Talk:Valencia
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Valencia was not the last capital of the Spanish Republic. After the fall of Valencia the government moved to Barcelona and in the very last days of the war, to Figueres -- apoivre 09:40, 11 Mar 2004 (UTC)
- Why are there catalan and valencian versions of the name of the city, being catalan and valencian the same language ? There might be differences in pronunciation btw the language as spoken in Valencia and other places, just as for any other language, but I don't think that these differences are usually reported in wikipedia anyway. 82.41.77.194 18:56, 22 Aug 2004 (UTC)
- OK, OK. Look, I added the Valencian pronunciation because, well, this is Valencia and the way Catalans say València is radically different from the way they say it around here, and so to put only the standard Central Catalan pronunciation would seem like I was imposing an alien way of speaking. I see your point though. It is true that it made it look as though they were two different languages (when everybody knows they're not).
- I'm going to find a compromise: I'll add the info about the local pronunciation, but down in the article, leaving only Catalan at the top. Chameleon 22:49, 15 Sep 2004 (UTC)
The language quarrel
There is an ongoing political battle between defendors of valencian and catalan names for the language. This is often a cause for flame wars. It is important to maintain an strict neutrality to avoid constant changes. See entries for valencian language and catalan language. --195.212.29.163 18:21, 15 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- Yeah, I know. Spazzing out on language issues is a favourite Spanish hobby. I'll see if I can keep things calm, accurate and neutral. Chameleon 22:49, 15 Sep 2004 (UTC)
Nice article. Just one detail needs changing: Valencia wasn't made the Republican capital after the fall of Madrid during the Spanish Civil War. The move came in response to Franco's ultimately unsuccessful attack on Madrid in the autumn of 1936 (many thought he would take the capital, hence the move down to the coast). In fact the city didn't fall until the very end of the war in the spring of 1939.