Page "Federico Krutwig" Paragraph 10

* Vasconia ( 1963 ) published initially under the pseudonym of Fernando Sarrailh de Ihartza, where he describes an ideal Greater Basqueland comprising all the supposedly historical territories, from the Garonne to the Ebro rivers.

It is inspired by the Algerian independentism and anti-colonialism and proposes armed combat against Spain and France, taking Basque nationalism beyond the traditional views of Sabino Arana.

This book was clandestinely published with a limited circulation.

The Francoist police believed that it was an inspiration for ETA, which was not the case, but police questioning stirred the interest of many members and sympathizers of the armed group, giving some fame to Krutwig.

The intellectual and former ETA member Jon Juaristi narrates that, during reminiscences, fellow member Juan María Bandrés once commented " So you are the one who actually read it!

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