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Nominally, a statute of autonomy (Spanish: estatuto de autonomía, Catalan: estatut d'autonomia, Galician: estatuto de autonomía, Asturian: estatutu d'autonomía, Basque: autonomia estatutua) is a law hierarchically located under the constitution of a country and, usually, over any other form of legislation. This legislative corpus concedes autonomy (self-government) to a subnational unit, and the articles usually mimic the form of a constitution, establishing the organization of the autonomous government, the electoral rules, the distribution of competences between different levels of governance and other regional-specific provisions, like the protection of cultural or lingual realities.
In Spain, the process of devolution after the transition to democracy (1979) created 17 autonomous communities and 2 autonomous cities, each having its own Statute of Autonomy. The two autonomous cities are Ceuta and Melilla, both on the north coast of Africa. On 18 June 2006, Catalonia approved by referendum a new but controversial Catalan Statute of Autonomy, enhancing the Spanish territory's degree of autonomy. The original such statute was granted by the Spanish Republic in 1932.
List of autonomy statutes
| # | Name | Adopted | Latest reform |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Basque Country | 18 December 1979 (LO 3/1979) | |
| 2 |  Catalonia | 18 December 1979 (LO 4/1979) | 19 July 2006 (LO 6/2006) |
| 3 |  Galicia | 6 April 1981 (LO 1/1981) | |
| 4 |  Andalusía | 30 December 1981 (LO 6/1981) | 19 March 2007 (LO 2/2007) |
| 5 |  Asturias | 30 December 1981 (LO 7/1981) | |
| 6 |  Cantabria | 30 December 1981 (LO 8/1981) | |
| 7 |  La Rioja | [es] (LO 3/1982) | |
| 8 |  Region of Murcia | [es] (LO 4/1982) | |
| 9 |  Valencian Community | [es; ca] (LO 5/1982) | 10 April 2006 (LO 1/2006) |
| 10 |  Aragon | [es; an] (LO 8/1982) | 20 April 2007 (LO 5/2007) |
| 11 |  Castilla-La Mancha | [es] (LO 9/1982) | |
| 12 |  Canary Islands | [es] (LO 10/1982) | 6 November 2018 (LO 1/2018) |
| 13 |  Navarre | [es] (LO 13/1982) | |
| 14 |  Extremadura | [es; ext] (LO 1/1983) | 28 January 2011 (LO 1/2011) |
| 15 |  Balearic Islands | 25 February 1983 (LO 2/1983) | 28 February 2007 (LO 1/2007) |
| 16 |  Community of Madrid | [es] (LO 3/1983) | |
| 17 |  Castile and León | [es] (LO 4/1983) | |
| 18 |  Ceuta | 13 March 1995 (LO 1/1995) | |
| 19 |  Melilla | 13 March 1995 (LO 2/1995) |
See also
- Autonomous communities of Spain
- Government of Wales Act 1998
- Nationalities and regions of Spain
- Northern Ireland Act 1998
- Scotland Act 1998
References
- Force, Marina, "Catalonia's Place in Spain: A Brief History" (subscription required), Wall Street Journal, 11 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Statute of autonomy news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message Nominally a statute of autonomy Spanish estatuto de autonomia Catalan estatut d autonomia Galician estatuto de autonomia Asturian estatutu d autonomia Basque autonomia estatutua is a law hierarchically located under the constitution of a country and usually over any other form of legislation This legislative corpus concedes autonomy self government to a subnational unit and the articles usually mimic the form of a constitution establishing the organization of the autonomous government the electoral rules the distribution of competences between different levels of governance and other regional specific provisions like the protection of cultural or lingual realities In Spain the process of devolution after the transition to democracy 1979 created 17 autonomous communities and 2 autonomous cities each having its own Statute of Autonomy The two autonomous cities are Ceuta and Melilla both on the north coast of Africa On 18 June 2006 Catalonia approved by referendum a new but controversial Catalan Statute of Autonomy enhancing the Spanish territory s degree of autonomy The original such statute was granted by the Spanish Republic in 1932 List of autonomy statutes Name Adopted Latest reform1 Basque Country 18 December 1979 LO 3 1979 2 Catalonia 18 December 1979 LO 4 1979 19 July 2006 LO 6 2006 3 Galicia 6 April 1981 LO 1 1981 4 Andalusia 30 December 1981 LO 6 1981 19 March 2007 LO 2 2007 5 Asturias 30 December 1981 LO 7 1981 6 Cantabria 30 December 1981 LO 8 1981 7 La Rioja es LO 3 1982 8 Region of Murcia es LO 4 1982 9 Valencian Community es ca LO 5 1982 10 April 2006 LO 1 2006 10 Aragon es an LO 8 1982 20 April 2007 LO 5 2007 11 Castilla La Mancha es LO 9 1982 12 Canary Islands es LO 10 1982 6 November 2018 LO 1 2018 13 Navarre es LO 13 1982 14 Extremadura es ext LO 1 1983 28 January 2011 LO 1 2011 15 Balearic Islands 25 February 1983 LO 2 1983 28 February 2007 LO 1 2007 16 Community of Madrid es LO 3 1983 17 Castile and Leon es LO 4 1983 18 Ceuta 13 March 1995 LO 1 1995 19 Melilla 13 March 1995 LO 2 1995 See alsoAutonomous communities of Spain Government of Wales Act 1998 Nationalities and regions of Spain Northern Ireland Act 1998 Scotland Act 1998ReferencesForce Marina Catalonia s Place in Spain A Brief History subscription required Wall Street Journal 11 October 2017 Retrieved 16 October 2017 This article about politics in Spain is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte
