La irrupción del terrorismo de ETA durante la Transición en Navarra [The emergence of eta’s terrorism in Navarre during the Spanish Transition to democracy]

Abstract

ETA perpetrated its first murder in Navarre during the Spanish Transition to democracy: two terrorists killed Joaquín Imaz, chief of Armed Police, in November 1977. After that, 18 people were killed during this period in the region. The terrorist violence bursted into Navarre while a new political system was under construction in Spain. After the first victims, radical groups started to get involved in street riots, while demonstrations against the violence and for the victims were non-existent. However, some massive demonstrations arrived from 1980, turning into occasions to protest against radical nationalism.