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73-538: Getxo (formerly spelt Guecho ) was a parish ( elizatea, anteiglesia'), originally a rural area, including a large beach at the mouth of the Estuary of Bilbao , centered on the little fishing village of Algorta . The parish council met at the church of Getxoko Andra Mari ( Basque ) or Santa María de Guecho (Spanish) (both mean Saint Mary of Getxo), not far from the headland called Punta Galea . The town's coat of arms has an oak with two cauldrons chained to its branches and

146-460: A social-democratic ideology, while the EAJ-PNV remained more attached to its Christian-democratic ideas. The split was particularly bitter given that it was headed by the lehendakari (premier) himself. Many EAJ-PNV political bars ( batzoki  [ eu ] , "meeting place") became alkartetxe  [ eu ] ("meeting house"). Since 1991, as time has eased the bitter split (helped by

219-497: A bad state of decay. Long-term restoration, however, is underway. And while it's not open to the public, free one-hour guided visits in Basque and Spanish are offered throughout the year, with some English-language tours in August. These galleries and viewing balconies are of extraordinary architectural, visual and environmental interest. Their floor plan is irregular, following the outline of

292-472: A mostly rural area until the last third of the 20th century. It still has several farmhouses, arable fields and pastures and but there are also many villas and houses built in the 1990s. This romanesque church built in the 12th century took in the first inhabitants. This church suffered diverse reformations and the church that nowadays we can admire is mostly from the 17th century based on the Baroque period. Inside

365-565: A number of buildings of the neogothic style in Biscay. By order of the Agirre family the chapel was built by Modesto de Echániz y Zavalla in 1864. Maximo Aguirre was a well-known business man that obtained lands in Las Arenas. Nowadays this chapel, is one of the best examples of neogotic in Biscay. It is located in an urban area, surrounded of little green spaces and in a peaceful place. In the construction of

438-891: A significant part of the city. Bilbao was born 700 years ago on the banks of the Nervión river as a trading village. It gradually expanded downstream until arriving at the sea. Unfortunately the river reached high levels of contamination because of the industrial activities during the past century. In recent years work has been undertaken to restore the condition of the estuary. 43°22′N 3°03′W  /  43.367°N 3.050°W  / 43.367; -3.050 Basque Nationalist Party The Basque Nationalist Party ( Basque : Euzko Alderdi Jeltzalea , EAJ [eus̺ko aldeɾdi jelts̻ale.a] ; Spanish : Partido Nacionalista Vasco , PNV; French : Parti Nationaliste Basque , PNB; EAJ-PNV ), officially Basque National Party in English,

511-733: A single-day road bicycle race , is held annually in July. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Every year one of the rowing clubs of Getxo organises a regatta of traineras called Flag of Getxo. Besides, other annual trainera competitions, like the Flag of Santurtzi, the Flag of Getxo and the Grand Prix of Nervión ara also held partly in waters of Getxo. There are several association football clubs in Getxo. The most successful

584-572: A small faction known as the "Aberrianos" ("Fatherlanders") within the party remained committed to the cause of independence. In 1921, the leading members of the Aberrianos were kicked from the moderate Basque Nationalist Communion. Later that year, the Aberrianos officially formed their own political party, reclaiming the name "Basque Nationalist Party". During the single party dictatorship of Captain General Miguel Primo de Rivera (1923-1930),

657-610: A small faction split from the Basque Nationalist Communion shortly before the reunification, calling itself Eusko Abertzale Ekintza-Acción Nacionalista Vasca (" Basque Nationalist Action "). It was on the moderate nationalist left, non-confessional and open to alliances with Spanish republican and socialist parties. The division between autonomism and independentism appeared again during the Second Spanish Republic . Headed by Aberriano veteran Eli Gallastegi ,

730-622: A small group of independentists coalesced around the Mountaineering Federation of Biscay and its affiliated weekly publication Jagi-Jagi ("Arise Arise"), and abandoned the now-moderate and autonomist Basque Nationalist Party. After the Spanish Civil War of 18 July 1936, the party felt torn. Certain branches of the party supported the rebellion against the Republic, feeling sympathy for its Catholic and anti-Communist agenda. However,

