The Sovereign Assembly of Mallorca calls for the withdrawal of the ‘royal’ title
The Sovereign Assembly of Mallorca (ASM) has demanded this Saturday from the government of Pedro Sánchez to disauthorize the granting of the ‘royal’ title to the Academy of the Baléan language by the King of Spain, Felipe VI de Borbón. The entity considers that this title is a direct attack on the Statute of Autonomy of the Balearic Islands and on the unity of the Catalan language established therein. The ASM demands an immediate official response from the Spanish government.
The rejection of institutions
The ASM reminds that the Statute of Autonomy assigns the University of the Balearic Islands the rank of consultative institution for everything that refers to the Catalan language. In addition, a Spanish royal decree of 1976, signed by the father of the current king, officially recognizes the Institut d’Estudis Catalans as having scope of action in all areas of Catalan language and culture. Both institutions have expressed a frontal rejection of the granting of the ‘royal’ title to the Academy of the Baléan language, considering that this concession follows the colonial maxim of divide and conquer.
The demand for an official response
The ASM demands an immediate official response from the Spanish government. If you remain silent, they will consider you to be endorsing the Spanish king’s attack on Mallorca’s own language and the Catalan countries. The ASM defends that the Spanish government cannot stand aside or turn a deaf ear to this situation.
conclusion
The Sovereign Assembly of Mallorca demands that the Spanish government withdraw the title of ‘royal’ from the Academy of the Baléan language. They consider that this concession is an attack on the Statute of Autonomy of the Balearic Islands and on the unity of the Catalan language. The ASM expects an official response from the Spanish government and asks that it not remain on the sidelines of this issue.