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Statute of Autonomy of Galicia of 1936

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Between 17 and 19 December 1932, the final text was submitted to the vote. It obtained the support of 77 per cent of the Galician municipal representatives, counting for 84.7 per cent of the population. However, political instability postponed the ratification of the Statute by the Spanish
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The 1936 Statute of Autonomy of Galicia, although never implemented, was a fundamental piece of legislation for the future of Galicia. With the end of Francoist Spain (1977) and subsequent
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for the elections provoked internal tensions, namely from the right-wing members, who left the party. Nonetheless, they would still support the Statute and ask for a "yes" vote in the
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because of the War, eventually discussed the Statute on 1 February 1938. The Statute was only officially passed in 1945 by a Republican parliamentary commission in exile, namely in
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were called to general vote. The turnout was 74.56 per cent (a very high figure for that time), with 993,351 votes in favour and 6,161 against. On 15 July 1936
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According to Hooper (1986:246): "the turnout was almost 75 per cent and of those who voted more than 99 per cent voted 'yes'"
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Article 5. Any neighbouring territory may join Galicia if that is approved by two thirds of their population (...)
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to discuss the text. That first meeting took place in Compostela on July 3. The editing committee was composed by
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in 1979, achieving full status in 1981 with the passing of the current Statute of Autonomy. In other words, the
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Article 4. The territory of Galicia embraces the four old provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, Pontevedra and Ourense
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c) Anyone not born in Galicia and/or without Galician ascendancy if they are officially residing in Galicia
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autonomous region within the Spanish State, with the aspiration of transforming the State into a
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b) Anyone born of Galician father or mother, even if born abroad, if that is their wish (...)
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The campaign for the Statute referendum was intense and, finally, on 28 June 1936,
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López, Pablo C. (2006): "Estatuto do 36, setenta anos construíndo nación", in
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Building on that, a more elaborated draft arrived in 1932, when the Mayor of
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In 1931, shortly after the establishment of the Spanish Second Republic, the
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Article 2. The official languages in the Galician State are, indistinctly,
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Article 1. Galicia is a free State within the Spanish Federal Republic
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Las polémicas de Bóveda en la gestación del Estatuto de Autonomía
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delayed the process. The Republican Parliament, based in
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a) Anyone born of Galician parents in Galician territory
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Tertulia Monument (Literary Circle in Modern Coffee)
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Lorenzo Crespo, J.B. (2006): "O Estatuto do 36", in
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took place in Spain. Galicia gained the rank of pre-
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Galician Statute of Autonomy (1936)
Statute of Autonomy of Galicia of 1981

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Galician
statute of autonomy
Galicia
Spanish Parliament
Spanish Civil War
Francoist Spain
Partido Galeguista
Statute of Autonomy of Galicia of 1981
Galician nationalists
Partido Galeguista
Spain
Spanish Second Republic
federal State
regions and nations
decentralization
Galicianist
Galician nationalism
Seminario de Estudos Galegos
Valentín Paz Andrade
Lois Tobío Fernández
Ricardo Carballo Calero
Vicente Risco
Galician
Castilian
national colours
Santiago de Compostela

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