96-523: Extremaduran may refer to: Something related to Extremadura , an autonomous community in western Spain, including: The Extremaduran language , a language spoken in Northwestern areas of Extremadura The Extremaduran dialect of Spanish , spoken in most of Extremadura Extremadurans , the people of Extremadura See also [ edit ] Estremadura (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
192-410: A Galician-Portuguese language, is a specially protected language and is spoken in the valley of Jálama . The Extremaduran language , the collective name for a group of vernacular dialects related to Leonese is endangered. Local variants of Portuguese are native to Cedillo and Herrera de Alcántara . Portuguese has also been accounted to be spoken as well by some people (mainly those born before
288-514: A no confidence vote on Mariano Rajoy 's government, which was brought down on 1 June 2018 in the first successful motion since the Spanish transition to democracy . On 5 June 2018, Rajoy announced his resignation as PP leader. On 21 July 2018, Pablo Casado was elected as the new leader of the PP. Under his leadership, the party was claimed to take a right-wing turn, including forging local alliances with
384-502: A saqaliba previously freed by Al-Hakam II . Conversely, the kingdoms of León , Castile and Portugal (most notably the first one) made advances in the 11th and 12th centuries across the territory (with for example the successive Leonese conquests of Coria in 1079 and 1142, the Portuguese attempts at expanding across the Guadiana basin in the second half of the 12th century, or
480-554: A Party Convention to be held in June 2008 in Valencia. Speculation about alternative candidates erupted in the media, with discussion of the possible candidacies of Madrid Mayor Alberto Ruíz Gallardón and Madrid autonomous community Premier Esperanza Aguirre creating a national debate, calls for support and opposition from the media, etc. In the end neither one stood, with Gallardón explicitly backing Rajoy and Aguirre refusing to comment on
576-541: A change of leadership and responsibilities in the apparatus. On 22 February there was a cascade of resignations of senior party officials and the demand by the majority of territorial barons and the Popular Parliamentary Group for the holding of an Extraordinary Congress, in addition to the request for the resignation of the Secretary General, which took place that same day. Casado finally agreed to convene
672-573: A few months of confrontation between the president of the Community of Madrid , Isabel Díaz Ayuso , and the leadership of the national branch of the party, on 16 February 2022, information appeared about an alleged payment (in the form of a commission) of Díaz Ayuso's brother for health material and also about alleged spying on the president's family by the party leadership through the City Council of Madrid . The president herself accused in an appearance
768-588: A foreign population of 34,667. The Extremaduran population, according to the 1591 census of the provinces of the Kingdom of Castile , was around 540,000 people, making up 8% of the total population of Spain. No other census was performed until 1717, when 326,358 people were counted as living in Extremadura. From this period, the population grew steadily until the 1960s (1,379,072 people in 1960). After 1960, emigration to more prosperous regions of Spain and Europe drained
864-406: A government. Defunct Once described as the main liberal-conservative party of Spain, political scientists Vít Hlousek and Lubomír Kopeček have observed that under the leadership of José María Aznar the party evolved into a conservative party with elements of Christian democracy and economic liberalism . It has also been described as Christian humanist and conservative liberal . On
960-559: A huge defeat, losing 59 MPs. The PP, under Mariano Rajoy's leadership, returned to power after 7 years of opposition. In May 2018, the Audiencia Nacional declared the PP as guilty part "on a lucrative basis" in the Gürtel corruption scheme , understanding the organization profited from the corruption scheme "to the detriment of the State's interests". This led to a motion of no confidence to
1056-599: A larger centre-right party. Fraga's wing won the struggle, prompting most of the disenchanted reactionaries to leave the party. The AP then joined with other moderate conservatives to form the Democratic Coalition ( Coalición Democrática, CD). It was hoped that this new coalition would capture the support of those who had voted for the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) in 1977, but who had become disenchanted with
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#17328515462831152-602: A lithium-ion battery factory participated by Envision in Navalmoral de la Mata was announced in June 2022. As of January 1, 2012, the population of Extremadura is 1,109,367 inhabitants, representing 2.36% of the Spanish population (46,745,807). The population density is very low—25/km (65/sq mi)—compared to Spain as a whole. The urban network is dominated by three municipalities between 50,000 and 200,000 inhabitants ( Badajoz , Cáceres and Mérida ), followed by Plasencia ,
