Abstract
A queda dos dois regimes autoritários peninsulares processou-se de modo muito distinto, mas rapidamente os dois países começaram a trilhar caminhos paralelos que os conduziriam a um destino comum: à integração europeia e à plena inserção no bloco ocidental. Esta confluência era, contudo, receada por Portugal, que historicamente tinha procurado diferenciar-se do seu maior e único vizinho terrestre. Com base em documentação diplomática recentemente desclassificada, este artigo traça a evolução das relações dos dois países nos primeiros anos dos novos regimes democráticos, tendo como pano de fundo o alargamento ibérico. Apesar dos discursos e dos passos dados no sentido de uma maior aproximação, estes foram anos de tensão. Não foi a democracia que implementou uma nova fase no relacionamento bilateral. Apenas a inclusão num espaço maior acabaria por diluir antigas desconfianças.
The fall of the two peninsular authoritarian regimes took place in a very different way, but quickly the two countries began parallel paths that would lead them to a common destination: The European integration and full insertion in the Western bloc. This confluence was, however, feared by Portugal which historically had sought to differentiate himself from its only and largest neighbor. Based on diplomatic documentation recently declassified, this article traces the evolution of the relations between the two countries in the early years of the new democratic regimes, with Iberian enlargement as a backdrop. Despite the speeches and steps taken towards closer ties, these were years of tension. It was not democracy that implemented a new phase in the bilateral relationship. Only the inclusion in a larger space would dilute old suspicions.
The fall of the two peninsular authoritarian regimes took place in a very different way, but quickly the two countries began parallel paths that would lead them to a common destination: The European integration and full insertion in the Western bloc. This confluence was, however, feared by Portugal which historically had sought to differentiate himself from its only and largest neighbor. Based on diplomatic documentation recently declassified, this article traces the evolution of the relations between the two countries in the early years of the new democratic regimes, with Iberian enlargement as a backdrop. Despite the speeches and steps taken towards closer ties, these were years of tension. It was not democracy that implemented a new phase in the bilateral relationship. Only the inclusion in a larger space would dilute old suspicions.
Translated title of the contribution | A troubled rapprochement. : Portugal and Spain between the end of dictatorships and eec membership, 1976-1986 |
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Original language | Portuguese |
Pages (from-to) | 199-222 |
Number of pages | 24 |
Journal | Ler História |
Issue number | 78 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Keywords
- European Economic Community
- European integration
- European Union history
- Iberian enlargement
- NATO
- Portugal-Spain relations