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The Movement for the Self-Determination and Independence of the Canary Archipelago (Spanish: Movimiento por la Autodeterminación e Independencia del Archipiélago Canario, MPAIAC), was a Canarian nationalist and socialist organization, founded in 1964 by Antonio Cubillo, whose objective was the secession of the Canary Islands from Spain.
Since 1982 the Canary Islands have had a statute of autonomy, which defines the archipelago as a nationality of Spain. In the 1980s a nationalist-like party called UPC (Canarian People's Union) was the third-most-voted party in Canary Islands. In 1985 Antonio Cubillo returned from Algiers and founded the National Congress of the Canaries (CNC ...
What is and is not considered an autonomist or secessionist movement is sometimes contentious. Entries on this list must meet three criteria: They are active movements with active members. They are seeking greater autonomy or self-determination for a geographic region (as opposed to personal autonomy).
Movement for the Self- Determination and Independence of the Canarian Archipelago (MPAIAC) The Guanche Armed Forces ( Spanish : Fuerzas Armadas Guanches (FAG)) was the armed wing of the Movement for the Self-Determination and Independence of the Canarian Archipelago , Spanish : Movimiento por la Autodeterminación e Independencia del ...
Cubillo founded the Canary Islands Independence Movement in 1963. [2] While exiled in Algiers, [3] escaping the Francoist dictatorial regime, he began a campaign to gain independence for the Canary Islands in the late 1970s. [2] In 1978, he was crippled in an assassination attempt linked to the security forces of the Spanish Ministry of the ...
The Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands acceded to autonomy as insular territories, the latter integrated by two provinces. Principality of Asturias, Cantabria, La Rioja and Murcia acceded to autonomy as single provinces with historical identity (also called "uniprovincial" autonomous communities).
New Canaries (Spanish: Nueva Canarias) is a social democratic, Canarian nationalist political party representing the Canary Islands territory of Spain. The party is a member of the European Free Alliance. [4]
The Canarian Coalition (Spanish: Coalición Canaria, CC or CCa) is a regionalist [6] [7] and Canarian nationalist [8] political party in Spain operating in the Canary Islands. The party's aim is for greater autonomy for the islands but not independence. [9] Its position has been labeled as centrist [10] and centre-right. [1]