Galicia is the last of the Celtic republics that we will see restored in the new Europe. Galicia has some historic ties to neighbouring Portugal. Indeed it was speakers of the Galician language, who migrated south, which created the unique Portuguese language. Some have advocated for a reunification of the regions because of this shared heritage. However Portugal itself has had such a long history, of being a unique region in its own right, that I do not envision this happening. Indeed to date Portugal is the only region of the Iberian Peninsula that has managed to secure and maintain, for a long period of time, complete independence from the Spanish Monarchs.
There are however some areas that are of historical importance to Galicia, along the border between these two territories, which would make sense to return to a greater Galicia. There are also some Galician speaking regions in the neighbouring Spanish communities, which will likely decide to join a newly independent Galician republic.
This will leave a final Galician nation made up of the Galicia Autonomous Community currently a part of Spain. Also in Spain the El Bierzo Comarca, of the Castile-Leon Autonomous Community, is a Galician outpost separated from the neighbouring Spanish regions by its mountainous terrain. This leaves it as an addition to the independent Galicia. Also in the Castile-Leon Autonomous Community is a small strip of Galician speaking municipalities, along the border in Sanabria Comarcas, which are additions to a greater Galicia. These include the Porto de Sanabria, Pias, Hermisende and Lubian municipalities.
Finally for Spain in the Eonavia Comarcas, in the Asturias Autonomous Community, the river Navia acts as a boundary between a Galician speaking region and its neighbouring nation. This leaves the Taramundi, Santiso d’Abres, Veiga d’Eo, Castropol, Vilanova d’Ozcos, Santalla d’Ozcos, Samartin d’Ozcos, Tapia, El Franco, Pezos and Coana municipalities, of the Eonavia Comarcas, as a further addition to this nation. The Eonavian municipalities of Boal, Illano and Grandas de Salime are divided, with everything west of the river Navia belonging to Galicia.
Lastly, added to this new country will be the Viana do Castelo and Braga districts, currently a part of Portugal.
The flag of the Galician republic is the socialist Estreleira flag. Because many of the independence movements in Spain grew out of the conflict between fascist centralists and their socialist or anarchist opponents, many of the independence movements on the Iberian Peninsula are lead by left wing parties. This flag adopts the traditional Galician flag and adds a socialist star to it. The flag was adopted by the Communist UPG party in the 1960’s but has since widened in its use across the broader nationalist movement.
There are however some areas that are of historical importance to Galicia, along the border between these two territories, which would make sense to return to a greater Galicia. There are also some Galician speaking regions in the neighbouring Spanish communities, which will likely decide to join a newly independent Galician republic.
This will leave a final Galician nation made up of the Galicia Autonomous Community currently a part of Spain. Also in Spain the El Bierzo Comarca, of the Castile-Leon Autonomous Community, is a Galician outpost separated from the neighbouring Spanish regions by its mountainous terrain. This leaves it as an addition to the independent Galicia. Also in the Castile-Leon Autonomous Community is a small strip of Galician speaking municipalities, along the border in Sanabria Comarcas, which are additions to a greater Galicia. These include the Porto de Sanabria, Pias, Hermisende and Lubian municipalities.
Finally for Spain in the Eonavia Comarcas, in the Asturias Autonomous Community, the river Navia acts as a boundary between a Galician speaking region and its neighbouring nation. This leaves the Taramundi, Santiso d’Abres, Veiga d’Eo, Castropol, Vilanova d’Ozcos, Santalla d’Ozcos, Samartin d’Ozcos, Tapia, El Franco, Pezos and Coana municipalities, of the Eonavia Comarcas, as a further addition to this nation. The Eonavian municipalities of Boal, Illano and Grandas de Salime are divided, with everything west of the river Navia belonging to Galicia.
Lastly, added to this new country will be the Viana do Castelo and Braga districts, currently a part of Portugal.
The flag of the Galician republic is the socialist Estreleira flag. Because many of the independence movements in Spain grew out of the conflict between fascist centralists and their socialist or anarchist opponents, many of the independence movements on the Iberian Peninsula are lead by left wing parties. This flag adopts the traditional Galician flag and adds a socialist star to it. The flag was adopted by the Communist UPG party in the 1960’s but has since widened in its use across the broader nationalist movement.
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