The Power Of The Catalan Government

A section on the north east of Spain known as Catalonia has been wanting to become independent and have their own country. Catalonia has its own government and is a wealthy region that pays more taxes to Spain than it gets back from the Government.

The article highlights the increased polarization many countries (especially Spain) are seeing between political ideologies and parties. Without any sort of agreement, compromise, or coming together, Spain will have to let chance take control again and go through another election process. To someone studying the politics of Spain, it will be interesting to see if a person or party will act as a unifying force, one that can get a government established that will start focusing on some of the problems its people are facing.

What were “New Monarchies”? The Middle Ages were the peak of the “New Monarchs.” These monarchies lasted from 1460 to 1550. The “Roman Law” was used by the “New Monarchs.” This law is “civil law.” They proclaimed themselves the rulers of countries, and had the power to create their own laws. In the years before the 17th century, the monarchs did not have autocracy. These monarchs increased taxes on the nobles, and seized their land when they were not cooperative. The monarchies power grew with the “military revolution,” which is when the military plan changed causing the government to also change. The Church’s power was decreased by the monarchs. Monarchs also took out loans which caused an increment in debt. There were three main monarchies: France, England, and Spain.

Independence is something being fought for in many countries today. Hen autonomy is no longer enough to preserve and protect countries seek to separate themselves. Both Catalonia and Scotland have some rights to have autonomy, but are seeking to separate from their larger nations to better serve the needs of their people and preserve their culture. “Catalonia has been granted a great deal of control over its own affairs, including transportation, commerce, culture and safety” (Knowledge). Although this may be the case Catalonia is financially dependent on Spain and does not have the legal right to completely self-govern, set their own taxes, etc. Similarly, Scotland is also dependent on the United Kingdom. With both nations having thier own

There are a multitude of political systems around the world today. Regardless of similarities, each has its own unique qualities. This paper will discuss the differences and similarities of the political systems and government of both the United States of America and Spain. First, a short analysis of each countries history will be provided. This will give some background to the political, emotional and economical state of each country. This will lead to how the governments and political systems are now. Finally, there will be an analysis on the similarities and differences between both countries.

From 1469-1516, the King of Aragon, and the Queen of Castile were married. They ruled their kingdoms in union, yet each kingdom kept its own parliament, and constitutions. 100 years later, when King Philip IV ruled the Franco-Spanish war had begun, this put a huge strain on Spain resources. The king’s union of arms caused a major uproar in Catalonia because they were being forced to house Castilian troops. This was evidently the cause of multiple Catalan revolts, and a still ongoing conflict. In 1975, Catalonia adopted the Spanish Constitution, in order for them to gain back their autonomy. Due to the fact that Catalonia decided to adopt the Spanish Constitution, they are not allowed to secede from Spain. In light of this, Catalans are still

To begin with, the Basques have wanted independence for years. They say that they had more autonomy in a time where they had a system called the fueros. In this system the balance of power was tipped towards regional councils and not Madrid. The councils could tax the people, send soldiers to serve the Spanish crown, review laws enacted by the national government, and commute death sentences that were passed by the national government ("Basque Country"). After the first Carlist War, the fueros system pretty much ended. Power was transferred from the regions to Madrid and in 1856 Madrid

The detention lasted for 503 days; nearly a year and a half that gave rise to several judicial and political actions and reactions that serve as the basis of understanding of the topic of the essay. On the one hand, the debate on universal jurisdiction and protection of human rights was intensified both internationally and domestically. On the other hand, different attitudes become evident within Spain: were actors like Castresana, Garzón and Garcés who pushed and pressured for the process (largely motivated by the various associations of victims), while the Prosecutor and the Government showed a somewhat reluctant and even contrary position to it.

The support from the Catalans and Basques was not much but they constantly provided some support. In the book Letters from the Spanish Civil War a young solider write about his time in the war and how Catalonia was helping the republic. “As you know, things are going well for democratic Spain, and especially important is the step taken by Catalonia, dissolving its autonomy and becoming an integral part of Republican Spain.” This support though was mostly done in self interest in order to gain self rule. “While Catalan and

The Republicans were well supported by their outreach in international brigades due to the fact that many of the individuals were in opposition to the growing mass in the monarchical society and also the idea of the Roman Catholic church being re-established as a figure in the head of state. Many of the individuals who joined the international brigades did it so that they could combat the Nationalists’ war against fascism and still hold their tradition of radical communist or socialist beliefs. There were many units that had came to support the ideals of the republic as they represented the largest foreign support of the Republicans. On average there were 40,000 foreign nationals found within the regimes of the International Brigades, however

In the modern European Union, lies an ancient culture and language unrelated to the dominant cultures around it. These are the Basques who have struggled to retain their customs through invasions and cultural repression. The territory which they call home is a small but powerful force within Spain. Spanish ideologies exerted upon them in recent memory have put a damper on Basque cultural practices and language, but out of this came Basque nationalism. The means used by Basque nationalists to gain independence are sometimes questionable and violent, and have had an impact on the economic health of the region. The Basque Country gained autonomy in the Spanish Constitution of 1978, but many feel that autonomy doesn’t go far enough.

The Spanish Civil War is the name given to the struggle between loyalist and nationalist Spain for dominance in which the nationalists won and suppressed the country for the following thirty nine years. However, because of the larger political climate that the Spanish Civil War occurred in, it is impossible to view the war as a phenomenon contained within one nation. Despite its obvious domestic orientation as a civil war it was a major international conflict. The reason for this, I would maintain, is the political dogma which surrounded the war. This essay takes the form of a political survey of the

The Spanish Republic also used subtle propaganda to appeal to foreign audiences. The Republicans continually showcased Spanish children’s artwork to England, France, and America. These pieces of artwork usually presented fascism in a negative light, showing the harmful impact the conflict had on the children. Often, “school colony” teachers who ran schools in Western Spain for displaced children, assigned these drawings (ALBA). The teachers made sure to indoctrinate their students with anti-fascist ideologies with the use of this artwork as propaganda in mind (ALBA). These drawings could be split up into three categories: life before the war, life during the war, and life in the colonies (ALBA). Each category is markedly different, the pre-war

Politically, Spain and Venezuela are different in that Venezuela is a federal republic and a socialist state that has a president and constitution while Spain is a kingdom with a constitutional monarch, which is governed by a parliamentary democracy. Whereas the Venezuelan president rules the country, “… there is virtually no economic base independent of the government-controlled petroleum sector to sustain mobilization by the political opposition, nor resources to maintain an independent press to get their message out. Moreover, the current regime controls all branches of government, including the electoral court and voting registries, which appear to have been used to generate multiple electoral irregularities in recent elections.” Ellis

Primo de Rivera’s fate resumed in the landowners deserting him while he attempted to introduce arbitration committees for worker’s wages and conditions. On one hand, it can be argued that the unfairness and failure to address the diverse concerns of its people had caused the Spanish Political system to lose the elections of April 1931. On the other hand, the gains that liberals and socialists made in the 1931 elections had aided their popularity in Spain. The king was advised to abdicate by the military and Spain became a republic once again, over the short period of half a century. Preston argues that Spain’s social tensions had grown in the period between the two republics, yet nobody was anticipating a civil war in the April of 1931.