Argentinian Writers in Galicia: Galician Identity as a Heritage Reference for Argentina

Abstract

At first, the Argentinian intellectuals pursued political and cultural independence from Spain, while they praised other models, such as French or English. Towards the end of the Nineteenth Century, currents of thought willing to revalue the Spanish legacy appeared. However, this appreciation usually didn’t include Galicia as a founding culture. This is not proportional to the substantial presence of Galician immigration in Argentina, and it is partly due to the weight of a disdainful ethnical stereotype. However, several Argentinian writers who travelled to Galicia rejected that demeaning stereotype and confirmed their deep affective and cultural ties to this land. They so acknowledged the Galician identity as a valuable heritage of Argentinian identity.