Modernist Liberal Nation in Spain

José Zorrilla's "Don Juan Tenorio" and Rosariode Acuña's "El Padre Juan" are contrasting views on the progress of modern liberal countries. "Don Juan Tenorio" outlines the current view, the Spanish society that is not interested in modernization rather than women's alienation and does not recognize equal rights. In contrast, Acuña tries to express a viewpoint that is consistent with the free society. I will explain three points in this article. First, I will outline and explain what free society and free country are.

The conservative Spanish tradition is the concept of competition between the state and liberalism. Defense of AncienRégime defined the state of Spain as a natural Catholic and there was also an early expression of the "independence war" mobilized to fight against "atheist invaders". The absoluteist, and later Carls, believed that liberalism was "anti-Spanish" and opposed the "tradition" of the country. These so-called "traditions" are actually contemporary inventions of reactionary forces copied from traditionalistic discourse detailed in France by France.

At the same time as the emergence of surrounding nationalism, liberal intellectuals proposed Spain's "regeneration". The idea of ​​the State Renaissance was certainly not invented at the turn of the century, but especially in the 1890s after military defeat in Cuba and the Philippines, the cultural elite steadily promoted the necessity of national renewal Did. Twenty-five years after the loss of the empire, the so-called 1898s, including Miguel de Unamuno and Joaquín Costa, and later by the philosopher José Orrtegay Gasset in the 1914's, tried to determine the nature of Spanish national character. Their goal is to explain the modern reality by understanding the essence of the country and ultimately to provide a practical solution for Spanish revival.

Since 1808, we have talked about nationalism in Spain. National patriotism is totally state at least in the elite. This is definitely the work of liberal. Modern elite will take advantage of this opportunity to impose social and political change programs. Their approach is to regard the revolutionary thinking of the country as a sovereign. This concept of sovereignty is considered to have worked well with Spanish collaborators and José Bonaparte considered to be a non-Hispanic (afrancesados). The Spanish liberals turned victory on the battlefield into enthusiasm defending patriotism and freedom. As a substitute for Asturias Agustin Aglalis proposed the Constitution of 1812. You have a house now. "