Identidades, fronteiras e mestiçagens culturais. O caso dos residentes de Gibraltar

The construction of identities is a complex and continuous process that includes individual and collective experiences. In this article, identity and cultural complexity of the residents of Gibraltar analysed through an exploratory and qualitative study. It is a unique territory in the European continent and with certain colonial links due to its past of conquests and border disputes between Spain and England. In addition to the evidence of distinct cultural and geographical origins, it was possible to perceive an intercultural dynamic among its inhabitants, in which plurality and crossbreeding of cultures play an important role in the constructive and identity process of its residents, allowing not only an integration in their social environment, but a reconfiguration of their belonging, awakening a common feeling of coexistence, in addition to the recognition of their own cultural limits