Should Galicia reunite with Portugal?

[8888]

As far as I know Portuguese and Galician are basically the same language and they only ended separated for political/dinastic reasons, by chance basically. Also, Portuguese and Galicians are very close genetically, both score more North African but also more northern components than Andalusians, Castillians, Leonese etc. I've seen way less Gracile-Meds in Galicia and Portugal than in Southern Spain, f.ex. The types predominant there are different strains of Atlantids, Berids and Atlanto-Mediterranids. Western Iberia is at the same time more Celtic-Germanic and more neolithic North African than the rest of Iberia, I think the similarities between Galicia and Portugal are way bigger than the ones between Galicia and the rest of Spain. The differences are less pronounced today due to Castillian cultural imperialism and unionism, what is a racist attitude against the Galician people, who should join their blood brothers in Portugal. Coon stated that phenotypes like Exotic Nordic, for example, were far more prevalent in Western Iberia/Galicia/Portugal than in the rest of the peninsula. Probably Berid and other CM types are more common there than in the rest of Iberia too.

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[Catarinense1998]

Very good question.

[Nurzat]

I knew a Galician student some ten years ago here by the Soviet Union and he insisted he speaks Galician not Spanish, it was the first time I've heard of such local pride in that corner of Spain, I don't know if such attitudes are common in the region

[Leo Iscariot]

"Reunite" is the wrong term, as they were never really one country in the traditional sense.

There's is, however, a small, but notable, unification movement.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Portugal

There's also a more popular movement to de-Castilianize the Galician language and bring it back in line with Portuguese.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reintegrationism


But to answer the question: If it's what the Galician people would ever want, then I would support it.

[ÁGUIA]

As a gracile-med of Northern Portuguese and a bit of Galician extract. I have to decline vehemently your proposition. I still believe is much funnier to jump the border to buy caramels. Traditions can not be neglected, even in this globalist degenerate age we live in. Someone has to carry the torch.

[Thot Whisperer]

No. Spain should remain united.

[8888]

"Reunite" is the wrong term, as they were never really one country in the traditional sense.

Maybe reunion is a bad term, but some kind of union even if cultural would be interesting since they both sprung from the same roots, have the same language and similar traditions. Portuguese and Galician languages have zero practical differences and both populations are very similar. Galicians are more similar to the Portuguese than they are to Catalans or Andalusians, for example.

[Leo Iscariot]

Maybe reunion is a bad term, but some kind of union even if cultural would be interesting since they both sprung from the same roots, have the same language and similar traditions. Portuguese and Galician languages have zero practical differences and both populations are very similar. Galicians are more similar to the Portuguese than they are to Catalans or Andalusians, for example.

I don't dispute that at all; but realistically speaking, it's highly unlikely to ever happen. Even if Galicia were to succeed in gaining independence one day, it's damn near improbable that they would immediately hand their sovereignty over to another country.

[Div1]

I knew a Galician student some ten years ago here by the Soviet Union and he insisted he speaks Galician not Spanish, it was the first time I've heard of such local pride in that corner of Spain, I don't know if such attitudes are common in the region

That’s not something specific. “Spanish” is called Castilian amongst the ethnic minorities of the countries. Hell, in many South American countries it’s called Castilian as well.