Historical Memory
They pay tribute to the soldiers and militia who disappeared in the battle of Saibigain
On Mount Saibigain, tribute has been paid to the Basque soldiers and militiamen who disappeared during the civil war. They have been given a floral offering in the monolith at the top of the mountain.
Eibar is officially the Place of Democratic Memory from today
The resolution, published in the Official Gazette of the State, states that "it contains the basis for the recognition of the cities of Eibar as the Place of Democratic Memory, which has been the scene of both active defence of the legality of the republic and serious violations of international humanitarian law".
The remains of militia Manuel Hernáez Ruidiaz have been identified at the Amorebieta cemetery
Born in Matute, La Rioja, he was a neighbour of Bilbao and fought in the Ensanche battalion of the Republican Left during the Civil War. His identification has been obtained thanks to a sample provided by his 91-year-old daughter.
Organizations and parties pay tribute to the victims of the Azazeta massacre 89 years after their murder
On the one hand, the City Council of Vitoria-Gasteiz, the Provincial Council of Álava and the Basque Government have held the event alongside the sculpture 'Isilasunean Oihuka', and on the other hand, the left-wing parties — EH Bildu, Podemos Euskadi, Ezker Anitza-IU, Berdeak and Suma Movement — have organized another tribute.
They will compensate the victims of Francoism, those of Portugalete and Bilbao, among others
The Basque Government has asked to bring the 'Guernica' to the Guggenheim for nine months
According to Vice-President and Cultural Adviser Ibone Bengoetxea, this gesture would have "great symbolic value" on the part of the Spanish Government, as it would take place on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the bombing of the Basque Government and Gernika.
Isaiah Carrasco has been honored in Arrasate on the 18th anniversary of his murder by ETA
Eneko Andueza calls on those who believed that violence and democracy were compatible to make an ethical journey. Members of the PSE-EE, representatives of the Basque Government and various positions of EH Bildu, along with those around Isaiah Carrasco, have attended the tribute.
Maider Etxebarria: "March 3 opened a wound in Vitoria"
The mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Maider Etxebarria, has condemned the "disproportionate performance of the Franco Armed Police." Etxeberria has stated that despite Franco's death, Francoism was still alive.
Pradales accuses governments of hiding March 3 "under the carpet" and calls for documents to be declassified
The lehendakari has called for "truth, justice, recognition and reparation for the victims" on the 50th anniversary of the massacre of 3 March 1976. "We need a full and inclusive memory, because only then can the wound that is still open be closed. The commitment of the Basque Government and myself to the victims is total."
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Last year the Navarre Government declared 65 politically motivated victims
Since 2023, 217 applications for recognition have been received from the Directorate-General for Memory and Coexistence, and 106 victims have been recognized , seven of them victims.
What changes the documents of the coup d'état?
The declassification of the papers on 23 February has had a great impact, even though the forecasts have not been met. The historian Josu Chueca has analysed the extent to which the narrative of the coup d'état changes.
PNV and PSE-EE have agreed to ask the Spanish Government to acknowledge its responsibility for the March 3 massacre
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Javier Remírez calls for the declassification of documents on Montejurra, Mikel Zabalza and the Sanfermines
The First Vice-President of the Government of Navarre has stated at a press conference that "the declassification of information is always positive for democracy", since it allows "a better understanding of past events as befits mature democracies". The Government of Navarre has called for the drafting of a new regulation on official secrets, since the current one dates back to 1968, "from the full Franco dictatorship".
Sanchez has stated that the O23 papers pay off the debt to the citizens
EH Bildu's congressional spokeswoman, Mertxe Aizpurua, has welcomed the decision, but has urged the president to go further and also to raise secrets about the murder of the GAL or Mikel Zabalza, as cases of "great importance to Basque society".
The PP sees no need to declassify the documents on the death of the 3M and Mikel Zabalza: "There is information about these actions."
In addition, the PP spokeswoman in Parliament, Laura Garrido, has criticized the strategy of PNV to grant prison benefits to ETA prisoners.
March 3 calls on the Spanish Government to recognize the main and direct responsibility of the State for the crimes of March 3, 1976
The Association calls for "an official statement denying the official Franco version and recognizing the Kingdom of Spain as responsible for the criminal activity of the police".
The Spanish Government will declassify "all" of its documentation on the 23-F, 153 documentary units
The Spanish Government spokeswoman, Elma Saiz, has explained that from noon on Wednesday, anyone interested will be able to consult "all the documentation" found so far on the attempted coup d'état of 81, which has been kept secret for decades. She also hopes that the draft Classified Information Act will be passed in Congress so that "decisions of this kind will cease to be an exception and become a rule."
EAJk eta EH Bilduk "benetako memoria" egiteko eskatu diote Sanchezi, eta O23a baino zaharragoak diren testu sekretuak daudela esan dute
Kongresuko ezkerreko oposizioaren blokearentzat ez da nahikoa otsailaren 23ko estatu kolpe saiakerari buruzko dokumentuen desklasifikazioa; PPk eta Voxek, berriz, ke-lainoa baino ez dela uste dute.
Radio Vitoria presents "The Force of Memory", a sound documentary that reconstructs the March 3, 1976 massacre
Half a century after it happened, the documentary collects unpublished audio from the armed police and testimonies from those who were there so that the echo of those bullets never goes out. The documentary directed by David Sáenz includes 30 interviews, including one with Rodolfo Martín Villa.