The year so far in Galiza: January 2024.
We could start at the end with a summary: an environmental catastrophe, the Palestinian genocide and the looming Galizan national elections. The beginning of 2024 saw a continuation in the outpouring Galizan solidarity for Palestine, which endures a brutal assault at the hands of the…
Supervised release measures aim for “civil death” of former pro-independence prisoners
Translated by Xoan M. Paredes December 11th was a day of celebration for the Galizan pro-independence movement as one of its political prisoners, Miguel Garcia, was released from the Teixeiro prison after enduring four and a half years of Spanish punishment. However, that was also…
The terrorist connection of the Spanish Government: A surprise that is not
Former Spanish President Felipe González features in declassified CIA documents as being the responsible for the terrorist group GAL in the “fight” against the Basque pro-independence movement. “[He] has agreed on the creation of a group of mercenaries … outside the law”, says the text….
Dates in Galizan history: 25th July, our National Day
The “Dia da Pátria” (‘Day of the Galizan Fatherland’) – officially “Dia Nacional da Galiza” (‘Galiza’s National Day’) – stands out in the calendar as both the most politically charged date but also as the major celebration of the Galizan Nation as a whole. In…
Dates in Galizan History: June 27th and the proclamation of the Galizan Republic
Many hope for it, many work for it. In the slow but gradual process of collectively forging the Second Galizan Republic, we must take a moment to reflect on the short-lived but highly symbolic proclamation of the First Republic back on June 27th 1931. Those…
The relevance of May 17th in Galizan culture
On May 17th Galiza celebrates the “Dia das Letras Galegas”, which could be roughly translated as ‘Galizan Literature/Language Day’ – it’s a tricky one! This festivity was first introduced in 1963 making the best of a partial relaxation of the Francoist (Spanish) Dictatorship. Hence in…
Dates in Galizan History: 26th April – The Galizan Uprising and the Martyrs of Carral
The debate on Galizan independence often goes down to historical minutia, where one of the most absurd anti-independence claims is that of “Galiza has never been an independent country before”. Leaving aside for a second the fact that this would be irrelevant because, within that…