (This selection was an unpleasant surprise for many interested parties, as Juan Carlos was the rightful heir for neither the Carlists nor the Legitimists). With the death of Franco and the dismantling of the Francoist regime, the denomination of "Spanish State" ceased to be official, being replaced by "Kingdom of Spain", in that the country was reconstituted as a democratic parliamentary monarchy, where the head of stateHead of State Head of State or Chief of State is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief p... reigns, but does not rule. Present day use of the term After Franco's death and the passing of the Spanish Constitution of 1978Spanish Constitution of 1978 The Spanish Constitution of 1978 is the culmination of the Spanish transition to democracy.... the term El Estado Español and its translations experienced a revival usage, as the term has been picked up, specially by separatists or regional nationalists from CataloniaCatalonia The Autonomous Community of Catalonia , known throughout history simply as Catalonia, is today one of the 17 autonomou... , the Basque CountryBasque Country (autonomous community) The Basque Country is an autonomous community with the status of historical region within Spain, the capital of which is Vit... and Galicia, who only rarely may use the word "Spain" because they do not recognize Spain as a nationNation One of the most influential doctrines in history is that all humans are divided into groups called nations.... -state but rather as a state composed of several nations. The leftist party Izquierda UnidaUnited Left (Spain) United Left is a political coalition that was organized in 1986 during the mobilizations in Spain against NATO.... follows a similar stance in the matter. This usage has also been adopted by various left-wingLeft-wing politics In politics, left-wing, the political left or simply the left are terms that refer to the segment of the politic... circles throughout the world. The formula may also be used by these while referring to other countries not perceived as nations, such as in El Estado Francés ("the French State") for FranceFrance France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and whi... . In this usage, for example, the State Association of Professionals of Sexology or the State Association of Temporary Work are to be understood as "associations for all Spain" rather than "an association of state workers or companies". See also Catalan StateEstat Català Estat Catal? is a historical pro-independence party in Catalonia and is one of the oldest in Europe.... Politics of SpainPolitics of Spain Politics of Spain takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic constitutional monarchy, whereby t...