Centennial Fever

Javier Moreno-Luzón is Professor of History at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Specialist in the political life of Modern Spain, his books in English include Modernizing the Nation: Spain during the Reign of Alfonso XIII, 1902-1931 (Brighton: SAP, 2012); and Metaphors of Spain: Representations of Spanish National Identity in the 20th Century (with X.M. Núñez Seixas, eds., New York: Berghahn Books, 2017).

List of Abbreviations

Acknowledgements



Introduction



Chapter 1. The Past in the Political Arena





History, Memory, Commemoration

National Holidays and Centennials



Chapter 2. Between Progress and the Virgin of Pilar





The Multiple Commemorations of 1908

Land of Martyrs and Heroes

The Triumph of Regenerationist Nationalism



Chapter 3. Reconquer America to Regenerate Spain





Of Speeches, Embassies, and Banquets

Hispano-American Españolismo

Patriots across the Seas

A Mother Attends her Daughters’ Weddings



Chapter 4. Remembering the Liberal Nation





Patriotism or Betrayal

Intertwining Commemorations

Places of Record



Chapter 5. Heirs of Balboa





Rescuing Spain’s Past

Spanish California

The Republic of Balboa



Chapter 6. The Language of Cervantes





The Different Faces of a Symbol

Transnational Centennials

Cervantes in Cuba

Cervantine Spain

A Most Exemplary Institution

A Monument to the Soul of the Race



Chapter 7. Glories of the Nation





The National Epic

Why Spain is Great

The Commemoration that Never Ends



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