803-610: A war front had been established at the northern tip of Álava and to the west of Donostia-San Sebastián . Initially, the Defence Committees in Biscay and Gipuzkoa were dominated by the Popular Front . After hard negotiations, eventually Basque autonomy was granted within the Second Spanish Republic in late 1936, and the new autonomous government immediately organized the Basque Army , consisting of militias recruited separately by

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876-507: Is a Basque nationalist and regionalist political party . The party is located in the centre of the political spectrum. The party is described as Christian-democratic , with social-democratic and conservative-liberal factions. In 2020 the party voted in favour of the investiture of the current Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez , belonging to the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party . It operates in all

949-452: Is a word comprising two parts: JeL (the acronym for "God and the Old Laws") and -(t)zale (literally meaning "fond of"). Thus jeltzale could be rendered in English as "one who is fond of God and the Old Laws (JeL)", or translated simply as "nationalist". A jelkide (after -kide , "companion") is a member of the party. Alderdi Eguna ("Party Day") is the national holiday of

1022-446: Is characterized by the palaces in which lived the elite of the bourgeoisie and where nowadays many of the people with more resources of Getxo live. The name of Neguri was coined by Resurrección María de Azkue, since previously it was called Aretxetaurre (before Aretxete). Neguri comes from the merger of two Basque words: negu and uri (winter and city respectively): Neguko hiri , Neguri , the winter city designed, as has been noted, for

1095-573: Is possible to travel to Getxo from Bilbao using the city's modern underground Bilbao metro , which has 6 stations along the neighborhoods ( Areeta , Gobela , Neguri , Aiboa , Algorta , Bideazabal and Ibarbengoa ). Getxo is also accessible from Portugalete , by means of both the Vizcaya Bridge transporter bridge and the regular fluvial transport over the Estuary of Bilbao. The Bilbao Airport in Loiu

1168-466: Is separated by Gobelas river from one side and reaches the traffic circle of Romo. Originally the district was shaped like a horseshoe. It borders the neighbourhood of Ibaiondo (which belongs to the municipality of Leioa ), so much so that the road from the roundabout Romo until the bank of the estuary of Bilbao is the municipal border between Getxo and Leioa. One sidewalk belongs to each municipality. The neighborhood of Santa María de Getxo stood longer as

1241-795: Is the Arenas Club de Getxo football, which took part in the first ever national Spanish football league season, stood seven seasons in its First Division and won the 1919 Copa del Rey . Getxo Rugby Taldea (currently Getxo Artea ) is the local rugby team and play in the División de Honor , former players include a Danish rugby international. Getxo also has other clubs for golf , Basque traditional sports, Basque pelota , skating, hitch-hiking, cycling , sailing , basketball , surfing , fishing , athletics, triathlon, rhythmic gymnastics, handball , futsal , chess , tennis , paddle tennis , horse riding , hockey, boxing , and other sports. According to

1314-755: Is the largest Basque nationalist party, having led the Basque Government uninterruptedly since 1979, except for a brief period between 2009 and 2012. In Navarre, it is part of the coalition Geroa Bai , which is currently a junior partner of the PSOE in the Navarrese regional government. Currently a member of the European Democratic Party , EAJ-PNV was previously a member of the European Free Alliance from 1999 to 2004. Earlier it had been affiliated with

1387-423: Is twenty minutes away from Getxo's town centre. Getxo has some tourist appeal with easy access to four beaches and to the regional economic capital of Bilbao. It has a yacht harbour, a golf course , and several sports complexes (both public and private). A dynamic, semi-autonomous Department of Culture organises many events on a regular basis, including several international music festivals given over to jazz ,

1460-666: The Basque Country in both Spain and France. In 1916, the Basque Nationalist Party renamed itself the Basque Nationalist Communion ( Comunión Nacionalista Vasca ). This name change marked a departure, in many aspects, from the original doctrine of the late Sabino Arana and casting itself as a broader social movement rather than simply a political party. The Basque Nationalist Communion at this point advocated for Basque autonomy within Spain, rather than outright independence. However,

