Constructing and deconstructing heroes. A Basque case study

José Antonio Aguirre Lekube was, and probably still is, a national hero in the Basque Country. He was appointed the first president (in Basque: lehendakari), when in October 1936 the Basque Statute of Autonomy was passed by the Spanish Parliament and the first autonomous government of Euskadi establ...

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Main Author: Ludger Mees
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Peristyle 2015-12-01
Series:Studies on National Movements
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Online Access:https://openjournals.ugent.be/snm/article/id/85393/