Miguel Ángel Blanco: the day we stopped being afraid of ETA

Brian's Spain Domain

Jul 13 2022 | 00:18:06

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Show Notes

This week marks the 25th anniversary of the assassination of Miguel Ángel Blanco, a 29-year-old local councilman who was cruelly killed 1997 by the Basque terrorist group ETA, despite nationwide pleas to spare his life. The senseless murder triggered a response of pain and disgust so great it essentially announced the beginning of the end […]

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