The Castilian Republic is the republic
made up of the core of former Spain. The Castilians give their name to the main
language group spoken on the peninsula, Castilian. The modern independence
movement largely makes its territorial claims based on the traditional borders
of the Kingdom of Castile. It is hypothesised for this model however that the
Cantabrian claims will not be recognised, as that territory goes to the
neighbouring Kingdom of Astur-Leon. There are also some regions under a
competing claim by the neighbouring Cartagena nation, which will go to them.
The long history of rebellions against
monarchy in this region also makes it highly likely that this new nation will
form itself as a Republic. This would finally see the dreams long held by
Spanish Republicans realised, with an independent Castilian Republic.
It is also a consideration that a state
used to a long history as a sea faring nation will not easily be convinced at
becoming a land locked nation. To solve this problem and prevent any potential
conflict erupting over access to ports, a possible solution is to cede
historically Castilian parts of Valencia, south of the Treaty of Almizra line,
back to this new nation. A small amount of traditionally Catalonian land would
then need to be ceded to this new nation, to allow for a contiguous land area between
this port region and the rest of the country. An idea for such a solution is
offered in the final territories included in this model of a Castilian Republic.
The final borders of this nation would thus be made up of the La Rioja and Madrid Autonomous Communities, currently
part of Spain. Added to this are the Avila, Segovia, Soria and Burgos provinces
(minus the Trevino Exclave), of the Castile-Leon Autonomous Community formerly
in Spain. The Ciudad Real, Guadalajara, Toledo and Cuenca provinces, of the
Castile – La Mancha Autonomous Community, also form a part of this country.
The
former Castilian Comarca of Requena-Utiel, in the Valencia province of the
Valencia Autonomous Community, will also be a part of the final borders of
this nation. The former Castilian Comarcas, of the Alicante province in the
Valencia Autonomous Community, will form the port region of the country. These
include the Alto Vinalopo, Vinalopo Medio, Bajo Vinalopo and Bajo del Segura
Comarcas. The portions of the Hoya de Alcoy and Campo de Alicante Comarca,
which lie south of the historic Treaty of Almizra line, would also make up this
territory.
Finally a small portion of Catalonian lands, in the Valencia Province, could be ceded to this new nation in order to allow for contiguous land transport
from the port region to the centre. Using the mountain rages, which border the
Ayora valley, could serve as a natural barrier for determining these new
borders. This would leave the parts of the Valle de Ayora Comarca, which lie
west of the Cortes De Pallas Municipality borders, in this bridging zone.
This
borderline, following the spine of the mountains, cuts across between the borders
of the neighbouring Comarca leaving a square of the Canal de Navarres Comarca, west of this line, in the bridge zone. Finally a line cut straight from the
border of the Costera Comarca towards the Fontanars dels Alforins municipality,
cutting west of the Moixent municipality, delineates the last part of this
bridging region. All territory west of this line marks the last part of the
land bridge.
There are several flags that are used by
independence movements in this region. The political left often uses a purple
flag, with the socialist star on it and a smaller castle. The conservatives and
monarchists use the historic and traditional flag of the region, which is a red
flag with a large castle on it. The final flag is one that combines the two. To
show that this will be a Republic and the Monarchy will no longer be in charge
of the executive branch, I have settled on this final one. It is
purple in colour, which is traditionally the commoner’s antimonarchist colour. Yet
it maintains the historical pattern of the flag, to show that the new republic
is for all Castilians, whether conservative or left wing.
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