1533-579: The Basque Country , Spain . In this instance, the Spanish word estuario is used to describe what in English would normally be called part estuary , part tidal river . The estuary becomes a tidal river which extends 16 km (9.9 mi) into the city of Bilbao , starting from the Bilbao Abra bay. It hosts the port of Bilbao throughout its length, although the Port Authority has recently restored most of

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1606-626: The European People's Party and the Christian Democrat International (from which it was expelled in 2000). The current chairman of the EAJ-PNV is Andoni Ortuzar . The party's youth wing is Euzko Gaztedi . The EAJ-PNV's social offices are called batzokis, of which there are over 200 throughout the world. Since 1932, the party celebrates Aberri Eguna (Homeland Day) on Easter . Also, since 1977, it celebrates Alderdi Eguna (Party Day). The Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV)

1679-577: The blues and folk . The town has many houses of architectural interest, including the Town Hall and several churches, as well as private dwellings belonging to members of the wealthy industrialist class of Biscay. The Old Harbour district of Algorta and several parks with views across to the bay called the Bilbao Abra are also worth a visit. Several annual festivals are celebrated in Erandio. Some of them are fiestas patronales (patronage festivals, held in

1752-574: The 1950s and 1960s, the party looked for alliances abroad, expecting at first that the defeat of the Axis in World War II would encourage USA's support for an eventual overthrow of Franco's hold on power, which did not happen. In addition, it was a founder party of the Christian Democrat International , but now the party is an active member of the European Democratic Party . In the late 1960s and early 1970s, contacts started with other Spanish parties to assert

1825-721: The 2006 government of President Juan José Ibarretxe Markuartu . Still, EA decided to run by itself in the municipal elections held in May 2007. Former president Juan José Ibarretxe spearheaded a call for the reform of the Statute of Autonomy that governs the Basque Country Autonomous Community , through a proposal widely known as the Ibarretxe Plan , passed by the Basque Parliament but not even accepted for discussion by

1898-420: The 20th century, urban development reached the rural areas of Getxoko Andra Mari . Getxo, as well as the surrounding area known as Uribe-Kosta , grew rapidly in the last decades of the 20th century. While in the early 1980s the town had only 50,000 inhabitants, it has now more than 83,000. The surrounding towns of Leioa , Berango and Sopelana have also multiplied their population in the same period. Getxo

1971-551: The Basque Government's building and that the anti-Nazi Charles de Gaulle maintained it as a Spanish Government's possession. The building today is the Instituto Cervantes premises where French people can learn any of the Spanish languages, including Basque. In 1959, ETA was created by young undergraduates from the area of Bilbao (organisation EKIN) lured by Basque nationalist ideology, but increasingly disgruntled at

2044-435: The Basque Nationalist Party was outlawed, and its members went underground. Many of its activities continued through mountaineering ("mendigoxale") and folklore associations. However, the Basque Nationalist Communion was tolerated by the Spanish dictatorship as it was considered a moderate regionalist party. At the end of 1930, the two nationalist organisations united under the original name Basque Nationalist Party. However,

2117-478: The Basque Nationalist Party which is annually celebrated on the last Sunday of September, the Sunday closest to the feast day of Saint Michael , the patron saint of Euskal Herria and of the Basque Nationalist Party. The central act of this celebration is a political meeting of leading nationalists, but the celebration begins in the morning with a traditional festival in which the different municipal organizations from

2190-473: The Basque bourgeoisie. The neighborhood of Algorta is the district of largest population of Getxo. The greatest expansion was in the 70s when middle-class families decided to find a more comfortable place to live rather than in the neighborhoods of the left bank of the Nervion. Romo neighborhood was built in the beginning to house the working class, formerly separated by the train barriers from Las Arenas. Nowadyas

2263-453: The City of Getxo, 48.56% of the citizens do not have enough knowledge of the Basque language, 19.9% speak good Basque and the remaining 31.5% understand but do not dominate. On the other hand, the percentage of people who can speak Basque has increased from 9% in 1981 to 19.9% in 2001. According to the same source, only 4.83% of the population of Getxo uses Basque usually. This figure has grown since

