The Ertzaintza is the autonomous police force for the Basque Country, largely replacing the Spanish Policía Nacional and Guardia Civil. An Ertzaintza member is called an ertzaina.
Ertzaintza Headquarters in Vitoria-Gasteiz
An Ertzaintza Seat Altea XL
Ertzaintza BMW motorbikes
Ertzainas making an arrest
Autonomous communities of Spain
In Spain, an autonomous community is the first sub-national level of political and administrative division, created in accordance with the Spanish Constitution of 1978, with the aim of guaranteeing limited autonomy of the nationalities and regions that make up Spain.
First page of the Spanish Constitution.
The Basque Parliament or the Eusko Legebiltzarra, in session.
The Parliament of Catalonia or the Parlament de Catalunya, in 2017.
The Conference of Presidents in 2017, is the meeting between the Government of Spain or Gobierno de la Nación and the presidents of the Autonomous communities of Spain.