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The Basque conflict, also known as the Spain–ETA conflict, was an armed and political conflict from 1959 to 2011 between Spain and the Basque National Liberation Movement, a group of social and political Basque organizations which sought independence from Spain and France.
The Basques (Basque: Euskaldunak) are an indigenous ethno-linguistic group mainly inhabiting the Basque Country (adjacent areas of Spain and France).Their history is therefore interconnected with Spanish and French history and also with the history of many other past and present countries, particularly in Europe and the Americas, where a large number of their descendants keep attached to their ...
The Euskobarómetro study in 2006 by the University of the Basque Country found that 33% of Basques had a “great or moderate desire” for independence from Spain with 47% with “little or no desire for Basque sovereignty.” In 2010, these changed to 30% and 55% respectively and in 2014 to 34% and 52%.
1.3 Timeline. 2 See also. ... The president of the autonomous government of the Basque Country, ... (1904–1960) 7 October 1936 22 March 1960†
After the Carlist Wars, the abolition of the fueros and the boom of industrialization that brought with it a strong immigration and a great change in a short time for the Biscayan society, Sabino Arana founded the Basque Nationalist Party in 1895 with the aim of achieving the independence of "Euzkadi" (the Basque territories) and founding a Basque State. [2]
1960s establishments in the Basque Country (autonomous community) (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "1960s in the Basque Country (autonomous community)" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
ETA emblem. ETA, [b] an acronym for Euskadi Ta Askatasuna [c] ("Basque Homeland and Liberty" [12] or "Basque Country and Freedom" [13]), was an armed Basque nationalist and far-left [14] separatist organization in the Basque Country between 1959 and 2018, with its goal being independence for the region.
January 15, 1976: ETA activists kidnap José Luis Arrasate, son of a Basque industrialist, from his home in Berriz. The family is unable to pay the ransom, and amid condemnation from various Basque groups, Arrasate is released unharmed on February 15. [30] February 1976: Victor Legoburu, mayor of Galdakao and alleged police informer, is killed ...