that Spain is a nation multinational is a fact that only a fool can deny. Not only are there geographic differences linguistic but also cultural. around Galicia and Asturias shows that the Celtic heritage is still very much alive in this region, apart from the rest of Spain (for instance). We can even observe racial differences within our nation, with a northwest-southeast gradient in hair and eye color. To accommodate these differences ethno-cultural has created the state of the autonomies. Now, all the nationalities that make up Spain are represented by this state. Are all? No, not all. There is a nationality that is being maligned and despised: Grenadian citizenship. In a bizarre way , Granada is incorporated as part of Andalusia , which is unjustified, both for historical reasons, for cultural reasons, and even pragmatic. Andalusia and Granada not only are two separate entities, but also, Granada is a national reality much more elaborate that Andalusia.
To begin, remove the Andalusian myth of the nation. The word Andalucía derived from Al-Andalus , which in turn derives the word Al- Vandalius , which means "land of the Vandals." The Vandals were a Germanic people who settled in Andalusia in the early fifth century His reign was short here, as soon settled in North Africa, although colonies maintained throughout the southeastern Iberian coast. The kingdom disappeared conquered by the Byzantine Empire in the sixth century. The Berbers, therefore, believed that the original land of the Vandals was Hispania, and hence termed the Iberian Peninsula Al-Andalus , synonymous Hispania and Iberia. Al-Andalus therefore does not refer to a nation or state, but the entire peninsula, that is, to a geographical region. The real Arab state that existed in the peninsula was Umayyad Caliphate of Cordoba . That was its official name, and not that of Al-Andalus .
Andalucía The term was used generically to refer to the Taifa kingdoms of Seville and Cordoba, where they were captured of Castile, but was never used to designate the kingdom of Granada, which survived a couple of centuries rather than others. In the poem Abenábar , for example, we distinguished Andalucía in Granada, as two distinct entities. While Andalusia was a geographical region (as can be " Scandinavia), Granada was referred to a well-defined nation-state. The kingdom of Granada was founded in 1013 by ben Zawi Zirí , and occupied the hearts of Elvira, about the provinces of Jaen and Granada. After its disappearance in 1090, was refounded by ben Mohamed Nazar towards 1232. With the conquest by the kingdom of Castile disappeared (as people think), but joined the English crown. The kingdom of Granada remained in existence until the disappearance of the name of a kingdom in 1833, when setting about the current provinces. The importance of the kingdom of Granada is such that the shield is part of the national emblem, along with the arms of Castile, Leon, Aragon and Navarra, the main nations that make up Spain.
The following
map we can see the provinces of Spain (see http://www.elnazari.blogspot.com/ ):
Compare with the Autonomous Communities:
The similarity is undeniable. Galicia, Asturias, Navarra, Aragon , Catalonia, Valencia, Balearic Islands and Extremadura remain almost unchanged. La Rioja displayed, Madrid and Cantabria . Vizcaya change its name slightly Euzkadi and territory, Murcia Albacete loses but remains as a region, New Castile becomes Castilla La Mancha, and the regions of León and Castilla la Vieja join the community of Castilla y León. All regions have their presence in the current map ... except Granada, which is engulfed by Andalusia. He has not even respected Grenadian nationality creating autonomous community of Andalusia and Granada as has been done with Castilla y León.
But the blunder with Granada goes further. If we examine the capital of the autonomous communities, they are always central cities or historical importance: Santiago de Compostela, Oviedo , Santander, Vitoria , Zaragoza, Madrid, Valladolid , Merida, Valencia, Murcia, Barcelona, \u200b\u200bLogroño , Palma de Mallorca , Toledo ... The Canary Islands had two capitals, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The only exception is again Andalusia. Considering Andalucía as heir to the Andalusia province, the logic should be Córdoba capital. Is approximately in the center of the region and is the most important historical city, capital of Andalusia and the province of the Umayyad Caliphate . It turns out that no, the capital Andalusia is Seville , whose historical significance lies only as a commercial center during the conquest of America, an important obviously much lower than that held by Cordoba throughout history. Sevilla also has the defect of being off center, away, in fact, the kingdom of Granada, leaving the provinces of Jaén, Granada and Almeria relatively isolated. The choice of Seville as the capital of Andalusia not obey or historical reasons or practical reasons, so it is conceivable that obey only for economic reasons.
But the question is why Granada has been ostracized. The most likely answer is in Hernando Cordoba and Válor , better known by its Arabic name: Mohamed aben Humeya . After the incorporation of the kingdom of Granada to the English crown, the Muslim community remained in the region. Many converted to Christianity, as the very aben Humeya , but kept their customs. The repression of this community led them to revolt in 1568 in the famous rebellion of the Alpujarras . Felipe II, who was a wise king, then realized that Granada was a powder keg. Cultural differences between Castile and Granada made it difficult to live together and repression does not seem effective. Then had the bright idea to disperse the Moors from Granada across the peninsula and recolonize Granada with residents from all corners of the kingdom. In this way the Muslim community spread, which ended integrated into English society and the kingdom of Granada Castilianize. This kingdom continued to exist officially, but its inhabitants were actually foreigners. Maybe they never completely identified with this land, and lack of leaders who defend the idiosyncrasies of the population led to Granada Granada to be a displaced population. While Blas Infante Andalusian nation was invented, no one ever claimed the nation Granada.
This situation must change. The Granada have lived without a homeland for many years, as mere castellanos want to become stateless Andalusians. But now we know who we are, our history and our nation. We have historical, cultural and pragmatic to demand the segregation of Andalusia and Granada. 2013 will celebrate the millennium of the birth of our nation. Celebrate the millennium organized and everything great. For Granada, Spain and Europe.
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