Aproximación histórica ao galego nas escolas (1900-1936): un saber ausente e unha voz silenciada

Abstract

For centuries, the Galician language remained invisible at all levels of education. The educational status of Galician declined even further in the second half of the nineteenth century with the enactment of new laws, such as the Moyano Act (1857), which prescribed Castilian as the only language of instruction in schools. Against these developments, voices in defence of the inclusion of Galician and of its recognition as a valid language of instruction began to be heard at the end of the nineteenth century and particularly during the early decades of the twentieth century. The aim of this article is to offer a historical analysis of the situation of Galician in schools from 1900 to the proclamation of the Second Republic, a situation encapsulated by the title phrases ‘absent knowledge’ and ‘silenced voices’.