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Introduction to Spanish & Basque Culture. Unit 2
Guillermo Gómezggomez@deusto.es
http://profesorenapuros.es/culture
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What will we talk about?
The Spain of Autonomies: Euskadi
& Cataluña
Are Spaniards always sleeping “siestas”?
Timetables
The Spain of Autonomies
➔ Constitution (1978)➔ 17 autonomous
communities➔ 2 autonomous
cities
The State of Autonomies
➔ Provincial division stablished in 1833 by Javier de Burgos
➔ 50 provinces➔ 2 autonomous cities
Political organization
Congress Senate
Autonomous parliament
Provincial “diputación”
City council
Is Spain a federal state?
Pending reform?
➔ Unequal distribution of competences.
➔ First federal project: Republican Constitution (1873).
➔ Solution for nationalist conflicts?
Euskadi: The Basque Country
Bizkaia: Bilbao / BilboGipuzkoa: San Sebastián / DonostiaAraba: Vitoria-Gasteiz
Bizkaia: 1.150.792Gipuzkoa: 707.891Araba: 320.266
POpulation: 2.178.949 (2012)
Euskadi: The Basque Country
“Estatuto de Gernika” (1979)
The Basque Parliament
Divided between nationalist and constitutionalists
The Basque President
Lehendakari: Iñigo Urkullu Ajuria Enea
Euskadi: The Basque Country
“Las diputaciones”: provincial parliaments
“Estatuto de Gernika” (1979)
COmpetences and taxes
➔ Education (A, B & D models)➔ Health system (Osakidetza)➔ Basque policemen (Ertzaintza)➔ “Concierto económico”
(economic agreement)
The origins of Basque Nationalism
The Old kingdom of Navarra
AD 824 - 1162
Kingdom of Pamplona
1162 - 1789/1841
Kingdom of Navarra
The origins of Basque Nationalism
“Jaungoikoa eta Lagi zarra” (God & Old Laws)
Sabino Arana
(1865-1903)Carlist wars
Ikurriña
Euskal Herria
Iparralde (basque area in France):● Lapurdi● Behe Nafarroa● Zuberoa
Hegoalde (basque area in Spain)● Bizkaia● Gipuzkoa● Araba● Nafarroa
From autonomism to independence
Basque Culture
Traditions, folklore & mythology
Video: Aurresku dance
Basque Culture
Traditional sports: pilota, harrijasotzaile & aizkolari
Basque Culture
GastronomyBacalao al pil-pil
PintxosJuan Mari Arzak
Euskera: the language of basques
Dialects (euskalkiak) & standard basque (batua)
Koldo Zuazo (1997)
Euskera: the language of basques
Dialects (euskalkiak) & standard basque (batua)
Basque educative system
Three models: A, B & D
The Basque Conflict
Permanent ceasefire (2011)
Catalunya
Four provinces
Catalunya
President: Artur Mas
(2010)
Generalitat de Catalunya
Catalunya
Parliament
November 9th, 2014
Independence referendum
Languages spoken in Spain
Are Spaniards always sleeping “siestas”?
Timetables
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➔ Comunidades autónomas➔ Siesta➔ Provincias➔ USA➔ Euskadi➔ Parlamento vasco➔ Árbol de Gernika➔ Basque parliament elections➔ Urkullu Lehendakaria➔ Ajuria Enea➔ Escudo Araba➔ Diputación de Bizkaia➔ Escudo Gipuzkoa➔ Ertzaintza’s car➔ Ertzaintza➔ Osakidetza➔ Sabino Arana
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➔ Kingdom of Pamplona➔ Kingdom of Navarra’s flag➔ Kingdom of Navarra➔ Zumalacárregui➔ EAJ-PNV➔ Ikurriña➔ Euskal Herria➔ Ioaldunak➔ Zuberoko Maskarada➔ Eguzkilore➔ Zesta punta➔ Harrijasotzaile➔ Aizkolari➔ Bacalao al pil-pil➔ Pintxo➔ Juan Mari Arzak➔ Euskalkiak
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➔ Euskalkiak➔ Euskal Eskola➔ ETA➔ ETA➔ Euskal Presoak➔ ETA’s crimes➔ Provincias Cataluña➔ Senyera➔ Artur Mas➔ Generalitat de Catalunya➔ Catalunya’s Parliament➔ Referendum 9 Noviembre➔ Languages in Spain➔ Timetable➔ Creative Commons