The role of capital cities in the construction of the territorial identity of stateless nations

The designation of a city as capital is one of the momentous moments in national construction. The capitals have extraordinary symbolic value because it is in these institutions lie and say and show their power, and can concentrate cultural and economic organizations to strengthen their centrality. The main objective of this article is to analyze whether in the case of some of the "stateless nations" the development of their institutions of self-government imitates, as the capital is concerned, States. For this, the paper describes and defines indicators centrality and apply to the cities of Quebec, Edinburgh, Brussels, Vitoria, Santiago de Compostela and Barcelona.