W&M ScholarWorks Undergraduate Honors Theses Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects 5-2021 Andalucía en capas: Reconciling Andalusian Identity with Spanish and European Influence Barham R. T. Nardo William & Mary Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses Part of the European Languages and Societies Commons, Modern Languages Commons, Modern Literature Commons, Other Languages, Societies, and Cultures Commons, and the Spanish and Portuguese Language and Literature Commons Recommended Citation Nardo, Barham R. T., "Andalucía en capas: Reconciling Andalusian Identity with Spanish and European Influence" (2021). Undergraduate Honors Theses. Paper 1626. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/1626 This Honors Thesis -- Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects at W&M ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Undergraduate Honors Theses by an authorized administrator of W&M ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Nardo 1 ABSTRACT The southernmost autonomous community within Spain, Andalusia maintains a tradition of cultural pluralism and multi-layered social influence. Throughout Andalusia’s long and complex history, countless civilizations have contributed to the rich cultural uniqueness which persists today. Though an autonomous community under Spanish national jurisdiction, Andalusia and its people have diverged from the rest of Spain in cultural, historical, and linguistic experiences, establishing