Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country of 1936

The Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country of 1936 (Spanish: Estatuto de Autonomía del País Vasco de 1936; Basque: 1936ko Euzkadiren Berjabetasun-Araudia[1]) was the first statute of autonomy of the Basque Country. It was approved by the Cortes Generales of the Second Spanish Republic on 1 October 1936 in Valencia, in the midst of the Spanish Civil War. After the approval of the Statute, the first autonomous government was formed, led by José Antonio Aguirre (EAJ-PNV) and with the participation of the PSOE, PCE, EAE-ANV, Republican Left and Republican Union.

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History of the Basques
Prehistory and Roman Empire Origin of the Basques Vasconic substratum theory Proto-Basque language Basque mythology Vascones
Early Middle Ages Duchy of Vasconia County of Vasconia Citerior Battle of Roncevaux Pass Kingdom of Pamplona
Late Middle Ages Kingdom of Navarre Lordship of Biscay Fueros Kingdom of Pamplona War of the Bands
Modern Age Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre Basque witch trials Basque whaling Guipuzcoan Company of Caracas
19th century Carlism Carlist Wars End of Basque home rule in Spain End of Basque home rule in France Basque Economic Agreement Basque nationalism Basque Nationalist Party Sabino Arana Goiri
20th and 21st centuries Basque Workers' Solidarity Indalecio Prieto 1936 Statute of Autonomy Bombings of Guernica and Durango Battle of Bilbao Euskadi Ta Askatasuna Basque conflict 1979 Statute of Autonomy