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2336-402: The EAJ-PNV's position in a new post-Francoist order. At the same time, the Basque Nationalist Party confirmed its stance against ETA in a period when its violent actions saw a surge and its influence in society was very apparent, especially in street protests. Juan de Ajuriaguerra paved the way for the EAJ-PNV's comeback to Basque politics from exile, and started to negotiate their participation in

2409-470: The Punta Begoña promontory on which they stand. A fort defending the bay stood on this same spot from the 17th century to the 19th. The galleries were designed by architect Ricardo Bastida in 1918 in an eclectic but mainly classical style. They were commissioned by Horacio Echevarrieta, a renowned businessman, and their main function was complete the containing wall holding back the cliff below Atxekolandeta,

2482-560: The Republic, or France. However, some members of the Alavese and Navarrese committees, ahead of an official decision, published notes refusing support to the Republic . Notwithstanding their initial ambiguous position in certain areas, the party premises and press in Álava and Navarre were closed in that month of July. Some PNV sympathizers and members joined the Carlist battalions, either out of conviction or to avoid persecution. By October 1936,

2555-673: The Republic, the Basque Army surrendered to the Italian Corpo Truppe Volontari through the so-called Santoña Agreement . Prison sentences and executions followed, as the rebel government of Francisco Franco ruled that separate terms of surrender could not be made between the Basques and Italians. The Basque government then moved to Barcelona until the fall of Catalonia , and then out of Spain into exile in France . Lehendakari Aguirre

2628-685: The Spanish Cortes Generales . In 2009, the EAJ-PNV was expelled from office by an alliance of the Socialist Party of the Basque Country and the People's Party , taking advantage of a distorted parliament representation issued from the outlawing of left-wing Basque nationalists. Until that moment, the EAJ-PNV dominated every administration of the Basque government. In Navarre, the EA and EAJ-PNV formed

2701-511: The area on which the mansion of Echavarrieta family stood (this English-style mansion designed by architect Gregorio lbarreche in 1910, is no longer standing). The owner fitted out the galleries with various rooms and passages designed as a leisure area. They are built in a blend of masonry, ashlars and concrete on a high sloping masonry base, and comprise three gallery sections at different heights, ending in terraces and balustraded viewing balconies. Getxo's office of mayor has been continuously in

2774-421: The chapel bishop demanded build a bell. The chapel is rectangular. Since 1864 to 1876 was the unique worship place in Las Arenas and nowadays belongs to Maximo Aguirre's family. Concretely it belongs to MS. Carmen Jauregui. Nowadays is not usually open and this chapel is used for weddings. Located in Las Arenas it is the oldest bridge of its kind and it was designed by the architect Alberto Palacios y Elissague. It

2847-505: The church is a sculpture of the Virgin and her son. This monument is the only antique windmill that nowadays still stands. The construction of the windmill was undertaken between 1726 and 1727 due to a huge drought and was focused on corn and feed production. The windmill, ones in lack of use, was set up as a home during all the 19th century. The name of Aixerrota comes from basque Aixe "wind" and errota "mill". The construction of this windmill

2920-408: The church of Saint Nicholas (San Nicolás) and the canalisation of the firth, provided for the colonisation of the beach, where a district called Areeta in Basque and Las Arenas (Spanish for "The Sands") was built. Near Areeta / Las Arenas , on the other side of the road to Bilbao, there grew a working-class district called Erromo , similar to the one that grew near Neguri: Neguri Langile. Finally, in

2993-441: The coalition Nafarroa Bai —'Yes to Navarre'—along with Aralar and Batzarre , but a split within the coalition led to its revamp as Geroa Bai . In terms of ideology, by November 2016 the Basque Nationalist Party shifted its rhetoric to make the autonomous community of Euskadi the subject of the Basque nation. The EAJ-PNV called for: Note: The National Council of the Basque Nationalist Party ( Euzkadi-Buru-Batzar )

