The Catholic legacy of Sicily

[Vesuvian Sky]

I'm going to chalk the Spanish rule era as simply a political occurence. Nothing more. It never meant much else but truthfully it was never even acknowledged in my family. No deep cultural connection felt here.

[alfieb]

Nor should there be - again, viceroys. The other eras had direct rulers in Palermo, Catania, and/or Naples.

[Sikeliot]

I can feel some kinship to Andalusia because of ancient history but I feel nothing for Castilians. I can relate to Spanish America since their original cultures, too, were destroyed by the Spanish.