1248-607: A period of deep crisis. Fraga then took the reins and, at the Congress of January 1989, the constituent parties of the CP were folded into a new party, the People's Party. While the AP was the nucleus of the merged party, the PP tried to bill itself as a more moderate party than the AP. Fraga was the first chairman of the party, with Francisco Álvarez Cascos as the secretary general. On 4 September 1989, and at
1344-604: A post currently held by María Guardiola of the People's Party . The Day of Extremadura is celebrated on 8 September. It coincides with the Catholic festivity of Our Lady of Guadalupe . The region, featuring an enormous energy surplus and hosting lithium deposits, is at the forefront of Spain's plans for energy transition and decarbonisation . Extremadura is contained between 37° 57 ′ and 40° 29 ′ N latitude, and 4° 39 ′ and 7° 33 ′ W longitude. The area of Extremadura
1440-414: A power of 1,048.43 MW and 1,044.45 MW. The region is at the forefront of Spain's plans for energy transition and a decarbonisation , thanks to the installation of large solar power plants and the granting of lithium mining licenses. Such prospects sparked criticism and concern regarding how to avoid a "third energy colonisation" after those of the construction of reservoirs for hydroelectric use and
1536-510: A scandal involving several senior members of the party came to the public's attention. The Gürtel case resulted in the resignation of the party's treasurer Luis Bárcenas in 2009. The case against him was dropped in July 2011 but reopened the following year. The leader of the party in the Valencia region, Francisco Camps , stepped down in July 2011 because of a pending trial. He was accused of having received gifts in exchange for public contracts, but
1632-563: A status as 'old moriscos'. At the height of 1612, there were reports of remaining moriscos in Trujillo, Mérida and Plasencia. Located in the most able path from the Meseta Central to Portugal, the territory suffered greatly due to warfare from the 1640–1668 Portuguese Restoration War , characterised not by the movement of large armies but for pillage, skirmishes, raids, and destruction of economic resources and settlements across both sides of
1728-479: A territorial subdivision ( kūra ) of the former polities centered on Mérida. Following the collapse of the Caliphate in the early 11th century during the so-called Fitna of al-Andalus and its ensuing fragmentation into ephemeral statelets ( taifas ), the bulk of the territory of current day Extremadura became part of the (First) Taifa of Badajoz ( Baṭalyaws ), centered around the namesake city and founded by Sapur ,
1824-583: Is 41,633 km (16,075 sq mi), making it the fifth largest of the Spanish autonomous communities. It is located in the Southern Plateau (a subdivision of the Spanish Central Plateau ). The region is crossed from West to East by two large rivers, the Tagus and the Guadiana , lining up three basic areas from North to South by combining mountain ranges and rivers: the territory spanning from
1920-466: Is a landlocked autonomous community of Spain . Its capital city is Mérida , and its largest city is Badajoz . Located in the central-western part of the Iberian Peninsula , it is crossed from east to west by the Tagus and Guadiana rivers. The autonomous community is formed by the two largest provinces of Spain : Cáceres and Badajoz . Extremadura is bordered by Portugal to the west and by
2016-802: Is a member of the centre-right European People's Party (EPP), and in the European Parliament its 16 MEPs sit in the EPP Group . The PP is also a member of the Centrist Democrat International and the International Democracy Union . The PP was also one of the founding organizations of the Budapest-based Robert Schuman Institute for Developing Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe. On 24 May 2018,
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#17328515462832112-432: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Language and nationality disambiguation pages Extremadura Extremadura ( / ˌ ɛ k s t r ə m ə ˈ dj ʊər ə / EK -strə-mə- DURE -ə ; Spanish: [e(ɣ)stɾemaˈðuɾa] ; Extremaduran : Estremaúra [ehtːɾemaˈuɾa] ; Portuguese : Estremadura ; Fala : Extremaúra )
2208-509: Is the largest province in Spain. 413,766 people live in the province of Cáceres at a density of 20.83/km (53.9/sq mi), having an area of 19,868 km (7,671 sq mi), making it the largest province in Spain after Badajoz. As of 2020, the largest foreign community is that of Romanian nationals with 8,173 people, followed by Moroccans with 7,400. Portuguese account for 3,188, Chinese for 1,655 and Colombians make up 1,555. The region had
2304-579: The Raya . The growing role of the fortified place of Badajoz (halfway between Lisbon and Madrid), in the wake of the installment of the Captaincy General of Extremadura consolidated the clout of the military in the region. By the late 18th century, the Extremaduran countryside languished, experiencing a deep crisis. There was a diminishing share of land dedicated to crops. The growing cattle sector induced
