Almería approves the Cátedra de Historia del Andalucismo with 120,000 euros

The Almería City Council will allocate 120,000 euros over four years to the new 'History of Andalusianism' Chair, which will be launched together with the University of Almería (UAL) and the Alejandro Rojas Marcos Foundation. The Plenary has approved the agreement with the only vote against from Vox. The money will be distributed in four annual installments of 30,000 euros between 2026 and 2029. It will serve to finance research, training and outreach, as well as publications, conferences and congresses on the origins, evolution and historical role of the Andalusian movement.

Each institution will have its role. The City Council will participate in the design, development and promotion of the activities, provide technical assistance and encourage citizen participation. The UAL will provide the spaces and means for the chair to operate. The Alejandro Rojas Marcos Foundation will collaborate in the programming and development of the initiatives. The creation of the chair gives continuity to the work with the Historical Archive of the Andalusian Party, made up of more than 30,000 digitized documents, as detailed by the City Council. The agreement comes after the commitment announced in October 2025 by the president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, during the inauguration of the Scientific Conference 'LX Anniversary of the Second Andalusian Generation', held at the University of Almería. During the debate, the councillor for the Presidency, Innovation and European Projects, Amalia Martín, defended the academic nature of the initiative: «This chair does not indoctrinate, it investigates; it does not impose, it analyzes; and it does not seek to rewrite history, but to know it better». Martín regretted that, in reference to Vox, an initiative of this type could become an object of partisan disagreement.