Basque Country • Euzkadi, Euzkal-Eŕia • País Vasco

05.10.1936: Autonomous Region of Basque Country • Euzkal Autonomi Erkidego • Región Autónoma del País Vasco (part of Republic of Spain)
19.06.1937: Bilbao falls to the nationalists
23.08.1937: extinguished by nationalist forces
04.02.1939: government left from Catalonia (for exile)

Area: 7,089 km²
Population: 891,700 (1930)
Capital: Gazteiz (Vitoria)
Currency: Spanish peseta = 100 céntimos (pezeta = 100 zentimo)
Official languages: Basque, Spanish
Coastline: 172 km

President / Prime Minister (Lehendakari) and Defence Minister: José Antonio de Aguirre y Lecube (Agiŕe ta Lekube'tar Joseba Andoni) - 08.10.1936-04.02.1939, in exile till 22.03.1960
Secretary of Defence: José de Rezola

Caution: Basque phonemes "ĺ" and "ŕ" are written nowadays as digraphs "ll" and "rr".

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Major wars & other armed conflicts

1936-1937(1939): Spanish Civil War

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Auxiliary Navy | Maritime Police | Government transports | Los Carabineros de Mar

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Basque Auxiliary Navy • Euzkadiko Gudontzidia (Euzkadiko Gudontzidiaren Laguntzako Ontzitaldea) • Marina de Guerra Auxiliar de Euzkadi

08.1936: Naval Service of Basque Militias (Euzko Gudaroztearen Itsas Zerbitzuen • Servicios Marítimos de las Milicias Vascas) formed with few fishing boats (commander: José María Burgaña Belaustegi)
25.10.1936: auxiliary navy established (co-operating with Spanish Republican navy, but subordinated to Basque authorities)
08.1937: ended activity (due to loss of Donostia, last main base), most of vessels escaped to French ports
10/11.1937: disbanded

Director (Itsas Saileko buzuragia • Jefe de la Sección de Marina): Joaquín de Eguía y Unzueta (Egia ta Untzueta'tar Jokin)
Personnel: ~700
Ranks: most of personnel (coming from merchant or fishing marine) was not militarized, with exception of vessels commanders, who were appointed (15.12.1936) lieutenants (Ontzi kapitain • Teniente de navío).

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