2400-411: The "Pimentón de la Vera" PDO [ es ] , consisting of the comarcas of La Vera, Campo Arañuelo, Valle del Ambroz and Valle del Alagón . The PDO produced 3,860 tonnes in 2020. About half the value of the regional industrial production belongs to the energy sector . Extremadura presents a huge energy surplus, producing about four times the energy it consumes. This situation has led to
2496-623: The Adolfo Suárez government. In the March 1979 general election , however, the CD received 6.1 percent of the vote, again finishing a distant fourth. At the AP's Second Party Congress in December 1979, party leaders re-assessed their involvement in the CD. Many felt that the creation of the coalition had merely confused the voters, and they sought to emphasise the AP's independent identity. Fraga resumed control of
2592-771: The Alagón (rightbank) and the Almonte , Ibor , Salor and the Sever (leftbank). Regarding the Guadiana, important leftbank tributaries include Guadarranque and Ruecas and rightbank tributaries include the Zújar River and the Matachel . The highest point in Extremadura, the 2,401 m (7,877 ft) high Calvitero (or El Torreón), is located in the Sistema Central, in the northeastern end of
2688-686: The Balearic Islands , and Valencia —from the PSOE in Spain's 2023 regional and local elections, Sánchez called for a snap general election . The conservative party gained forty-eight seats in Congress and an absolute majority in the Senate, winning the elections. The PP failed to secure a parliamentary majority with its allies, Canarian Coalition , Navarrese People's Union (UPN), and VOX; however, King of Spain Felipe VI requested that Feijóo try to form
2784-560: The Cadena COPE radio channel that Díaz Ayuso should provide all the necessary documentation to clear doubts about his honorability, questioning at the same time his honesty by stating whether "it is logical to award a commission to your brother in April 2020, when 700 people were dying in Spain due to the pandemic". This led to a schism in the leadership of the PP, in which regional leaders and popular leaders demanded political responsibilities and
2880-483: The Don Benito - Villanueva de la Serena conurbation and Almendralejo . Other municipalities with a population above 10,000 inhabitants include Zafra , Montijo , Villafranca de los Barros , Navalmoral de la Mata and Coria . The most populous province is that of Badajoz , with a population of 691,715 and a population density of 31.78/km (82.3/sq mi). With an area of 21,766 km (8,404 sq mi), it
2976-538: The Köppen climate classification ). Extremadura generally presents average annual temperatures somewhat warmer than most of the Iberian Peninsula, featuring nonetheless a north–south gradient. Annual thermal amplitude generally ranges from 16 to 19 °C. Average annual precipitation stands at around 600 mm. Parts of the Sistema Central presents more than 1,500 mm while it barely rains 400 mm in parts of
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3072-503: The Madrid bombings of 11 March 2004. At a national level, its political strategy has followed two main axes, both linked to Spain's delicate regional politics: Firstly, opposing further administrative devolution to Catalonia by means of the newly approved "Estatut" or Statute of Catalonia that lays out the powers of the Catalan regional government. Secondly, opposition to political negotiations with
3168-536: The National Court found that the PP profited from the illegal kickbacks-for-contracts scheme of the Gürtel case , confirming the existence of an illegal accounting and financing structure that ran in parallel with the party's official one since the party's foundation in 1989; the court ruled that the PP helped establish "a genuine and effective system of institutional corruption through the manipulation of central, autonomous and local public procurement". This prompted
3264-558: The Provincial Deputation of Badajoz and the Provincial Deputation of Cáceres . The members of the plenary of the deputation are indirectly elected from among the municipal councillors based on the results of the municipal elections. In turn, the plenary elects the president of the deputation from among its members. The gross domestic product (GDP) of Extremadura was 20 billion euros in 2018, accounting for 1.7% of Spanish economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power
3360-665: The Sistema Central to the Tagus, the so-called Mesopotamia extremeña in between the Tagus and the Guadiana and the territory from the Guadiana to Sierra Morena . Besides the catchment basins of the Tagus and the Guadiana covering most of the territory by far, fringe areas of the region are drained by the Douro (north) and the Guadalquivir (south). Notable Tagus tributaries include the Tiétar and
3456-468: The far right . It became the major opposition party to the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party , securing 25.4 percent of the popular vote. Whereas the AP's parliamentary representation had dropped to nine seats in 1979, the party allied itself with the small Christian democratic People's Democratic Party (PDP) and won 106 seats in 1982. The increased strength of the AP was further evidenced in
