SPANISH PATRIOTISM Flashcards
For ___________, the love of common liberty enabled citizens to see their private and particular interests as part of the common good and helped them to resist corruption and tyranny. To love the city is to be willing to sacrifice one’s own good—including one’s life— for the protection of common liberty.
Niccolò Machiavelli
Freedom is equated not with the fight against political oppression but with the preservation of a unique people and patriotic sacrifice with the desire to secure the long-term survival of the nation.
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Johann Gottfried von Herder
emphasizes a unity of cultural past with inclusion of the language and heritage,
Nationalism
is based on love towards people with a greater emphasis on values and beliefs.
patriotism
makes an explanation regarding patriotism saying that it is a belonging to a specific place and way of life without a wish of pushing other people.
Orwell (1945)
Refers to the loyalty and love for Spain as the colonizing power. The Spanish authorities implemented various policies and cultural influences in the colonies, including the Philippines, with the aim of promoting Spanish culture, religion, and values. These actions were often driven by a sense of Spanish patriotism, where the Spanish rulers sought to strengthen their control over the colonies and assimilate the local population into Spanish culture and governance.
Spanish patriotism