#and in this one... ngl i kinda dig the separation between leon and castilla

[jackredfieldwasmyjacob]

just found this really cool map on Instagram and thought you might like it!!!

#spanish history #the 1812 constitution (also known as 'la pepa' or the cadiz constitution) #was the first constitution in spain #it was redacted during the independence war against the french in cadiz #abd it was actually very progressive for the time look it up for the specifics but i remember studying it in class and being like 😳😳😳 #but it was never really enacted cause when we won the war and the king returned he took a look at the constitution and said #'that's cool but i'm gonna pass' and just. never inforced it #and that's why fernando vii is regarded as one of the worst kings in spanish history #anyways i always love seeing maps of how was divided the country #like for example the napoleonic plan of creating departments with names based on rivers??? insanely cool but also actually insane #like it's all wrong #and in this one... ngl i kinda dig the separation between leon and castilla #also it's insane to me to think that all of my mother's side of the family is like super proud of being manchego but until like 1975/1976 #albacete was part of murcia #like when my grandparents were teens they were in albacete murcia #WHEN MY MUM WAS BORN SHE VISITED HER FAMILY IN ALBACETE MURCIA #idk maybe that's why they have such strong manchego pride??? #it would be interesting to see if there was this movement to include albacete or at least part of it in la mancha #due to cultural ties? #also fun fact for thf longest time the capital of albacete was chinchilla! #i don't know if the province was still called albacete or not tho #but i find that wild cause i've been to chinchilla abd it's just. a town #like la roda or puertollano would've made better capitals ffs #also i really like the idea of madrid being in la mancha 🥺 #i like it better how it is now cause it works better as its own thing #but i love how culturally it's super close to la mancha <3