3552-723: The tobacco produced in Spain, also being the leading European producing region. Tobacco production concentrates in La Vera and Campo Arañuelo . Tomato production (2,122,000 tonnes in 2017) primarily concentrates in the riverbanks of the Guadiana and the Alagón-Árrago. A large part of the region falls within the scope of the Ribera del Guadiana PDO , which is further divided in the Ribera Alta, Tierra de Barros , Matanegra, Ribera Baja, Montánchez, and Cañamero wine subregions. The PDO protects
3648-422: The wines made of several varieties of black and white grapes. As of 2021, Extremadura is the second largest rice producing region in Spain, after Andalusia. Due to drought and high water demands from rice fields, non-irrigated rice fields have been favoured since the late 2010s. Together with Murcia, Extremadura is a major producer of paprika , primarily destined to the Spanish market. Peppers are grown in
3744-467: The 1940s ) in Olivenza . People%27s Party (Spain) The People's Party ( Spanish : Partido Popular [paɾˈtiðo popuˈlaɾ] ; known mostly by its acronym, PP [peˈpe] ) is a conservative and Christian-democratic political party in Spain . The People's Party was a 1989 re-foundation of People's Alliance (AP), a party led by former minister Manuel Fraga . It
3840-403: The AP garnered only 8.3 percent of the vote, putting it in fourth place. In the months following the 1977 elections, dissent erupted within the AP over constitutional issues that arose as the draft document was being formulated. Fraga had wanted from the beginning to brand the party as a traditional European conservative party, and wanted to move the AP toward the political centre in order to form
3936-460: The AP plummeted in the municipal and regional elections held in June 1987, it was clear that it would be overtaken as major opposition party by Suárez's Democratic and Social Centre (CDS). After the resignation of Manuel Fraga and the successive victories of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) in the general election of 1982 and 1986 general election , the Popular Alliance entered
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4032-684: The Basque separatist organization ETA . The People's Party has supported the Association of Victims of Terrorism ( AVT ) with respect to the Government's actions concerning ETA's ceasefire, and was able to mobilise hundreds of thousands of people in demonstrations against Government policies that, in its opinion, would result in political concessions to ETA. Nevertheless, the end of the ceasefire in December 2006 ended prospects for government negotiations with ETA. The prospect of increased demands for autonomy in
4128-587: The Castilian founding of Plasencia in 1186) not free from setbacks either caused by the Almoravid and Almohad impetus, which also entailed the demise of the first and second taifa of Badajoz in 1094 and 1150, respectively. In the Almohad case, their 1174 offensive removed Leonese control from every fortress south of the Tagus (including Cáceres ). After the Almohad disaster at the 1212 Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa ,
4224-539: The Granadan moriscos. Two generations later, the expulsion of the moriscos from the region began in 1609, starting with the moriscos of Hornachos, the first expulsion in the Crown of Castile. By September 1610 about two thirds of the moriscos of Extremadura had been already expelled and by 1611 the number amounted to 12,776. Those who avoided the early orders of expulsion abided to reports of being 'good Christians' or claimed
4320-519: The National Board of Directors on 1 March to set in motion an Extraordinary Congress of the PP. Casado was subsequently replaced as leader by Alberto Núñez Feijóo , the president of Galicia . After becoming the party's leader, Feijóo designated Cuca Gamarra , the PP's spokesperson in the Congress of Deputies , as the new Secretary General. After the PP took several regions—including Aragon ,
4416-597: The PDP and the Liberal Party (PL) to form the People's Coalition (CP), in another attempt to expand its constituency to include the centre of the political spectrum. The coalition called for stronger measures against terrorism, for more privatisation , and for a reduction in public spending and in taxes. The CP failed to increase its share of the vote in the 1986 elections, however, and it soon began to disintegrate. When regional elections in late 1986 resulted in further losses for
4512-558: The PP in the lead-up to the April 2019 general election . Ultimately, the party achieved the worst result in its history, winning just 16.7% of the national vote – a decline of almost 16% from the 2016 election – and losing over half its seats. Though becoming only the second largest party in the Congress of Deputies, it held almost half as many seats as first placed PSOE, and was less than a single percentage point and just nine seats ahead of third placed Ciudadanos. Casado refused to resign following
4608-496: The Tagus is better suited for hydroelectric use than the Guadiana. As of 2021, the region has around 2,193.84 MW of installed hydroelectric power, primarily controlled by Endesa and Iberdrola , with a lesser role of Grupo Pitarch. The two reactors of the Almaraz Nuclear Power Plant (which were put in operation in 1981 and 1983, respectively) are jointly operated by Endesa, Iberdrola and Naturgy . They generate
