The Basque People and Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA)

The actions of the Basque terrorist group Euskadi Ta Askatasuna have been the cause of great unrest in Spain for several years. From the group's formation in 1958 to their proclaimed cease-fire in 2006, ETA has been involved in hundreds of acts of bombings, assassinations, and kidnappings in the name of an independent Basque country out of provinces in Spain and France. Having been operated in nearly 200 different cells, ETA has been one of the hardest terror …

…Spain remains divided on whether or not their words are true, the topic of a Basque homeland is still an important issue for Spanish politicians. To this day, there are over 572 ETA members held in Spanish prison for participating in terrorist action or conspiracy. Though ETA has appeared to end their attacks on Spain, the ideas they put forward of having an independent country for the Basque people will not die out any time soon.