basque nationalism

The Basque nationalist movement had its roots in the early 1876 when the Spanish government revoked the "fueros" or Basque legal systems and juridical identity, which meant then the last remnants of Basque sovereignty. The Fueros were the Basque constitutional system and gave Basque citizens a unique position in Spain with special tax and political status; additionally, Basques didn't have to serve in the Spanish army but had their own system of defense, which in the case of the naval army was traditionally bigger and stronger by itself than that of all the Spanish army. The separatist movement, however, didn't begin to evolve until 20 years into the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, although there were yet debate about it as early as the 18th century, with important works made to counteract the Bourbon court attemts to suppress the Basque Foral system.
Basque separatists want a fully independent state consisting of the Basque Autonomous community (lava, Vizcaya and Guipzcoa), the Autonomous Community of Navarra and the Pyrnes-Atlantiques (Labourd, Basse-Navarre and Soule), for a total of seven territories or traditional Euskal Herria. The Pyrnes-Atlantiques are located in southwestern France and have a common border with two Spanish Basque provinces.

Basque nationalist organizations

Unidad Alavesa and Unin del Pueblo Navarro are parties exclusive to the Basque land but not following Basque nationalism.

Basque Nationalism

Basque nationalist organizations

See also