4704-715: The US, jamón ibérico directly from Extremadura, with bone, was illegal until around 2005. At that time, enough US restaurants were in demand for the delicacy that Spain decided to export it as boneless, which the US Department of Agriculture 's health codes would approve (and continue to do). 85 Extremaduran municipalities constitute the jurisdiction of the "Dehesa de Extremadura" Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), which protects jamones and paletas (hind and front pig legs) originated from Iberian pigs and mixed Iberian/ Duroc -Jersey pigs. As of 2021, Extremadura produces about 98% of
4800-573: The autonomous communities of Castile and León (north), Castilla–La Mancha (east), and Andalusia (south). It is an important area for wildlife, particularly with the major reserve at Monfragüe , which was designated a National Park in 2007, and the International Tagus River Natural Park ( Parque Natural Tajo Internacional ). The regional government is led by the president of the Regional Government of Extremadura ,
4896-604: The building of nuclear power plants . Two of the largest photovoltaic power plants in Europe are located in the region: Francisco Pizarro (590 MW) in Torrecillas de la Tiesa and Núñez de Balboa (500 MW) in Usagre ; both are operated by Iberdrola, which is developing another 6 photovoltaic plants collectively amounting to 1,300 MW. The first solar thermal power plant in the region, Alvarado I , (50 MW) opened in 2009. A project to build
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#17328515462834992-402: The central western portion of the current day Spain. Mérida (now capital of Extremadura) became the capital of the Roman province of Lusitania, and one of the most important cities in the Roman Empire . Like the bulk of the Iberian Peninsula, the territory was conquered by the Umayyads in the early 8th century . As part of the Emirate and later Caliphate of Córdoba , it largely constituted
5088-407: The characterization of Extremadura as a potential "colony" of the private electricity companies, which are not taxed in the region and employ a relatively low share of the industrial workforce. The Tagus is dammed in the reservoirs of Alcántara , Torrejón and Valdecañas whereas the Guadiana is dammed in the reservoirs of Cíjara , Puerto Peña , Orellana and Zújar. Due to the orographic conditions,
5184-403: The coalition, Fraga resigned as AP chairman, although he retained his parliamentary seat. At the party congress in February 1987, Antonio Hernández Mancha was chosen to head the AP, declaring that under his leadership the AP would become a "modern right-wing European party". But Hernández Mancha lacked political experience at the national level, and the party continued to decline. When support for
5280-442: The creation of yet more pastures, adding up to the structural problem stemmed from the extraordinary degree of concentration of land ownership . By the end of the Ancien Régime, the clergy, municipal councils and the royal army mattered more than the lesser role of the entitled nobility. Railways were developed in the second half of the 19th century. In September 1863, a passenger train arrived to Badajoz from Elvas , Portugal. It
5376-404: The documentation provided valid. A few hours later, that same day, Ángel Carromero , a trusted person of the Mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida , resigned after the release of some audios in which one of the detectives claimed to have been contacted from the Empresa Municipal de la Vivienda y Suelo (Municipal Housing and Land Company). The following day, President Pablo Casado stated on
5472-464: The effective expulsion of nearly a 40% of the population, particularly young people. A pre-autonomous government entity in Extremadura (the "Junta Regional de Extremadura") with jurisdiction over the provinces of Badajoz and Cáceres was created by means of a 1978 law. The draft of the regional Statute of Autonomy began in 1980, the first step toward Extremadura becoming one of the Spanish autonomous communities . The text passed its final hurdle as it
5568-419: The far-right Vox party. However, Casado later bet on breaking ties with Vox, and caused an unprecedented leadership crisis inside PP. After this there were rumors that Casado had ordered to spy on the popular president of the community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso , for alleged irregularities, which collapsed popular support for PP according to opinion polls for future national elections, being resolved with
5664-434: The first time in 1996, and Aznar became Prime Minister with the support of the Basque Nationalist Party , the Catalan Convergence and Union and the Canarian Coalition . In the 2000 elections, the PP gained an absolute majority . Known to have a strong Atlanticist ideology, the People's Party fostered stronger ties to the US. In August 2003, Mariano Rajoy was appointed Secretary General by Aznar. Thus, Rajoy became