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3066-509: The days around the date dedicated to the patron saints under whose advocation churches and hermits are). Getxo also has festivals for Christmas season. Several neighbourhoods of Getxo celebrate marches with Olentzaros (in Christmas Eve, December 24). And there is a longer Cavalcade of Magi through Algorta and then Las Arenas on January 5. Since 1924, the Circuito de Getxo (Getxo Circuit),

3139-518: The fact that both Arzalluz and Garaikoetxea have gone into political retirement), both parties agreed to form an electoral coalition in a number of local elections as a means to maximise the nationalist votes, which eventually led to reunite both candidatures in a joint list again for the regional governments of Navarra and the Basque Autonomous Community in 1998. Thus, EA has participated in several EAJ-PNV-led Basque governments, including

3212-624: The first elections held in the Basque Autonomous Community , once Navarre was left out. In the transition years after Franco's death in 1975, Xabier Arzallus came to prominence, who masterminded the so-called "Spirit of Arriaga" to accommodate the party to the new Spanish democracy. Despite some internal tensions, the former priest and Jesuit came up reinforced and was chosen undisputed party leader. The EAJ-PNV found its main and strongest support base in Biscay, while in Navarre EAJ-PNV

3285-773: The hands of the Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV) since democracy was restored in 1978 ( Local Elections ). Since 1991, the major opposition party has been the Partido Popular(PP) . As of the 2019 local elections other parties represented on the Town Council are EH Bildu , the Socialist Party of Euskadi (PSE-EE) , and the Elkarrekin Podemos alliance (EP) . Getxo has five different districts, which serve administrative and electoral purposes: Algorta , Las Arenas , Romo , Santa María de Getxo and Neguri . It

3358-429: The ineffective political action of the EAJ-PNV, largely daunted by post-war repression and scattered in exile. In addition, the new generation resented an attempt of the EAJ-PNV to pull the strings of their movement and PNV's youth wing Euzko Gaztedi (EGI), with whom they had merged in the mid-1950s, as well as showing a more modern stance, stressing for one the language as the centre of Basqueness , instead of race. In

3431-426: The inhabitants of Getxo there is a more thorough division: The founding nucleus of the town of Getxo, the elizate or anteiglesia is what currently is known as Santa María or Andra Mari, which was originally a group of country houses or "baserris" around Saint Mary's church. Las Arenas and Neguri arose in the late nineteenth century as residential areas for the Basque industrial bourgeoisie. Neguri neighborhood

3504-722: The large Basque exiles' network at the service of the Allied side and collaborated with the US Secretary of State and the CIA during the Cold War to fight Communism in Spanish America. When the United States decided to back Franco in 1952, Aguirre went to France where the Basque Government in exile was established. Also, he learned there that the pro-Nazi French government of Vichy confiscated

3577-413: The motto Kaltea Dagianak Bizarra Lepoan ( Basque for "Who makes evil, the beard at the back"). It is a proverb meaning that the evil doers look back, fearing revenge. With industrialisation in the 19th century, some parts of Getxo evolved into residential areas for the rich bourgeois class. A residential area called Neguri ( Basque for "Winter Town") came into being. The village of Algorta grew around

3650-533: The new status-quo, with special attention to a new Statute. The EAJ-PNV's results in the 1977 and 1978 elections confirmed PNV's central position in Basque politics. While the EAJ-PNV advocated for abstention in the referendum on the Spanish Constitution for its lack of Basque input, the party supported the Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country , approved in December 1978, and paved the way to its success in

3723-635: The party set up stands to sell drinks and their more typical products, all brightened up by traditional music. Dances and traditional sports are also enjoyed. The celebration takes place in an open air arena (currently in Foronda , Álava ), and lasts until nightfall. In the European Parliament , the Basque Nationalist Party sits in the Renew Europe group with one MEP. In the European Committee of

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3796-532: The party spurred the formation of a splinter group with a stronghold in Gipuzkoa , which in turn led to a new party in 1987, when dissenters from the EAJ-PNV formed the Basque Solidarity ("Eusko Alkartasuna", EA) party. Carlos Garaikoetxea was then elected as the first president of the rival party. The split from the EAJ-PNV was mainly based on: Afterwards, some ideological differences also came out. EA adopted

