Galicia irredenta

{{Short description|Term used for the Galician-speaking territories outside of Galicia}}

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File:Galizaestremeira.png proper and in yellow are the places in Spain where Galician is spoken outside of it.]]

{{lang|gl|Galicia irredenta}}{{cite news|url=https://www.elnortedecastilla.es/pg060620/prensa/noticias/Castilla_Leon/200606/20/VAL-CAS-134.html|title=El PP plantea reformar la definición de la región para evitar peticiones de anexión|newspaper=El Norte de Castilla|date=20 June 2006|language=es}} ("Unredeemed Galicia") or {{lang|gl|Galicia estremeira}}{{cite news|url=https://www.farodevigo.es/sabado/2017/04/22/da-freguesia-administrativa-galicia-16323248.html|url-access=subscription|title=Da freguesía administrativa en Galicia|first=Xosé Luís|last=Méndez Ferrín|author-link=Xosé Luís Méndez Ferrín|newspaper=Faro de Vigo|date=22 April 2017|language=gl}} ("Outer" or "External Galicia"), also spelled as {{lang|gl|Galiza irredenta}}{{cite news|url=https://www.elprogreso.es/articulo/noticias/el-bng-desiste-de-crear-agrupaciones-nacionalistas-en-el-occidente-de-asturias/20120206221600248678.html|title=El BNG desiste de crear agrupaciones nacionalistas en el Occidente de Asturias|newspaper=El Progreso de Lugo|date=6 February 2012|language=es}} and {{lang|gl|Galiza estremeira}}{{cite news|url=http://www.galiciaconfidencial.com/noticia/31740-um-galeguismo-seculo-xxi-assembleia-nacional-galega-ang|title=Por um galeguismo do século XXI: Assembleia Nacional Galega (ANG)|first=Manuel|last=Miragaia Doldán|newspaper=Galicia Confidencial|date=18 July 2016}} and also known as {{lang|gl|Faixa Leste}}{{cite journal|url=https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=6537412|title=O castelhano como blocador da normalidade do português na Galiza|first=Alexandre|last=Banhos|journal=Boletim da Academia Galega da Língua Portuguesa|volume=6|pages=11–27|year=2013|language=pt}} or {{lang|gl|Franxa Leste}}{{cite journal|url=https://www.frontespo.org/en/fichas-bibliograficas/algunhas-notas-sobre-a-lingua-galega-da-franxa-leste-some-remarks-on-galician|title=Algunhas notas sobre a lingua galega da Franxa Leste|first=Alberto|last=Gómez Bautista|journal=Madrygal. Revista de Estudios Gallegos|volume=7|pages=45–48|year=2004|language=gl}} ("Eastern Strip"), is a term used for all Galician-speaking territories located outside of Galicia. These are all located in Spain, in either Asturias or Castile and León.{{cite news|url=http://www.galicia-hoxe.com/index_2.php?idMenu=77&idNoticia=95273|title=A Galiza irredenta tambén existe!|first=Igor|last=Lugris|newspaper=Galicia Hoxe|date=20 October 2006|language=gl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070902231535/http://www.galicia-hoxe.com/index_2.php?idMenu=77&idNoticia=95273|archive-date=2 September 2007|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=https://www.diariodeleon.es/articulo/tribunas/galicia-irredenta-bierzo/20051215000000812535.html|title=La Galicia irredenta en el Bierzo|first=Manuel|last=Baelo Álvarez|newspaper=Diario de León|date=15 December 2005|language=es}} These territories are sometimes divided into three subregions: El Bierzo ({{lang|gl|O Bierzo}} in Galician), Eo-Navia ({{lang|gl|Eo-Navia}} in Galician) and As Portelas (or Upper Sanabria, {{lang|gl|As Portelas}} or {{lang|gl|Alta Seabra}} in Galician).{{cite news|url=http://www.galiciaconfidencial.com/noticia/69660-convenio-potencie-galego-historica-rexion-galegofalante-bierzo|title=Para cando un convenio que potencie o galego na histórica rexión galegofalante do Bierzo?|newspaper=Galicia Confidencial|date=2 February 2018|language=gl}}

There have been several attempts from these territories to join Galicia. An example is Porto de Sanabria, a small village where, in 2018, a vote was organized to join to the region due to the lack of response from the government of Castile and León to requests from locals to fix a road. 202 people voted in favor, 19 against and 6 did a blank vote. However, this vote did not intend any official change and was only made to know the inhabitants' opinion.{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.es/espana/galicia/abci-porto-pueblo-zamorano-voto-referendum-anexionarse-galicia-201808281242_noticia.html|title=Porto, el pueblo zamorano que votó en 'referéndum' anexionarse a Galicia|newspaper=ABC|date=28 August 2018|language=es}}

Another example was El Bierzo, a comarca where more people prefer to join Galicia than stay in Castile and León. People have proposed turning it into a new province of Spain and joining it into Galicia.{{cite news|url=https://www.nosdiario.gal/articulo/politica/comarca-do-bierzo-aposta-constituir-como-provincia-preferencia-facelo-unindose-galiza/20200525080517098271.html|title=A comarca do Bierzo aposta por se constituír como provincia, con preferencia por facelo uníndose a Galiza|newspaper=Nós Diario|date=25 May 2020|language=gl}} This initiative became more serious when a request was sent in 2021 to the Xunta de Galicia, asking to recognize El Bierzo as a new province of Galicia.{{cite news|url=https://www.nosdiario.gal/articulo/politica/o-bierzo/20210128145758114678.html|title=A reivindicación dun Bierzo integrado na Galiza chega ao Parlamento galego|newspaper=Nós Diario|date=28 January 2021|language=gl}} This proposal was rejected by the Spanish prominent parties PP and PSOE.{{cite news|url=https://www.elplural.com/autonomias/pp-psoe-tumban-propuesta-bng-reconocer-bierzo-provincia-incorporarla-galicia_264109102|title=PP y PSOE tumban la propuesta del BNG para reconocer El Bierzo como provincia e incorporarla a Galicia|first=Natalia|last=Cabo|newspaper=El Plural|date=14 April 2021|language=es}}

Galician-Eo-Navia.png|Map of Galician-speaking Asturias (Eo-Navia), claimed as part of {{lang|gl|Galicia irredenta}}.

Galician-Bierzo.png|Map of the Galician-speaking part of El Bierzo, also claimed as part of {{lang|gl|Galicia irredenta}}.

Galician-As Portelas.png|Map of the As Portelas region, the third region of {{lang|gl|Galicia irredenta}}.