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The '''Galician Republic''' (''República Galega'' in [[Galicia (Spain)|Galician]]) was an ephemeral passage in the [[History of Galicia]]. It only lasted for a few hours on 27 June 1931, a day ahead of the election to the [[Second Spanish Republic]]'s [[Constitutional Assembly]]. On that date, left-nationalist leaders [[Pedro Campos Couceiro]] and [[Antón Alonso Ríos]] declared that full independence from Spain was the only way for Galicia to overcome its secular backwardness and to regain its national dignity. Even though the events were triggered by the temporal cancellation of railway building works which would connect Zamora with Ourense, it was the historical marginalization of the country – back then overwhelmingly rural and Galician-speaking – what was at the core of this movement that eventually got defused by negotiation between Spanish forces and the Galician instigators. The date is still celebrated by a number of leftist organizations and champions of the Galician [[national sovereignty]] alike.
The '''Galician Republic''' (''República Galega'' in [[Galicia (Spain)|Galician]]) was an ephemeral passage in the [[History of Galicia]]. It only lasted for a few hours on 27 June 1931, a day ahead of the election to the [[Second Spanish Republic]]'s [[Constitutional Assembly]]. On that date, left-nationalist leaders [[Pedro Campos Couceiro]] and [[Antón Alonso Ríos]] declared that full independence from Spain was the only way for Galicia to overcome its secular backwardness and to regain its national dignity. Even though the events were triggered by the temporary cancellation of railway building works which would connect Zamora with Ourense, it was the historical marginalization of the country – back then overwhelmingly rural and Galician-speaking – what was at the core of this movement that eventually got defused by negotiation between Spanish forces and the Galician instigators. The date is still celebrated by a number of leftist organizations and champions of the Galician [[national sovereignty]] alike.


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 06:29, 30 August 2014

Galician Republic
República Galega
1931
Flag of Galicia
Anthem: Os Pinos
Location of the Galician State (red) within Spain (white).
Location of the Galician State (red) within Spain (white).
CapitalSantiago de Compostela
Common languagesGalician
Leader 
• 1931
Alonso Ríos
Historical eraInterwar period
• Established
June 27 1931
• Disestablished
June 28 1931
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Spain under the Restoration
Second Spanish Republic

The Galician Republic (República Galega in Galician) was an ephemeral passage in the History of Galicia. It only lasted for a few hours on 27 June 1931, a day ahead of the election to the Second Spanish Republic's Constitutional Assembly. On that date, left-nationalist leaders Pedro Campos Couceiro and Antón Alonso Ríos declared that full independence from Spain was the only way for Galicia to overcome its secular backwardness and to regain its national dignity. Even though the events were triggered by the temporary cancellation of railway building works which would connect Zamora with Ourense, it was the historical marginalization of the country – back then overwhelmingly rural and Galician-speaking – what was at the core of this movement that eventually got defused by negotiation between Spanish forces and the Galician instigators. The date is still celebrated by a number of leftist organizations and champions of the Galician national sovereignty alike.

See also