Basque elections loom; can the Basques live with Spain?

From: The Nation | Date: November 15, 1986| Author: Jackson, Gabriel | Copyright information

BASQUE ELECTIONS LOOM

Can the Basques Live With Spain?

Ten years after the death of Generalissimo Francisco Franco two nagging problems threaten Spain's internal stability and the generally successful transition from a reactionary personal dictatorship to a democratic constitutional monarchy. One is the problem of Homeland and Liberty, or ETA, the movement that rejects Spanish sovereignty and advocates armed struggle for the independence of the Basque countr...

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