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'The Spanish State' (''Estado Español'') was the formal name given to Spain from 1939 to 1978 by the régime of Francisco Franco (d. 1975).
When the Spanish Civil War broke out in 1936, the Nationalist forces immediately began using the form ''the Spanish State'' rather than ''the Spanish Republic'' or ''the Spanish Monarchy'', out of deference to the differing political sensibilities of the members of the Nationalist coalition, which included the fascistic Falangists, in favor of a fascist state, and the rival conservative-monarchist parties of the Carlists and the Legitimists. However the Republic, largely under socialist influence, continued to be the functional government of part of the country until 1939, when it was finally defeated by the Nationalists of General Franco.
The Spanish State was declared a monarchy in 1947, but no king was designated; the Head of State, Francisco Franco, reserved for himself the right to name the person to be king, and deliberately delayed the selection due to political considerations. The selection finally came in 1969, with the designation of Juan Carlos de Borbón as Franco's official successor (this selection was an unpleasant surprise for many interested parties, as Juan Carlos was the rightful heir for neither the Carlists nor the Legitimists).
With the death of Franco and the dismantling of the Francoist régime, the Spanish State ceased to exist, being thoroughly reconstituted as the Kingdom of Spain, a democratic parliamentary monarchy, where the head of state reigns, but does not rule.
The term ''El Estado Español'' and its translations are still used by (regional) nationalists, particularly from Catalonia, the Basque Country and Galicia, who do not recognize Spain as a nation but rather as a state made up of several nations, a usage also adopted by various left-wing circles throughout the world. This pattern may also be used while referring to foreign countries, such as ''El Estado Francés'' ("French State") for France.
In this usage, for example, ''the State Association of Professionals of Sexology''[1] or ''the State Association of Temporary Work''[2] are to be understood as "associations for all Spain" rather than "an association of state workers or companies".
★ Catalan State
★ Politics of Spain
1. Asociación Estatal de Profesionales de la Sexología: Estatutos: Artículo 3: ''El ámbito de actuación de la A.E.P.S., es el Estado Español[...].''
2. Asociación Estatal de Trabajo Temporal
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'The Spanish State' (''Estado Español'') was the formal name given to Spain from 1939 to 1978 by the régime of Francisco Franco (d. 1975).
Spanish stamp (1937-1940)
When the Spanish Civil War broke out in 1936, the Nationalist forces immediately began using the form ''the Spanish State'' rather than ''the Spanish Republic'' or ''the Spanish Monarchy'', out of deference to the differing political sensibilities of the members of the Nationalist coalition, which included the fascistic Falangists, in favor of a fascist state, and the rival conservative-monarchist parties of the Carlists and the Legitimists. However the Republic, largely under socialist influence, continued to be the functional government of part of the country until 1939, when it was finally defeated by the Nationalists of General Franco.
The Spanish State was declared a monarchy in 1947, but no king was designated; the Head of State, Francisco Franco, reserved for himself the right to name the person to be king, and deliberately delayed the selection due to political considerations. The selection finally came in 1969, with the designation of Juan Carlos de Borbón as Franco's official successor (this selection was an unpleasant surprise for many interested parties, as Juan Carlos was the rightful heir for neither the Carlists nor the Legitimists).
With the death of Franco and the dismantling of the Francoist régime, the Spanish State ceased to exist, being thoroughly reconstituted as the Kingdom of Spain, a democratic parliamentary monarchy, where the head of state reigns, but does not rule.
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Present day use of the term
The term ''El Estado Español'' and its translations are still used by (regional) nationalists, particularly from Catalonia, the Basque Country and Galicia, who do not recognize Spain as a nation but rather as a state made up of several nations, a usage also adopted by various left-wing circles throughout the world. This pattern may also be used while referring to foreign countries, such as ''El Estado Francés'' ("French State") for France.
In this usage, for example, ''the State Association of Professionals of Sexology''[1] or ''the State Association of Temporary Work''[2] are to be understood as "associations for all Spain" rather than "an association of state workers or companies".
See also
★ Catalan State
★ Politics of Spain
References
1. Asociación Estatal de Profesionales de la Sexología: Estatutos: Artículo 3: ''El ámbito de actuación de la A.E.P.S., es el Estado Español[...].''
2. Asociación Estatal de Trabajo Temporal
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