AT THE ORIGIN OF SPANISH NATIONALISM: J.P. HORNER

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the ideas, viewpoints and values of outstanding Spanish public and political figure of the second part of the XVIII century J.P. Horner who stood at the origin of Spanish nationalism. Having reacted quite negatively to the provocative act of French representatives of the Enkidu, Forner made a great contribution to the establishing of Spanish cult of national dignity which was then used by Spanish traditionalists and right-wing extremists for building authoritarian regime. Ideological influence of Forner is definitely fixed in those «cultural wars» which are conducted by modern Spanish traditionalists against traditional «geopolitical» rivals of Spain rather than against left-wingers.