ˈæftɚ dɪktˈeɪɾɚ fɹænsˈɪskoʊ fɹˈæŋkoʊz dˈɛθ, ðə nˈuː spˈænɪʃ kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn ɪts ˈɑːɹɾɪkəl tˈuː ðə ɹˈaɪt ʌv "ɹˈiːdʒənz ænd nˌæʃənˈælᵻɾiz" tə sˈɛlfɡˈʌvɚnmənt.
After dictator Francisco Franco's death, the new Spanish Constitution of 1978 established in its Article 2 the right of "regions and nationalities" to self-government.