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A Spain holding all of the Iberian Peninsula became a topic in Spanish nationalism beginning in the 19th century, with proponents idealizing historical Roman Hispania when all of the Iberian Peninsula was united under the same rule.<ref name="kohl1995">{{cite book|last=Kohl|first=Philip L.|title=Nationalism, Politics, and the Practice of Archaeology|year=1995|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=Cambridge|isbn=0-521-48065-5|pages=41-42|authorlink=Philip L. Kohl|coauthors=Fawcett, Clare}}</ref> The concept of Spain as a cultural and political unit had been developed centuries earlier with the publishing of Father Mariana's ''History of Spain'' (1598) in which Mariana supported a Hispanic identity.<ref name="kohl1995"/> A Spain holding all of the Iberian Peninsula became a topic in Spanish nationalism beginning in the 19th century, with proponents idealizing historical Roman Hispania when all of the Iberian Peninsula was united under the same rule.<ref name="kohl1995">{{cite book|last=Kohl|first=Philip L.|title=Nationalism, Politics, and the Practice of Archaeology|year=1995|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=Cambridge|isbn=0-521-48065-5|pages=41-42|authorlink=Philip L. Kohl|coauthors=Fawcett, Clare}}</ref> The concept of Spain as a cultural and political unit had been developed centuries earlier with the publishing of Father Mariana's ''History of Spain'' (1598) in which Mariana supported a Hispanic identity.<ref name="kohl1995"/>


During the ], the ] and the ] prior to the two parties' unification in 1937 both promoted the incorporation of Portugal into Spain. The Carlists stated that a Carlist Spain would retake Gibraltar and Portugal.<ref>M. K. Flynn. Ideology, mobilization, and the nation: the rise of Irish, Basque, and Carlist national movements in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Palgrave Macmillan, 1999. Pp. 178.</ref> The Falange, both prior to and after its merger with the Carlists, supported the unification of Gibraltar and Portugal into Spain, during its early years of existence the Falange produced maps of Spain that included Portugal as a province of Spain.<ref>Wayne H. Bowen. ''Spain during World War II''. Columbia, Missouri, USA: University of Missouri Press, 2006. Pp. 26.</ref> After the ] and the victory of the ] led by ], radical members of the Falange called for the incorporation of Portugal and the ] into Spain.<ref>Stanley G. Payne. Fascism in Spain, 1923-1977. Madison, Wisconsin, USA: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1999. P. 331.</ref> However others in the Franco government after the Spanish Civil War did not view this as a practical goal for the immediate future, believing that that this would depend on a total victory by the Axis' New Order in Europe.<ref>Stanley G. Payne. Fascism in Spain, 1923-1977. Madison, Wisconsin, USA: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1999. P. 331.</ref> During ], the Franco government did not make its irredentist claims publicly known, however in private negotiations with Germany, the government communicated with the German government of its desire to annex Portugal; French territory seized from former Spanish principalities such as the ], ], and ]; and ].<ref>Stanley G. Payne. Franco and Hitler: Spain, Germany, and World War II. Yale University Press, 2008. P. 129.</ref> Franco in a communiqué with Germany on 26 May 1942 declared that Portugal should be annexed into Spain.<ref>Paul Preston. ''Franco: a biography''. BasicBooks, a division of HarperCollins, 1994. Pp. 857.</ref> During the ], the ] and the ] prior to the two parties' unification in 1937 both promoted the incorporation of Portugal into Spain. The Carlists stated that a Carlist Spain would retake Gibraltar and Portugal.<ref>M. K. Flynn. Ideology, mobilization, and the nation: the rise of Irish, Basque, and Carlist national movements in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Palgrave Macmillan, 1999. Pp. 178.</ref> The Falange, both prior to and after its merger with the Carlists, supported the unification of Gibraltar and Portugal into Spain, during its early years of existence the Falange produced maps of Spain that included Portugal as a province of Spain.<ref>Wayne H. Bowen. ''Spain during World War II''. Columbia, Missouri, USA: University of Missouri Press, 2006. Pp. 26.</ref> After the ] and the victory of the ] led by ], radical members of the Falange called for the incorporation of Portugal and the ] into Spain.<ref>Stanley G. Payne. Fascism in Spain, 1923-1977. Madison, Wisconsin, USA: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1999. P. 331.</ref> However others in the Franco government after the Spanish Civil War did not view this as a practical goal for the immediate future, believing that that this would depend on a total victory by the Axis' New Order in Europe.<ref>Stanley G. Payne. Fascism in Spain, 1923-1977. Madison, Wisconsin, USA: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1999. P. 331.</ref> During ], members of the Spanish government drafted works that expressed interests in annexation of Portugal; French territory seized from former Spanish principalities such as the ], ], and ]; and ].<ref>Stanley G. Payne. Franco and Hitler: Spain, Germany, and World War II. Yale University Press, 2008. P. 129.</ref> Franco in a communiqué with Germany on 26 May 1942 declared that Portugal should be annexed into Spain.<ref>Paul Preston. ''Franco: a biography''. BasicBooks, a division of HarperCollins, 1994. Pp. 857.</ref>
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Spanish irredentism refers to a concept of Spain according to its present-day boundaries, incorporating territories claimed to be Spanish lands, such as Gibraltar and in some cases Portugal and other territories.

