Galicia irredenta
Term used for the Galician-speaking territories outside of Galicia
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Galicia irredenta[1] ("unredeemed Galicia") and Galicia estremeira[2] ("outer/external Galicia"), also spelled as Galiza irredenta[3] and Galiza estremeira[4] and also known as Faixa Leste[5] or Franxa Leste[6] ("Eastern Strip"), are terms used to refer to the Galician-speaking parts of Asturias or Castile and León, in contrast to Galicia proper.[7][8] These territories are sometimes divided into three subregions: El Bierzo (O Bierzo in Galician), Eo-Navia and As Portelas (or Upper Sanabria, As Portelas or Alta Seabra in Galician).[9]
There have been several attempts from these territories to join Galicia. An example is Porto de Sanabria, a small village where, in 2018, a non-binding vote was organized on the village's annexation by Galicia due to a lack of response from the government of Castile and León to requests from locals to fix a road. In total, 202 people voted in favor, 19 against and 6 submitted blank votes.[10]
Another example was El Bierzo, a comarca where more people prefer to join Galicia than stay in Castile and León. One proposal there was for a new province to be created as part of Galicia.[11] The Galician Nationalist Bloc formally submitted the proposal to Galicia's parliament in 2021,[12] but it was rejected by the governing People's Party and opposition Spanish Socialist Workers' Party.[13]