Why isn't León an autonomous community of Spain?

Catalonia's independence declaration is illegal under Spain's Constitution. What rights do Catalonia and Spain's 16 other autonomous regions enjoy? read more

León, along with Castilla, is an"autonomous community" per the Spanish constitution. If you mean León being a separate community, while there is a good geographical reason (as it is, the combined community is the largest in Spain), there is not much of a reason otherwise. read more

An outsider won't see it, but Spain is molded from Castille and Aragon in equal parts. Is like Oxfort seceding from the UK, or New York from USA. Even so, there is a Aragonese separatist movement, albeit small. But this is spain. There is even a Madrid Separatist Party, as preposterous as it sounds. Because in Spain, the independentism is a business. read more

León, a historical kingdom and historical region of Spain, once joined to Old Castile to form Castile and León, was denied secession to be constituted as an autonomous community on its own right. read more