casticistas = plural of casticistaCasticismoCasticismo it is a literary, cultural and ideological posture manifested in Spain since the 18th century as opposed to the French-style or illustrated, and since then is related to reactionary thought. It is a defensive claim of the pure-blooded, or of the expressions of all kinds ( cultural, religious, life, fashion, attitudes, talk, or even of the political and social organization; 41, 1 received by the fanaticism as typical of its breed, understood not so much as race or ethnicity itself ( see racism in Spain ) but rather as the Spanish national character, good breed, even in reproductive terms vaguely sexist, which formed part of Spanish nationalism, particularly in its most popular expressions and the usual expressions of patriotic pride during the Franco regime.