1.
Introduction to Spanish & Basque
Culture. Unit 2
Guillermo Gómez
ggomez@deusto.es
http://profesorenapuros.es/culture
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2.
What will we talk about?
The Spain of
Autonomies: Euskadi
& Cataluña
Are Spaniards always
sleeping “siestas”?
Timetables

3.
The Spain of Autonomies
➔ Constitution (1978)
➔ 17 autonomous
communities
➔ 2 autonomous
cities

4.
The State of Autonomies
➔ Provincial division
stablished in 1833 by
Javier de Burgos
➔ 50 provinces
➔ 2 autonomous cities

5.
Political organization
Congress Senate
Autonomous parliament
Provincial “diputación”
City council

6.
Is Spain a federal state?
➔ Unequal distribution
of competences.
➔ First federal project:
Republican
Constitution (1873).
➔ Solution for
nationalist conflicts?
Pending reform?

7.
Euskadi: The Basque Country
Bizkaia: Bilbao / Bilbo
Gipuzkoa: San Sebastián / Donostia
Araba: Vitoria-Gasteiz
Bizkaia: 1.150.792
Gipuzkoa: 707.891
Araba: 320.266
POpulation: 2.178.949 (2012)

8.
Euskadi: The Basque Country
“Estatuto de Gernika” (1979)

9.
The Basque Parliament
Divided between nationalist and constitutionalists

10.
The Basque President
Lehendakari: Iñigo Urkullu Ajuria Enea

11.
Euskadi: The Basque Country
“Las diputaciones”: provincial parliaments

12.
“Estatuto de Gernika” (1979)
➔ Education (A, B & D models)
➔ Health system (Osakidetza)
➔ Basque policemen (Ertzaintza)
➔ “Concierto económico”
(economic agreement)
COmpetences and taxes

13.
The origins of Basque Nationalism
The Old kingdom of Navarra
AD 824 - 1162
Kingdom of Pamplona
1162 - 1789/1841
Kingdom of Navarra

14.
The origins of Basque Nationalism
Sabino Arana
Carlist wars (1865-1903)
Ikurriña
“Jaungoikoa eta Lagi zarra” (God & Old Laws)

15.
Euskal Herria
Iparralde (basque area in France):
● Lapurdi
● Behe Nafarroa
● Zuberoa
Hegoalde (basque area in Spain)
● Bizkaia
● Gipuzkoa
● Araba
● Nafarroa
From autonomism to independence

16.
Basque Culture
Video: Aurresku dance
Traditions, folklore & mythology

17.
Basque Culture
Traditional sports: pilota, harrijasotzaile & aizkolari

18.
Basque Culture
Pintxos
Juan Mari Arzak
Bacalao al pil-pil Gastronomy

19.
Euskera: the language of basques
Koldo Zuazo (1997)
Dialects (euskalkiak) & standard basque (batua)

20.
Euskera: the language of basques
Dialects (euskalkiak) & standard basque (batua)

21.
Basque educative system
Three models: A, B & D

22.
The Basque Conflict
Permanent ceasefire (2011)

23.
Catalunya
Four provinces

24.
Catalunya
President: Artur Mas
(2010)
Generalitat de Catalunya

25.
Catalunya
Parliament

26.
November 9th, 2014
Independence referendum

27.
Languages spoken in Spain

28.
Are Spaniards always sleeping
“siestas”?
Timetables

29.
Photographies’ source
All the photos in this
presentation are licensed
under Creative Commons
terms of use.
➔ Comunidades autónomas
➔ Siesta
➔ Provincias
➔ USA
➔ Euskadi
➔ Parlamento vasco
➔ Árbol de Gernika
➔ Basque parliament elections
➔ Urkullu Lehendakaria
➔ Ajuria Enea
➔ Escudo Araba
➔ Diputación de Bizkaia
➔ Escudo Gipuzkoa
➔ Ertzaintza’s car
➔ Ertzaintza
➔ Osakidetza
➔ Sabino Arana

30.
Photographies’ source
All the photos in this
presentation are licensed
under Creative Commons
terms of use.
➔ Kingdom of Pamplona
➔ Kingdom of Navarra’s flag
➔ Kingdom of Navarra
➔ Zumalacárregui
➔ EAJ-PNV
➔ Ikurriña
➔ Euskal Herria
➔ Ioaldunak
➔ Zuberoko Maskarada
➔ Eguzkilore
➔ Zesta punta
➔ Harrijasotzaile
➔ Aizkolari
➔ Bacalao al pil-pil
➔ Pintxo
➔ Juan Mari Arzak
➔ Euskalkiak

31.
Photographies’ source
All the photos in this
presentation are licensed
under Creative Commons
terms of use.
➔ Euskalkiak
➔ Euskal Eskola
➔ ETA
➔ ETA
➔ Euskal Presoak
➔ ETA’s crimes
➔ Provincias Cataluña
➔ Senyera
➔ Artur Mas
➔ Generalitat de Catalunya
➔ Catalunya’s Parliament
➔ Referendum 9 Noviembre
➔ Languages in Spain
➔ Timetable
➔ Creative Commons