The Preconstitutional Spanish Nation La Nación española preconstitucional

Almost unanimously, the modernist school linked the emergence of nations with the modern world, starting with the American and French revolutions, whose Spanish equivalent would be the liberal revolution that began in Cadiz with the decrees of Las Cortes and the Constitution of 1812. However, Spain’...

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Main Author: Antonio MORALES MOYA
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Salamanca 2012-04-01
Series:Cuadernos Dieciochistas
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Online Access:http://campus.usal.es/~revistas_trabajo/index.php/1576-7914/article/view/8896
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Summary:Almost unanimously, the modernist school linked the emergence of nations with the modern world, starting with the American and French revolutions, whose Spanish equivalent would be the liberal revolution that began in Cadiz with the decrees of Las Cortes and the Constitution of 1812. However, Spain’s national identity, apart from its medieval roots, seems to have asserted itself strongly in the 16th and 17th Centuries. A key moment following the «imperial» spirit that had imbued the monarchy of Charles V was the reign of Philip II —«an abrupt switch to nationalism»— that was kept alive in his successors Philip III and Philip IV.<br>Con apenas discrepancias, la escuela modernista vincula la aparición de las naciones con el mundo moderno, a partir de las revoluciones americanas y francesa, cuyo equivalente español sería la revolución liberal iniciada en Cádiz, con los decretos de las Cortes y la Constitución de 1812. Sin embargo, la identidad nacional española, al margen de sus raíces medievales, parece afirmarse con fuerza en los siglos XVI y XVII. Momento clave, después del carácter «imperial» que había revestido la Monarquía de Carlos V, será el reinado de Felipe II —«viraje nacionalizador»—, prolongado en el de sus sucesores Felipe III y Felipe IV.
ISSN:1576-7914