Temática: Territorial organization of Spain

Treaty of Rome

The Constitutive Agreement of the European Economic Community, the precursor to the current European Union, was signed in 1957 and entered into force on January 1, 1958, by France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. This treaty extended cooperation among the signatory states to other economic sectors beyond […]

Region

Territory that shares the same natural or human characteristics (natural region, historical region, administrative region, etc.). Its definition can be carried out at different scales, from biogeographic regions that share large areas of one or more continents to the administrative regions into which a country can be organized.

Province

The Spanish administrative division originating in 1833 and enshrined in the current Spanish Constitution of 1978 as a local entity formed by the grouping of municipalities. It is managed by the Provincial Council, except in the island provinces, whose administrative level is covered by the Island Councils (Canary Islands) or Island Councils (Balearic Islands), as well as in the single-province Autonomous Communities whose […]

Municipality

The basic local authority in Spanish territorial organization. This is the administrative level below the province, as established in the Spanish Constitution, and grants a degree of autonomy to its governing body, the City Council.

UN (United Nations)

The United Nations, established in 1945 as the successor to the League of Nations, aims to promote collective security, sustainable development, the expansion of democracy, equality, and respect for human rights. It is organized through a network of agencies and programs that has enabled it to […]

State

An independent territory, delimited by internationally accepted borders, with its own sovereign institutions that enable it to be responsible for its own legal system.

Deputation

Provincial management body with certain local powers. Provincial councils do not exist in island provinces, as their functions are carried out by the island councils (Canary Islands) or island councils (Balearic Islands) of each island. Nor do provincial councils exist in single-province Autonomous Communities, whose functions are assumed by the Autonomous Community itself.

Region

A group of municipalities with similar natural characteristics (climate, agriculture, soils, etc.) and human characteristics (history, culture, etc.), which maintain a close relationship with each other, often generating a strong sense of belonging among their inhabitants. In some places, they have been granted intermediate legal and administrative status […]

Autonomous Community

A territorial entity recognized in the Spanish Constitution, made up of one or more bordering provinces with common historical, cultural, and economic characteristics. They have legislative autonomy for the matters set forth in their Statute of Autonomy (powers), as well as a chamber of representatives and an autonomous government.