Who Reigns in Spain?
A nation of 17 "autonomous communities"
The rain in Spain may fall mainly on the plains, but the answer to the question "Who reigns in Spain?" isn't exactly plain. The nation includes 17 comunidades autónomas ("autonomous communities"), akin to states or provinces, that make many decisions for themselves.
Among them: Catalonia, whose residents overwhelmingly voted for more independence in 2006, and the Basque Country, home to the ETA separatist group that has killed some 800 people since 1968. How did it come to this?
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