http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/11/mariano-rajoy-profile-spain?INTCMP=SRCH Are Tremlett's identification of Galician aspects of Rajoy's mentality accurate, or just the result of him having his idea of Galicia and Galicians filtered through Madrid? Best wishes, Craig Craig Patterson Lecturer in Galician and Hispanic Studies http://www.cf.ac.uk/euros/contactsandpeople/profiles/pattersonc.html President, International Association of Galician Studies http://www.estudosgalegos.org/historia Dr Craig Patterson Lecturer in Galician and Hispanic Studies School of European Studies Cardiff University 65-68 Park Place Cardiff Wales CF10 3AS Tel: + 44 (0)29 208 74723 Fax: +44 (0)29 208 74946 ************************************************************ The GALICIAN-STUDIES discussion list is administered by the Gonzalez-Millan Group for Galician Studies (GMGGS), the English-language section of the Asociacion Internacional de Estudios Galegos (AIEG). For more information about these groups, please contact the list owners. ************************************************************