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a dictionary of

contemporary

SPAIN

SANDRA TRUSCOTT & MARA J. GARCA

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The authors would like to thank the following for their assistance: Michael T. Newton and Peter J. Donaghy, authors of Institutions of Modern Spain: a political and economical guide (1997), and CUP , publishers of the same; Christopher J. Ross, author of Contemporary Spain: a Handbook (Arnold, 1997); Ian Gibson, author of Fire in the Blood (Faber & Faber/BBC, 1992).

Copyright 1998 Sandra Truscott and Maria J. Garcia

First published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1998

Published in the United States of America by
Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers

This edition by Routledge:

Routledge Taylor & Francis Group 2 Park Square, Milton Park Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN

Routledge Taylor & Francis Group 270 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10016

All rights reserved. This work is copyright. Permission is given for copies to be made of pages provided they are used exclusively within the institution for which this work has been purchased. For reproduction for any other purpose, permission must first be obtained in writing from the publishers.

A Cataloging-in-Publication record for this book is available from the Library of Congress.

ISBN 1-57958-113-7

ISBN 978-1-136-59509-7 (epub)

CONTENTS

A

ABASCAL, NATI

Top model, former duquesa de Feria, she is a member of the Spanish jet set and frequently appears in gossip magazines such as HOLA .

ABC

The leading conservative independent newspaper with a circulation of 300,000 on weekdays and 700,000 on Sundays. Blanco y Negro is the title of its Sunday magazine. The newspaper is readily available throughout the country (which is not always the case with other newspapers). An edition is printed in SEVILLA with a circulation of 57,000. It is the newspaper most widely read by the Spanish right and by army officers. For many years it was edited by Luis Maria Anson; he resigned in 1997. ABC is published by Editorial Espasola.

ABERRI EGUNA

Basque National Day. It was first celebrated on 26th March 1932 in BILBAO , to commemorate the anniversity of the PNV (PARTTDO NACIONAL VASCO ) party. Nowadays it is celebrated on Easter Sunday.

ABERTZALE

From the Basque aberia (patria/country) and zale (amante/lover), this word is used to describe Basque nationalists.

ABERTZALISMO

Basque nationalism.

ABORTION

Abortion is permitted in Spain in the case of rape, mental or physical danger to the mother, and of an abnormal foetus. The law liberalising abortion was passed in March 1983. Although in principle abortion is legal in these circumstances, it can be difficult to obtain in those clinics where medical staff are opposed to the practice on moral and ethical grounds.

ABRIL MARTORELL, FERNANDO (1936 )

Spanish politician. Ministro de Agricultura in the government of ADOLFO SUREZ (19761977), ministro de Economa from 1978 to 1979 and vicepresidente, responsible for the economy from 1979 to 1980.

ABRIL, VICTORIA (1959 )

Film and television actress. She has worked extensively with VICENTE ARANDA , notably in La muchacha de las bragas de oro (1980), Tiempo de silencio (1986) and Amantes (1991). She has also appeared in a number of films directed by PEDRO ALMODVAR , including tame! (1989) and Tacones lejanos (1991). In 1995 she appeared in the very successful Nadie hablar de nosotros cuando hayamos muerto, directed by AGUSTN DAZ YANES . Her latest film is Libertarias, directed by VICENTE ARANDA , in 1995.

ACADEMIA GENERAL MILITAR

Officer training college at ZARAGOZA , the Spanish equivalent of Sandhurst.

ACERA COMPACTA DE BIZKAIA

Basque steelworks. One of the very few steelmills which is investing in new plant, it will open a new mill in 1996 in Sestao (Vizcaya) with a workforce of 320 people.

ACERINOX, S.A.

This company manufactures and sells flat stainless steel products. Its factory is located in Cdiz. It also has trading subsidiaries abroad and in other regions of Spain.

ACOGIMIENTO FAMILIAR

At the same time as the rules on adoption were modified (1987), the possibility of ACOGIMIENTO FAMILIAR or long-term fostering was introduced into Spain. Families who wish to invite a child on a long-term basis into their home undertake to feed, house, clothe and educate him or her. The child is visited at six monthly periods by the relevant authorites to ensure that s/he is cared for competently.

ACOSO SEXUAL

ACOSO SEXUAL , or sexual harrassment at work, is now an offence according to legislation passed by FELIPE GONZLEZ government at the end of their third term of office.

ACTUALIDAD ECONMICA

Weekly business magazine, founded in 1958. It specialises in financial news, economic reports and details of new companies.

ACUERDO ECONMICO Y SOCIAL

A type of social contract, to which the government, UGT and the employees associations were all party and which covers wages, job creation, public spending, social security and industrial relations.

ACUERDO MARCO INTERCONFEDERAL

A type of social contract, signed in 1980 by the employers organisations and the UGT. It dealt with wages, job conditions, job creation and industrial relations.

ACUERDO NACIONAL DE EMPLEO

A type of social contract, to which the government, trade unions and employers associations were all party. It dealt with wages, social security and industrial relations.

ACUERDO SOBRE SOLUCIN EXTRAJUDICIAL DE CONFLICTOS LABORALES

This agreement or out-of-court settlement of industrial disputes, was signed in 1996. Disputes must go to arbitration: this process is entrusted to impartial individuals appointed by SIMA .

ADENA See: ASOCIACIN PARA LA DEFENSA DE LA NATURALEZA

ADOPTION

In the case of a Spanish child, at least one of the parents must be more than 25 years old and at least 14 years older than the child. Adoption takes place through the servicios de proteccin de menores in the AUTONOMAS . It is legal to adopt children from abroad, but the law of the country from which the child comes must be followed, as well as Spanish law. The parent must be approved by the child adoption service and the documentation authorized, translated and sent to the country of the child in question.

AEB See: ASOCIACIN ESPAOLA DE LA BANCA PRIVADA

AECI See: AGENCIA ESPAOLA DE COOPERACIN

AEDENAT

Organisation which works towards the protection of the environment.

AENA See: AEROPUERTOS ESPAOLES Y NAVEGACIN AREA

AEPI See: ASOCIACIN DE ESCRITORES Y PERIODISTAS INDEPENDIENTES

AEPSA See: ACUERDO PARA EL EMPLEO Y LA PROTECCIN SOCIAL AGRARIOS

AEROPUERTOS ESPAOLES Y NAVEGACIN AREA

Organisation responsible for the management, maintenance and development of the 40 airports in Spain. It was established in 1990 and is directly answerable to the MINISTERIO DE FOMENTO .

AES See: ACUERDO ECNOMICO Y SOCIAL

AFEITADO

An illegal practice by which the horns of bulls are shaved prior to entering the bullring. This affects the bulls balance and allows them to be fought more easily.

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