3869-428: The past was privileged, thanks to the cliff, people could guard enemy fleets and could see the fleets that approached. In 1740, the council ordered Jaime Sycre to create the fort as a measurement to reinforce the coast. The historic datum holds that this fort was never attacked. When the military fort was abandoned, lighthouse construction started in 1782. Nowadays the fort is a municipal property. In Las Arenas there are

3942-422: The powerful manufacturing industry of Bilbao, thinking that they had the responsibility to secure the prosperity of their people in the future. This decision allowed the occupying rebel forces to use the industrial power of Bilbao in their war effort against the rest of Republic-aligned Spain. In July 1937, having lost all Basque territory, the Basque Army retreated toward Santander . With no territory or help from

4015-466: The previous measurements, especially among children (3.40% in 1989 to 4.68% in 1997) and youth (1.90% in 1989 to 5.15% in 1997). This city also offers the possibility to learn the Basque language in several academies. Estuary of Bilbao The Estuary of Bilbao ( Spanish : Ría de Bilbao / Basque : Bilboko Itsasadarra ) lies at the common mouth of the rivers Nervion , Ibaizabal and Cadagua , which drain most of Biscay and part of Alava in

4088-549: The province and historical Territory of Biscay, in the community of the Basque Country, in the north of Spain. It has an area of 11.64 square kilometres (4.49 sq mi). It borders in the north with Sopelana, in the east with Berango and Leioa, in the south with Portugalete and in the west with the Bay of the Cove. The municipality officially encompasses the neighborhoods of Las Arenas, Algorta, Romo, Neguri, and Santa María de Getxo. But for

4161-453: The rebel forces. Jose Antonio Aguirre stated that "the German planes bombed us with a brutality that had never been seen before for two and a half hours." Pablo Picasso made a painting in remembrance of the massacre named after the city that year. When Bilbao, the most populated city in the Basque Country, was taken by Franco's troops, the Basque nationalists decided to not destroy or sabotage

4234-573: The rebel troops approached Biscay, the Carlist press in Pamplona even called for the extermination of Basque nationalists. José Antonio Aguirre , the party leader, became in October 1936 the first lehendakari (Basque president) of the wartime multipartite Basque Government , ruling the unconquered parts of Biscay and Gipuzkoa. In April 1937, the city of Gernika was bombed by German airplanes covertly aiding

4307-478: The republic, democracy, and anti-fascism in the ensuing Spanish Civil War and were key in balancing those provinces to the Republican side. In the territory seized by the rebels, PNV members faced tough times. During the military uprising in Navarre, the Basque nationalist mayor of Estella-Lizarra , Fortunato Aguirre, was arrested by the Spanish nationalist rebels (18 July 1936), and killed in September. Some Basque nationalists could flee north to Basque areas loyal to

4380-478: The right-wing rebels insisted on a unified Spain, making them hostile to nationalist movements in regions such as the Basque Country. Furthermore, the Basque Nationalist Party was also anti-Fascist , while Fascists constituted a large part of the rebellion. Ultimately, the republican government was able to secure the allegiance of the Basque Nationalist Party with the promise to pass a Basque Autonomy Statute. The Biscayan and Gipuzkoan branches declared support for

4453-442: The territories comprising the Basque Country : the Basque Autonomous Community and Navarre in Spain , and in the French Basque Country . It also has delegations in dozens of foreign nations, specifically those with a major presence of Basque immigrants . The EAJ-PNV was founded by Sabino Arana in 1895, which makes it the second oldest extant political party in Spain , after the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party . The EAJ-PNV

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4526-407: The traditional laws of the Basque provinces , observed by the kings of Castile, and later Spain, until the Carlist Wars . The motto of Basque Carlists was Dios, patria, fueros, rey ("God, Country, Fueros, King "). Basque nationalism evolved out of Carlism, eventually supplanting it in much of the Basque Country. Jeltzale in the party's Basque-language name Euzko Alderdi Jeltzalea

