SPAIN AS THE STATE OF AUTONOMIES. PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE TERRITORIAL ORGANIZATION BETWEEN 1978 AND 1983

This article examines the territorial configuration of Spain between 1978 and 1983. The
article investigates whether the scope of autonomy granted to the regions inhabited by “the
historical nationalities” fulfilled their need of being independent from the central government
in Madrid. The article also examines the impact of regionalization on the awakening of local
awareness and identification within communities in which it had not existed before. The
creation of the Autonomous Communities also affected the party system of Spain in which
the major role was played by the regional parties, especially in the construction of the electoral
system to Cortes Generales. This allowed strong nationalist groups to become represented in
the parliament, enhancing the impact of regionalization on the increase in self-awareness and
making the regions fight over their interests in the national arena.

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