Well, I don't like the treatment given to the Spanish territories. I've tried to analise the reasons to name it in that way and no other, but I definitely don't understand. When was the map fixed? In what historical period? I can see a modern division of states (i.e. Western Sahara or Morocco or Slovenija or Croacia etc), incluiding a reasonable naming of French and Italian regions. So, I must to beleive that it's a modern Mediterranean (and part of Atlantic) division. But, what happenned in Iberian Peninsula? For most of people living in Spain, is offensive. Here the reasons:
1st.- Catalonia: this is a nationality fixed in the east of Spain (historically even in SE of France, Sardinia, Sicily and Naples), but nowdays only the Catalonian language has a similiar extension. So, incluiding inside Catalonia to countries like Galicia, Asturias, Euskadi/Basque Country, Nafarroa/Navarre and Aragon (yes! Aragon) sounds simply like a madness. A proper name for this region would be North Spain. There isn't historically or cultural matters that link ones to the others (incluiding languages: Galician language, Asturian language, Basque language and Aragonese language, all of them are very different languages from the Catalonian one). You must be aware that the expansion of languages in Iberia happened from north to south, not from west to east.
2nd.- Aragon: well, you should know that inside the division you propose are included this modern regions: Castile and Leon, Extremadura and the Andalusian province of Huelva. So, where is Aragon in this division? I must to inform you that Aragon is besides Catalonia. A proper name for this would be Castile, Leon and Extremadura or, simply, West Spain. Historically, it corresponds mostly (not all) to the ancient Kingdom of Leon. But, we've agreed that this is a current map.
3rd.- Al-Andalus: this was the name given by the muslims conquerers to all the Spanish peninsula, non only Andalusia. In the latest presence times of muslims in the peninsula (XV c,), the name was Kingdom of Grenade, not Al-Andalus. But, again, this is a current map, so the proper name should be just Andalusia. Why you don't name Sicily as Siqilliya or Slovenija as Carantania (as in ancient times, until XV century). Ah! and remember that a little portion of this region (Huelva province) is included in this moment in your map inside Aragon.
4th.- finally, Valencia: well, this is, in my opinion, the less incorrect of named divisions. But only because Valencia as well is the name of a city. The region of Valencia (they speak a variant of Catalonian language, by the way) is besides the Mediterranean Sea. But, inside this map-division is Castile-La Mancha and Murcia also, and cultuarally both of this are very different from Valencia. I propose name it like East Spain.
Of course, if you decides to change the structure of the divisions, this would mean rechecking the names. But, in the current name of these divisions, it is offensive to many of us who are living in Spain, as I have said. By the way, the names given to the divisions of Portugal are also somewhat controversial.
If you need some help about the historical development of Iberian peninsula, just tell me. But, please, change that names!
Well, I don't like the treatment given to the Spanish territories. I've tried to analise the reasons to name it in that way and no other, but I definitely don't understand. When was the map fixed? In what historical period? I can see a modern division of states (i.e. Western Sahara or Morocco or Slovenija or Croacia etc), incluiding a reasonable naming of French and Italian regions. So, I must to beleive that it's a modern Mediterranean (and part of Atlantic) division. But, what happenned in Iberian Peninsula? For most of people living in Spain, is offensive. Here the reasons:
1st.- Catalonia: this is a nationality fixed in the east of Spain (historically even in SE of France, Sardinia, Sicily and Naples), but nowdays only the Catalonian language has a similiar extension. So, incluiding inside Catalonia to countries like Galicia, Asturias, Euskadi/Basque Country, Nafarroa/Navarre and Aragon (yes! Aragon) sounds simply like a madness. A proper name for this region would be [b]North Spain[/b]. There isn't historically or cultural matters that link ones to the others (incluiding languages: Galician language, Asturian language, Basque language and Aragonese language, all of them are very different languages from the Catalonian one). You must be aware that the expansion of languages in Iberia happened from north to south, not from west to east.
2nd.- Aragon: well, you should know that inside the division you propose are included this modern regions: Castile and Leon, Extremadura and the Andalusian province of Huelva. So, where is Aragon in this division? I must to inform you that Aragon is besides Catalonia. A proper name for this would be Castile, Leon and Extremadura or, simply, [b]West Spain[/b]. Historically, it corresponds mostly (not all) to the ancient Kingdom of Leon. But, we've agreed that this is a current map.
3rd.- Al-Andalus: this was the name given by the muslims conquerers to all the Spanish peninsula, non only Andalusia. In the latest presence times of muslims in the peninsula (XV c,), the name was Kingdom of Grenade, not Al-Andalus. But, again, this is a current map, so the proper name should be just [b]Andalusia[/b]. Why you don't name Sicily as Siqilliya or Slovenija as Carantania (as in ancient times, until XV century). Ah! and remember that a little portion of this region (Huelva province) is included in this moment in your map inside Aragon.
4th.- finally, Valencia: well, this is, in my opinion, the less incorrect of named divisions. But only because Valencia as well is the name of a city. The region of Valencia (they speak a variant of Catalonian language, by the way) is besides the Mediterranean Sea. But, inside this map-division is Castile-La Mancha and Murcia also, and cultuarally both of this are very different from Valencia. I propose name it like [b]East Spain[/b].
Of course, if you decides to change the structure of the divisions, this would mean rechecking the names. But, in the current name of these divisions, it is offensive to many of us who are living in Spain, as I have said. By the way, the names given to the divisions of Portugal are also somewhat controversial.
If you need some help about the historical development of Iberian peninsula, just tell me. But, please, change that names!
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