Valencianism ( ca-valencia, valencianisme, ) is a
political ideology
An ideology is a set of beliefs or philosophies attributed to a person or group of persons, especially those held for reasons that are not purely epistemic, in which "practical elements are as prominent as theoretical ones." Formerly applied prim ...
of
nationalist
Nationalism is an idea and movement that holds that the nation should be congruent with the state. As a movement, nationalism tends to promote the interests of a particular nation (as in a group of people), Smith, Anthony. ''Nationalism: Th ...
or
regionalist character whose objective is the defense of the
Valencian Community
The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid wi ...
(also known as País Valencià or Regne de Valéncia)
and its culture by the means of the establishment and strengthening of its own institutions.
Types of Valencianism include:
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Blaverism Blaverism ( ca-valencia, blaverisme, ) is a Spanish nationalist and Valencian regionalist ideology in the Valencian Community (Spain) that emerged with the Spanish transition to democracy characterised by strong anti-Catalanism, born out of its op ...
, a political movement that aims to the recovery of the identity, language, history and traditions of the Valencian Community characterised by strong
Anti-Catalanism
Anti-Catalanism ( ca, anticatalanisme, ) is the collective name given to various historical trends in France, Italy, and Spain that have been hostile to Catalan culture and traditions.
Description
In a historical context, anti-Catalanism expres ...
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Valencian nationalism, a political movement that advocates to maintain and promote the recognition of the linguistic, cultural and political personality of the Valencian Community.
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Valencian regionalism, a cultural and political movement that aims to the recovery of the identity (language, history, traditions and other peculiarities) of the Valencian Community.
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