¿Hacia una comunidad autónoma leonesa? Una interpretación urgente del Lexit de inicios de 2020 desde la perspectiva de la nueva geografía regional

At the end of 2019, the development of a process called Lexit was launched, through which, based on motions presented to local councils, it is hoped to achieve a Leonese autonomous community detached from the current Castile and Leon. This process is interpreted by giving a voice to its main figures and making use of the theoretical frame of the New Regional Geography (NRG). The interviews carried out to that effect indicate a very pessimistic interpretation of Leon and its administrative belonging, in terms of grievance, in which the Lexit emerges as a desired reality, albeit difficult to attain. In this particular case, the interpretations of the NRG placing the emphasis on social, economic and political aspects are more relevant than those centred on discursive and cultural ones.