4599-430: The upper reaches to Bilbao and other municipalities for their urban regeneration . The port is now being transferred to the seaboard on the coast at Santurtzi and Zierbena . Downstream from Bilbao the river divides its metropolitan area into its left bank ( Barakaldo , Sestao , Portugalete and Santurtzi ) and right bank ( Erandio , Leioa and Getxo ). The estuary and tidal river of Bilbao have always been

4672-460: The various political organizations, including the EAJ-PNV, EAE-ANV, and Jagi-Jagi . The autonomous government maintained remarkable order behind the lines in Biscay and western Gipuzkoa, and managed the coordination and provision of military resistance. Upon occupation of territories loyal to the Republic, the rebel forces focused repression on leftists, but Basque nationalists were also targeted, facing prison, humiliation, and death in some cases. As

4745-439: Was built in 1893 with the purpose of communicating between both sides of the river and the municipalities of Getxo and Portugalete. It was made with the iron extracted from the mountains in the area and it is one of the main monuments from the industrial revolution, it is the main symbol of the region. This massive stone structure was built in 1919 as a continuation of Getxo's defensive wall. It's an impressive sight, though it's in

4818-402: Was constructed in the 18th century to protect the commercial traffic in Bilbao. Situated in a strategic place, this fort is located along the bay. "Galea" derives from the French word gale which means "cliff". This fort also was named "Prince´s Castle" ; it is an interesting example of fortification, being a unique model of military construction in Biscay. The situation in which it is located in

4891-399: Was created in 1911. Therefore, Sabino Arana and Ángel Zabala were only presidents of the Regional Council of Biscay ( Bizkai-Buru-Batzar ) JeL ( Jaun-Goikua eta Lagi-zaŕa , "God and the Old Laws" in Arana's purist Biscayan Basque , Jaungoikoa eta Lege-zaharra or Jaungoikoa eta Foruak in Standard Basque) is the motto of the party. The "old laws" referred to are the fueros ,

4964-402: Was exiled in Belgium when Hitler 's forces invaded it, thus beginning his long clandestine journey to reach the United States. With a false identity, he travelled to Berlin, and then on to Sweden with the help of a Panamanian ambassador. He fled Europe for Latin America, where in Uruguay he re-assumed his real identity and was given a visa to the United States. He travelled to New York, where he

5037-483: Was founded in 1895 by Sabino de Arana Goiri as a Catholic and conservative political party agitating for political independence for the province of Biscay and the defence of Basque traditional culture, language , and racial purity. In fact, in its early years, party membership was restricted to those who could prove pure Basque ancestry by having eight Basque surnames. By 1897, the party sought independence not only for Biscay but for all seven provinces comprising

5110-399: Was hit by the Basque Conflict several times, with the town being the location of many ETA attacks. The deadliest of these was an ambush in October 1978 when three civil guards were killed and the most recent the car bomb attack on May 19, 2008 . Many activists of the organisation have been born in Getxo, such as Arkaitz Goikoetxea . It is located 14 km (~8 miles) north of Bilbao, in

5183-427: Was motivated due to the drought that was originated in Biscay at the beginning of the 18th century. It produces two types of flour: fine and ordinary. The first historic date make reference to the windmill property is in 1725. This land belongs to the small village Subyaga-Etxebarria. Nowadays belongs to a catering company and has been completely restored. Also, has a restaurant and an art gallery. This military building

5256-630: Was next to non-existent. Carlos Garaikoetxea spearheaded the new autonomous government after being elected with 38.8% of the votes and during this first term the Basque Nationalist Party held office without outside support. During this period, the EAJ-PNV's challenges were closely associated to its position in the Basque Government: defense of the Statute, devolution of powers from Madrid, discrediting of political violence, restructuring of manufacturing industry steeped in crisis. As of 1985, tensions inside

5329-477: Was taken under the protection of American Basques as a professor at Columbia University . The president of the Basque Government in exile was always a EAJ-PNV member. Additionally, the sole Spanish representative in the United Nations was the Basque appointee Jesús de Galíndez , until his murder in an obscure episode regarding his PhD Thesis about Dominican Republic's dictator Trujillo. He also decided to put

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