Thomas S. Harrington - A Citizen's Democracy in Authoritarian Times

In the wake of the Piqué and San Gil’s ponencia, Aznar himself has stressed that the time has come for Spaniards to live “sin prejuicios, ataduras ni cuentas pendientes con la historia” (Huesca s.n.). These are certainly strange words from a man whose administration has shown such a keen interest in Cánovas, Academiás de la Lengua, the Monasteries at San Millán de la Cogolla and the “vertebrated” teaching of history in public schools. What he really means, of course, is that non-Castilian Spaniards should dispense with their “unhealthy” obsession with the past and cede to the “natural fact” of Castilian historical supremacy. In so doing, he is tapping into a deep well of Castilian exceptionalism which has been institutionalized to the point of being imperceptible to many who uphold its main aims. But while it may be imperceptible to him and his core group of support, the reality of Castilianism’s hegemonic logic will never disappear for most on the periphery. He is of course free to engage in the politics of the trágala. But before employing the sword that is concealed behind the colorful muleta of his Patriotismo Constitucional, perhaps he should reflect a bit more on the scant level of lasting success achieved by his ideological forebears. If Cánovas and Primo, whose regimes had far more repressive machinery at their disposal, could not eradicate the “unnatural” reality of the so-called peripheral movements of national identity, why should he expect to be able do so now? Would it not be easier for everyone involved if the Neo-Castilianists of today would simply admit, and base any and all any negotiations over the future of Spain’s civil society, on the unassailable fact that today’s Spain contains not just three, but four major, historistically-defined movements of national identity.

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