José Antonio Aguirre (politician)
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José Antonio Aguirre y Lecube was a Basque politician and activist in the Basque Nationalist Party. He was the first president of the Provisional Government of the Basque Country and the executive defense advisor during the Spanish Civil War. Under his mandate, the Provisional Government formed the Basque Army and fought for the Second Spanish Republic.
José Antonio Aguirre (politician)
José Antonio Aguirre Lecube, 1933
Document signed by Aguirre in 1937
Monument to José Antonio Aguirre in Bilbao
Basque Nationalist Party
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The Basque Nationalist Party, officially Basque National Party in English, is a Basque nationalist and regionalist political party. The party is located in the centre of the political spectrum.
In 1898, the party opened its second batzoki ('meeting place', a club and bar) in Barakaldo.
PNV sticker. Text: "Euzkadi´k bear zaitu" (Euzkadi needs you). It is inspired by Alfred Leete's British poster for Kitchener's Army.
Josu Jon Imaz (in white shirt) and Iñigo Urkullu (in black shirt) in 2007
A coat of arms for the Basque Country with the motto.