{"id":487,"date":"2020-05-02T00:10:59","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T22:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurominority.eu\/?page_id=487"},"modified":"2020-05-17T00:31:21","modified_gmt":"2020-05-16T22:31:21","slug":"corsica","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eurominority.eu\/index.php\/en\/corsica\/","title":{"rendered":"Corsica"},"content":{"rendered":"

Corsica, a turbulent story of a quest for freedom<\/h2>
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Rebel land, camped in the middle of the Mediterranean, Corsica, despite its small population, often makes its voice heard on the international scene. The national liberation movements are the legacy of Pasquale Paoli, one of the heroes of the Corsican nation. <\/p>

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The flag of Corsica is made up of the head of a Moor on a white background. When the Italian geographer Mainaldi Galerati mapped the land of Philip II, King of Spain, in the 16th century, this symbol was used for the first time and adopted by the Republic of Corsica in 1762. The white recalls the colour of the Virgin Mary, under the protection of independent Corsica, which was implemented in 1735. The current flag represents these two elements. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

The origin of\nthe population of the island remains uncertain, however, the most convincing\ntheory is probably the arrival of fishermen from what is now Tuscany. This\nfirst settlement on the island dates from 9000 BC. Throughout its history the\nCorsican people have forged a strong spirit. The will to live free and at peace\nis constant, but the scourge of the history of neighbouring powers has always\nmanaged to break the peace, for instance the period of independence in the 18th\ncentury when the Corsicans defeated the Genoese. <\/p>

Nostalgic for\nthe good times, the Corsican nationalist movement began in the 1960s as a\nregionalist movement and radicalised thereafter. The National Liberation Front\nof Corsica (FLNC) (1976) marks the division between the separatists and the\nautonomists.<\/p>

These\nconflicts led to the creation of a special status for Corsica in 1991. The\nteaching of Corsican is now promoted, but the notion of \u201cCorsican people\u201d,\nwhich would be indicated by this, was rejected by the French Constitutional\nCouncil, refusing to acknowledge that there may be other people on \u201cher\u201d\nterritory. <\/p>

Today, the political\nsituation in Corsica is still tense. Thus, linguistic and separatist claims are\nstill valid.<\/p>

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Identity card<\/h3>
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Name<\/em><\/td> Corsica <\/strong>| <\/strong> Corsican<\/em>
Corse <\/em><\/strong>| French<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Population <\/em><\/td> 334,938 inhab. <\/strong>(2017)<\/td><\/tr>
Area<\/em><\/td> 8,680 km\u00b2 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Languages<\/em><\/td> Corsu <\/strong> | Corsican <\/em>(without official status)
Fran\u00e7ais<\/em><\/strong> (official) <\/td><\/tr>
Number of native speakers<\/em><\/td> 122 000<\/strong> | Corsican<\/em> (2012)<\/td><\/tr>
State of guardianship<\/em><\/td> France <\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Official status<\/em><\/td> Local authority in France<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr>
Capital<\/em><\/td> Corti<\/strong> | Corsican<\/em>
(Corte) <\/td><\/tr>
Historic religion<\/em><\/td> Roman Catholic<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr>
Flag<\/em><\/td> A Testa Mora \/ Bandera Corsa<\/strong> | Corsican<\/em>
(The Head of the Moor \/ Flag of Corsica) <\/td><\/tr>
Anthem<\/em><\/td> Diu vi salvi regina<\/strong> | Corsican<\/em>
(God Bless the Queen) ne) <\/td><\/tr>
Motto<\/em><\/td> None <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>
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Timeline <\/h3>
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