Iberismo

The idea of integrating Portugal and Spain has been recurring over time, especially among the intellectual classes on both sides of the border, but it is in recent years, as surveys show, when the dream for the that many have longed for: the longed-for union of Iberia. Iberism, linked to liberalism and the Italian Risorgimento, reemerged strongly in the 19th century, but the appearance of thorny debates around the structure of a hypothetical united Iberia, caused the weakening of this current of thought and the division among its supporters. . In this book, in the face of the ideological selfishness that characterized a good part of the first Iberians, who raised the phenomenon based on their personal political foundations, the economic and social benefits that integration would have for all Spanish citizens and Portuguese, especially at a time like the present in which populisms and sectarian and exclusive nationalisms seem to prevail. For this reason, we will focus our attention on highlighting the ties that unite two towns that, unfortunately, have walked apart for a good part of their history. Javier Martínez-Pinna presents us with a history of Iberia, Spain and Portugal, so that the reader can learn about the contributions of two great countries that, in their day, managed to lord it over the seas and become pillars of what civilization is today. western. We look to the past to appreciate the cultural, literary, historical and artistic elements that unite Spain and Portugal, with the conviction that, together, we could face the challenges of a changing, polarized world and plunged into a galloping crisis with much more guarantees. economic.