Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country of 1936 facts for kids
The Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country of 1936 (Spanish: Estatuto de Autonomía del País Vasco de 1936; Basque: 1936ko Euzkadiren Berjabetasun-Araudia) was the first statute of autonomy of the Basque Country. It was approved by the Cortes Generales of the Second Spanish Republic on 1 October 1936 in Valencia, in the midst of the Spanish Civil War. After the approval of the Statute, the first autonomous government was formed, led by José Antonio Aguirre (EAJ-PNV) and with the participation of the PSOE, PCE, EAE-ANV, Republican Left and Republican Union.
Timeline
| date | event | |
|---|---|---|
| 1931, April 22 | Ministry of Interior dissolves 4 Diputaciones (Álava, Gipuzkoa, Navarra, Vizcaya) and replaces them with appointed Comisiones Gestoras | |
| Estatuto SEV | ||
| 1931, May 12 | Sociedad de Estudios Vascos (SEV) accepts the task to produce a draft of autonomy statute for the entire Vasco-Navarrese area | |
| 1931, May 31 | SEV publishes its proposal of Vasco-Navarrese autonomy, titled Estatuto General del Estado Vasco and called Estatuto SEV or EGEV | |
| 1931, June 7 | PNV assembly comes out with suggested amendments to Estatuto SEV | |
| 1931, June 11 | Assembly of councils from Gipuzkoa comes out with suggested amendments to Estatuto SEV | |
| Estatuto de Estella | ||
| 1931, June 14 | Estatuto SEV is discussed at assembly of council representatives from four provinces in Estella; its amended version is overwhelmingly approved and becomes known as Estatuto de Estella | |
| 1931, June 15 | Navarrese Comisión Gestora proposes 3 alternative drafts: of Vasco-Navarrese autonomy, Navarrese autonomy, and internal Navarrese regulations | |
| 1931, June 28 | General elections to the Cortes produce a joint Carlist-PNV representation, known as minoría vasco-navarra | |
| 1931, August 10 | Gathering of Navarrese council representatives, who overwhelmingly (200 out of 220) endorse Estatuto de Estella | |
| 1931, September 25 | The Cortes constitutional commission rejects Estatuto de Estella as incompatible with works on a planned constitution | |
| Estatuto de las Gestoras (four provinces) | ||
| 1931, December 15 | Comisiones Gestoras from four provinces gather in Bilbao and decide to work a new autonomy draft | |
| 1932, January 31 | Representatives of provincial councils gather in four respective capitals and all vote in favor of works towards a joint Vasco-Navarrese autonomy | |
| 1932, March 21 | Common commission formed by representatives of four Comisiones Gestoras finalise their own draft, known as Estatuto de las Gestoras | |
| 1932, April 24 | Four Comisiones Gestoras during joint session in San Sebastián agree on Estatuto de las Gestoras and specify further steps | |
| 1932, May 22 | General assembly of council representatives, planned for this day to vote on Estatuto de las Gestoras, is postponed due to ongoing heated debate | |
| 1932, June 19 | Representatives of councils from all four provinces gather in Pamplona and by majority (354 out of 550) approve of Estatuto de las Gestoras; however, more Navarrese councils vote against than in favor | |
| Estatuto de las Gestoras (three provinces) | ||
| 1932, June 26 | Comisiones Gestoras from Álava, Gipuzkoa and Vizcaya meet and decide to re-launch works on a new statute, intended for these three provinces only | |
| 1932, October 18 | Three Comisiones Gestoras invite all parties to form an inter-party committee to work on a new draft; the call is rejected by some groupings | |
| 1933, April 23 | Local elections in many municipalities produce large Right-wing gains in Álava, Gipuzkoa, Navarre and Vizcaya | |
| 1933, August 6 | Estatuto de las Gestoras, re-tailored to fit only three provinces, is approved by council representatives gathered in Vitoria and is marked for a referendum | |
| 1933, November 5 | Amended Estatuto de las Gestoras is subject to referendum in Álava, Gipuzkoa and Vizcaya and wins overwhelming support; however, there is no required 2/3 support in Álava, which produces legal stalemate | |
| stalemate | ||
| 1933, November 19 | General elections to the Cortes produce a Right-dominated assembly | |
| 1933, December 22 | PNV files a motion to proceed with works on Estatuto de las Gestoras on assumption that rejection in Álava only does not affect the general outcome; the same date majority of Alavese councils ask the Cortes to exclude Álava from further works | |
| 1934, January 9 | The new Cortes sets up a commission to work on Basque autonomy | |
| 1934, February 27 | New parliamentary commission commences works on Basque autonomy | |
| 1934, April 11 | The Cortes commission adopts the recommendation that the referendum be repeated in Álava | |
| 1934, April 28 | Two-day plenary debate in the Cortes produces no decision as to further proceedings on Basque autonomy | |
| 1934, June 12 | In protest against protracted works on autonomy, PNV deputies withdraw from the Cortes | |
| 1935, November 14 | Alavese councils adopt Carta Foral de Álava, a document with proposal of provincial autonomous regime; it would never be discussed by the Cortes | |
| Estatuto de Prieto | ||
| 1936, February 16 | General elections to the Cortes produce a Frente Popular dominated assembly | |
| 1936, April 17 | The new Cortes constitutes its Comision de Estatutos with Indalecio Prieto as its president | |
| 1936, May 12 | The new Cortes declares that the aggregate result of 1933 referendum is valid and binding also for Álava | |
| 1936, June 15 | The Cortes commission adopts a new proposal of the autonomy statute, drafted mostly by Prieto, known as Estatuto de Prieto and intended for three provinces | |
| 1936, July 6 | The government discusses Estatuto de Prieto, but fails to agree on the way forward | |
| 1936, July 18 | Military coup on the peninsula; the Civil War begins | |
| 1936, September 29 | The Cortes commission accepts Estatuto de Prieto as its official proposal | |
| 1936, October 1 | Estatuto de Prieto is adopted by the Cortes as the official autonomy statute | |
| 1936, October 6 | Cortes-adopted autonomy statute is officially published; in practice it enters into force only in Vizcaya, as Álava and Gipuzkoa are already held by the Nationalists | |
See also
In Spanish: Estatuto de Autonomía del País Vasco de 1936 para niños
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