The Rebirth of the ‘Spanish Race’:The State, Nationalism, and Education in Spain, 1875–1931

• Published in: European history quarterly Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 75 - 107
• Main Authors: del Mar del Pozo Andrés, María, Braster, Jacques F.A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, Thousand Oaks, CA and New Delhi SAGE Publications 01.01.1999; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Civil Rights - economics; Civil Rights - education; Civil Rights - history; Civil Rights - legislation & jurisprudence; Civil Rights - psychology; Cultural Characteristics; Economics - history; Economics - legislation & jurisprudence; Education; Education - economics; Education - history; Education - legislation & jurisprudence; Europe; Historical analysis; History of medicine; History, 19th Century; History, 20th Century; National identity; Nationalism; Patriotism; Public Health - economics; Public Health - education; Public Health - history; Public Health - legislation & jurisprudence; Race; Social change; Social Change - history; Social Class - history; Social Identification; Social Values - ethnology; Social Welfare - economics; Social Welfare - ethnology; Social Welfare - history; Social Welfare - legislation & jurisprudence; Social Welfare - psychology; Spain; Spain - ethnology; State; State Government; Spain
• ISSN: 0265-6914; 1461-7110
• DOI: 10.1177/026569149902900103

The generation of 1898 was trying to resolve the so-called "Spanish problem" of national identity by undertaking a program of social renewal that was based on the concept of "regenerationism." Spanish intellectuals wanted to substitute the old and false concept of "patriotism" with a new "nationalism" based on the building of a strong nation state and the design of a common project.