Make Spain great again. the spanish national story in the discourse of VOX

Abstract

The objective of this article is to highlight the Spanish national narrative in the VOX discourse. For this, the political discourse of the formation has been analyzed through sources of all kinds (programs, rallies, interviews, publications on networks...) always understood as texts, to locate said story. The centrality of both the Spanish nation, understood in palingenetic terms, and the
establishment of a particular story about the Spanish past, used as a frame of reference for its political actions, has been verified. This story makes use of myths, symbols, and beliefs whose matrix of origin comes largely from the nationalcatholic nationalist canon. In it, the role of the myth of the Reconquista and the Spanish empire is fundamental, and they are linked to the ideas of Hispanidad and Spanish Black Legend. The absence of references to the nineteenth century is striking, with testimonial mentions of the Spanish War of Independence.