5760-414: The following day the national leadership of the PP of wanting to destroy her politically. That afternoon, the secretary general, Teodoro García Egea , appeared to deny all the information related to the attempt to spy on the president's entourage; in this appearance, Egea informed of the opening of an informative file on the actions of the president of Madrid, which was closed the following day, considering
5856-629: The former government presidents, Mariano Rajoy and José María Aznar . The existence of such illicit funding has been denied by the PP. Judge Eloy Velasco instructing the Lezo Case in the Spanish National Court is investigating former President of the Community of Madrid , Ignacio González , former Work Minister, Eduardo Zaplana , Vice-councilor of the presidency of the Community of Madrid and implicated in Gürtel Case Alberto López Viejo, businessmen Juan Miguel Villar Mir (OHL) and PricewaterhouseCoopers among others for embezzlement of public funds to presumably finance People's Party (PP) campaigns in
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#17328515462835952-406: The industrialised areas of Spain (already started in 1955) as well as to richer European countries (such as Germany, France and Switzerland), both of which notably intensified after 1961, in the wake of the 1959 Stabilization Plan (and in the second case also after bilateral agreements reached with destination countries). The region henceforth was handed a demographic blow in the ensuing years, with
6048-413: The issue. The only politician who explicitly expressed his intention to stand was Juan Costa , who had been a minister under Aznar, but he was unable to garner the 20% support required to stand in the election because of the support Rajoy had received prior to his nomination. At the convention, Mariano Rajoy was re-elected chairman with 79% of the vote, and in order to "refresh the negative public image of
6144-441: The larger Montes de Toledo system. The Sierra Morena —the limit between Extremadura and Andalusia —and the Sierra de Tentudía (topping at 1,104 m (3,622 ft) on the Pico Tentudía ) rise in the south. There are four different hydrographic basins: The climate of Extremadura is predominantly hot-summer Mediterranean ( Csa in the Köppen climate classification ), with some regions being cold semi-arid ( BSk in
6240-431: The late Middle Ages, the territory of the current-day region consisted of mayorazgos of the military orders of Santiago and Alcántara (about half the territory), nobiliary lordships (about a quarter of the territory) and royal demesne towns (the other quarter of the territory). In between the 15th and 16th centuries, the concept of the Leonese and Castilian extremaduras diluted and the name eventually came to refer to
6336-408: The mid 20th century, the Francoist dictatorship pursued a policy of colonization and agrarian reform in the region to foster the economy, transforming thousands of hectares of dryland crops into irrigated lands, also favouring the erection of 63 new settlements by the Instituto Nacional de Colonización (INC). The second half of the 20th century saw a massive rural flight out of the region, both to
6432-404: The municipal and regional elections held in May 1983, when the party drew 26 percent of the vote. A significant portion of the electorate appeared to support the AP's emphasis on law and order as well as its pro-business policies. Subsequent political developments belied the party's aspirations to continue increasing its base of support. Prior to the June 1986 elections, the AP joined forces with
6528-527: The other hand, sociologist Vicenç Navarro considered the PP a conservative - neoliberal coalition with a neoliberal economic policy. The party supports the regional structure in autonomous communities enshrined in the Constitution of 1978 , as well as the constitutional monarchy . When Spain first legalised same-sex marriage in 2005, the party was opposed to the same-sex marriage law. It did, however, support marriage-like civil unions for same-sex couples. The party organised demonstrations against
6624-416: The party (even resigning from her Basque Parliament seat) over disagreements on the party policies towards regional nationalisms in Spain, and particularly over the deletion of a direct reference to the Basque Nationalist Party accusing them of being too passive and "contemptuous" regarding the armed Basque group ETA. Most PP members rallied behind San Gil at first, but when it became clear that her decision
6720-408: The party Secretary-General Ángel Acebes , whose office was taken by María Dolores de Cospedal . The convention also saw significant reforms to the Party Statutes, including the reform of election to the office of Party Chairperson, which was to be open to more competition; and linking that office to the party candidacy in the general elections, etc. María San Gil , Chairwoman of the Basque PP, left
6816-401: The party", which had been a major factor in the electoral defeat, its leadership was controversially renewed with young people, replacing a significant number of politicians from the Aznar era. Among the latter, most resigned of their own accord to make room for the next generation, like the PP Spokesman in the Congress of Deputies Eduardo Zaplana , replaced by Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría ; and
