Why do the Basques want independence from Spain? ?
It is a very complex theme, because Spanish history is very complex. First of all, part of the “Basque Country” is in France. Basically, they were a part of the Kingdom of Castilla and Kingdom of France, and later from Spain/France, but with their own identity, culture and a completely different language form Spanish and French. The “Spanish” part from the Basque Country has always had their own tax system and different parts of legislation. Since the 19th century some people there have been demanding independence. But this issue is much more complex because all Basque people feel Basques themselves, but a lot of them feel they are part of Spain and are against independence. These last group of people usually can’t express their ideas with freedom because they are under terrorist threatem. What is more, Basque population is noawadays a mix, because, as it is a very industrialize region, there are a lot people with no-Basque origin living in the Basque Country, and some of them are agai