There has been strong Spanish objection to the separation of Gibraltar from Spain since British acquisition in the Treaty of Utrecht (1713) in the aftermath of the Spanish War of Succession.

A Spain holding all of the Iberian Peninsula became a topic in Spanish nationalism beginning in the 19th century, with proponents idealizing historical Roman Hispania when all of the Iberian Peninsula was united under the same rule. The concept of Spain as a cultural and political unit had been developed centuries earlier with the publishing of Father Mariana's History of Spain (1598) in which Mariana supported a Hispanic identity.

During the Spanish Civil War, the Carlists and the Falange prior to the two parties' unification in 1937 both promoted the incorporation of Portugal into Spain. The Carlists stated that a Carlist Spain would retake Gibraltar and Portugal. The Falange, both prior to and after its merger with the Carlists, supported the unification of Gibraltar and Portugal into Spain, during its early years of existence the Falange produced maps of Spain that included Portugal as a province of Spain. After the Spanish Civil War and the victory of the Nationalist faction led by Francisco Franco, radical members of the Falange called for the incorporation of Portugal and the French Pyrenees into Spain. However others in the Franco government after the Spanish Civil War did not view this as a practical goal for the immediate future, believing that that this would depend on a total victory by the Axis' New Order in Europe. During World War II, members of the Spanish government drafted works that expressed interests in annexation of Portugal; French territory seized from former Spanish principalities such as the French Basque departments, Rousillon, and Cerdagne; and Andorra. Franco in a communiqué with Germany on 26 May 1942 declared that Portugal should be annexed into Spain.

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References

  1. Tibor Frank, Frank Hadler. Disputed territories and shared pasts: overlapping national histories in modern Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. P. 339.
  2. ^ Kohl, Philip L. (1995). Nationalism, Politics, and the Practice of Archaeology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 41–42. ISBN 0-521-48065-5. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  3. M. K. Flynn. Ideology, mobilization, and the nation: the rise of Irish, Basque, and Carlist national movements in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Palgrave Macmillan, 1999. Pp. 178.
  4. Wayne H. Bowen. Spain during World War II. Columbia, Missouri, USA: University of Missouri Press, 2006. Pp. 26.
  5. Stanley G. Payne. Fascism in Spain, 1923-1977. Madison, Wisconsin, USA: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1999. P. 331.
  6. Stanley G. Payne. Fascism in Spain, 1923-1977. Madison, Wisconsin, USA: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1999. P. 331.
  7. Stanley G. Payne. Franco and Hitler: Spain, Germany, and World War II. Yale University Press, 2008. P. 129.
  8. Paul Preston. Franco: a biography. BasicBooks, a division of HarperCollins, 1994. Pp. 857.


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