6912-411: The party's candidate for Prime Minister in the 2004 general election , held three days after the 11 March 2004 Madrid train bombings , and which Rajoy lost by a big margin to Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) leader José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero . The PP under Mariano Rajoy opposed the PSOE government after the PP lost the general election in 2004 , arguing that this victory was influenced by
7008-526: The party, and the political resolutions adopted by the party congress reaffirmed the conservative orientation of the AP. In the early 1980s, Fraga succeeded in rallying the various components of the right around his leadership. He was aided in his efforts to revive the AP by the increasing disintegration of the UCD. In the general elections held in October 1982, the AP gained votes both from previous UCD supporters and from
7104-479: The poor result, and proposed a sudden U-turn of the party back into the moderate centre-right under pressure from party regional leaders one month ahead of the regional and local elections . The party enjoyed a partial revival in 2019 European elections , winning 20.15% of votes. The party increased its support in the November 2019 election , scoring 20.82% of votes and electing 89 deputies and 83 senators. After
7200-518: The population. Extremadura is divided into 383 municipalities. 164 are part of the Province of Badajoz and the other 219 are part of the Province of Cáceres . There are also traditional comarcas in Extremadura, like Las Villuercas and Las Hurdes , but these do not have much official recognition. The only official language is Spanish (whose local dialects are collectively called Castúo ), but other languages and dialects are also spoken. The Fala ,
7296-441: The previous decade. Wild Black Iberian pigs roam in the area and consume acorns from oak groves. These pigs are caught and used for the cured ham dish jamón ibérico . The higher the percentage of acorns eaten by the pigs, the more valuable the ham. For example, jamón ibérico from pigs whose diet consists of 90% acorns or more can be sold for more than twice as much as ham whose pigs ate on average less than 70% acorns. In
7392-456: The prime minister Mariano Rajoy, led by socialist leader Pedro Sánchez , which eventually succeeded, thus forcing Rajoy to quit his position, and ultimately resign as the party's leader. His substitute would be determined in July 2018 . Pablo Casado 's victory in the July 2018 PP leadership election was considered a party swing towards the right. Polls indicated a continual decline in support for
7488-530: The programs of Catalan and Basque parties, and Zapatero's alleged favouring of them, became a focus for the party's campaign for the March 2008 general election . Basque President Juan José Ibarretxe 's proposal for a unilateral referendum for the solution of the Basque Conflict was another important issue. The People's Party under Rajoy has an increasingly patriotic, or nationalist , element to it, appealing to
7584-584: The province of Badajoz in August 1936 and left merciless repression and mass casualties behind. Badajoz was the Spanish province where the Francoist repression comparatively took the highest relative toll of victims during the war and the immediate Post-War period; there were around 12,000 executions in the province (out of the 14,000 in the whole region), compared to around 1,600 victims of the Republican repression. In
7680-493: The province of Badajoz. Summers are very hot and dry, with the rain concentrated in the cold months instead, leading to a high degree of water stress during the summer months. During the time of the Roman Empire , the area that is known today as Autonomous Community of Extremadura was part of Lusitania , a Roman province that included most of current day Portugal (except for the northern area today known as Norte Region ) and
7776-553: The region, bordering with Castile and León. The main subranges of the Sistema Central in Extremadura are the Sierra de Gata and Sierra de Béjar . The modest heights of Sierra de las Villuercas (topping at 1,603 m (5,259 ft) on the Pico de las Villuercas ) rise in the Mesopotamia extremeña . Other notable ranges include the Sierra de Montánchez and the Sierra de San Pedro , part of
7872-482: The remaining part of current-day Extremadura under Muslim control fell to the troops led by Alfonso IX of León — Alcántara (1214), Cáceres (1227–1229), Mérida (1230), Badajoz (1230) —and later to the military orders of Santiago and Alcántara — Trujillo (1232), Medellín (1234) —on behalf of Ferdinand III of Castile . The last fortresses in the Lower Extremadura were conquered by Christians by 1248. By
7968-410: The resignation of Casado and the appointment of the veteran Alberto Núñez Feijóo as the new leader, which improved the electoral expectations of the party. The party won the most votes in the 2023 general election , but it failed to secure a parliamentary majority. The party has its roots in the People's Alliance founded on 9 October 1976 by former Francoist minister Manuel Fraga . Although Fraga
