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Blas Infante | |
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 Blas Infante, c. 1914 | |
| Born | Blas Infante Pérez de Vargas 5 July 1885 Casares, Málaga, Spain |
| Died | 11 August 1936 (aged 51) Seville, Spain |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Alma mater | University of Granada |
| Occupation(s) | Notary, writer |
| Political party | Federal Democratic Republican Party |
Blas Infante Pérez de Vargas (5 July 1885 – 11 August 1936) was an Andalusian socialist politician,[2] Georgist,[3] writer, historian and musicologist. He is considered the "father of Andalusia" by Andalusian nationalists.[4]
He initiated an Andalusian regionalist assembly in Ronda in 1918; the assembly adopted a charter based on the autonomist Constitución Federal de Antequera written in 1883 during the First Spanish Republic.[5] It also embraced the current flag and emblem as national symbols, designed by Infante himself based on various historic Andalusian standards.[6] During the Second Spanish Republic, the Andalucismo was represented by the Junta Liberalista, a federalist political party led by Infante.
Infante was among numerous political figures who were summarily executed by Franco's forces when they took over Seville at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. As a regional autonomist, left-wing activist and an avowed socialist,[2][7] he twice "merited" inclusion on their liquidation list.[8]
His last residence in Coria del Río now hosts the Museum of Andalusian Autonomy.
- ^ (in Spanish) Parliament of Andalusia: Blas Infante, Father of Andalusia
- ^ a b Nardo, Barham R. T. (2021). Andalucía en capas: Reconciling Andalusian Identity with Spanish and European Influence. p. 14.
- ^ Cubero, Fernando. El movimiento Georgista y los orígenes del Andalucismo : análisis del periódico "El Impuesto único" (1911-1923. Ronda: Caja de Ahorros de Ronda, 1980.
- ^ Public Officials Official Gazette. 29 November 2002 (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2023
- ^ [Andalusia Regional Federal Constitution] (in Spanish). 1883 – via Wikisource.
- ^ (in Spanish) Junta de Andalucía: Symbols of Andalusia
- ^ Schrijver, Frans (2006). Regionalism after Regionalisation: Spain, France and the United Kingdom. Amsterdam University Press. p. 93. ISBN 978-90-5629-428-1.
- ^ Casanova, Julián (2010). The Spanish Republic and Civil War. Translated by Martin Douch. Cambridge University Press. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-511-78963-2.