8064-460: The same candidates who competed in 2004: 154 People's Party MPs were elected, up six on the previous election. However, the failure to close the gap with the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (which increased its number of MPs by five) provoked a party crisis, in which some internal groups and supportive media questioned the leadership of Rajoy, who was said to be close to resigning. After an impasse of three days, he decided to stay, and summoned
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8256-451: The same-sex marriage law. After the law was deemed constitutional in 2012, the PP government announced that it would no longer seek the repeal of same-sex marriage. While the party has a strong socially conservative faction, some politicians from the People's Party now support same-sex marriage. Some PP regional governments have introduced legislation against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity . In early 2009,
8352-445: The sense of "Spanishness" and making strong use of national symbols such as the Spanish flag . Prior to the national celebrations of Spanish Heritage Day, Rajoy made a speech asking Spaniards to "privately or publicly" display their pride in their nation and to honor their flag, an action which received some criticism from many political groups of the Congress. On 9 March 2008, Spain held a general election, with both main parties led by
8448-531: The suggestion of Fraga himself, José María Aznar (then premier of the Autonomous Region of Castile and León ) was named the party's candidate for Prime Minister of Spain at the general elections. In April 1990, Aznar became chairman of the party. Fraga would later be named Founding Chairman of the People's Party. The PP joined the European People's Party in 1991. The PP became the largest party for
8544-586: The territory of the current-day region. The territory lacked nonetheless shared government and administration institutions. In between 1570 and 1572, the Crown forcibly relocated about 11,000 moriscos into the territory as part of the deportation of Granadans that followed the defeat of the Alpujarras revolt . The distribution was somewhat chaotic although some places with an already "threatening" population of old moriscos (such as Hornachos , Magacela and Benquerencia ) were avoided as resettlement locations for
8640-570: Was 20,100 euros or 67% of the EU27 average in the same year. Extremadura was the community with the second lowest GDP per capita in Spain before Melilla . Export goods (mostly consisting of food and semimanufactures) are primarily sent to the European market , but there has been a growing share of non-EU export destinations throughout the 2010s. Balance of trade is generally positive. The unemployment rate stood at 17.3% in 2022, significantly lower than in
8736-458: Was a member of the reformist faction of the Franco regime, he supported an extremely gradual transition to democracy. However, he badly underestimated the public's distaste for Francoism. Additionally, while he attempted to convey a reformist image, the large number of former Francoists in the party led the public to perceive it as both reactionary and authoritarian . In the June 1977 general election ,
8832-522: Was enshrined as Organic Law in 1982. The first election to the Assembly of Extremadura took place in May 1983. The Statute of Autonomy of Extremadura (enacted in 1983) is the fundamental organic law regulating the autonomous government, and it establishes the institutions through which the autonomous community exerts its powers: The government body for each of the provinces is the deputation ( diputación ):
8928-465: Was final the national leadership called a regional party election, in which Antonio Basagoiti was chosen as the new Basque PP leader. The PP won a clear victory in the 2011 general elections , ousting the PSOE from government. With 44.62% of the votes, the conservatives won 186 seats in the Congreso de los Diputados , the biggest victory they have ever had. On the other hand, the centre-left PSOE suffered
9024-509: Was found to be not guilty. In January 2013, the judges' investigation discovered an account in Switzerland controlled by Luis Bárcenas with €22 million euros and another €4.5 million in the United States. Allegations appeared in the media regarding the existence of supposed illegal funds of the PP, used for the undercover monthly payments to VIPs in the party from 1989 to 2009, including
9120-469: Was founded in 1976 as alliance of post-Francoist proto-parties. The new party combined the conservative AP with several small Christian democratic and liberal parties (the party calling this fusion of views "the Reformist Centre"). In 2002, Manuel Fraga received the honorary title of "Founding Chairman". The party's youth organization is New Generations of the People's Party of Spain (NNGG). The PP
9216-558: Was the first train in the region and the first international service in the Iberian Peninsula. In 1866, the Badajoz–Ciudad Real line [ es ] was completed, enabling the link with Madrid. The Madrid–Valencia de Alcántara line , a new connection passing through the province of Cáceres, was fully completed in 1881. During the 1936–1939 Spanish Civil War , the Nationalist faction Columna Madrid advanced quickly across
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