Castilian Popular Unity Explained

Country:Spain
Leader:Doris Benegas
Castilian Popular Unity
Native Name:Unidad Popular Castellana
Colorcode:
  1. 800080
Foundation:1983
Dissolution:2002
Youth Wing:Castilian Revolutionary Youth
Affiliation1 Title:Women organization
Affiliation1:Mujeres Castellanas
Merged:Castilian Left
Ideology:Revolutionary socialism
Left-wing Nationalism
Feminism
Castilian nationalism
Communism
Colours:Purple

Castilian Popular Unity (Spanish; Castilian: Unidad Popular Castellana, UPC) was a leftist nationalist political party active in the Spanish autonomous community of Castile and Leon. It defended the national recognition of Castile and its independence.

History

UPC was founded in Valladolid in 1983 as Popular Unity-Revolutionary Unity, changing the name some months later. The majority of its members were young leftists and ex-members of the Communist Movement. UPC only had a stable presence in Castilla y León, specially in the provinces of Burgos, Valladolid and Segovia.

UPC had close ties to the Basque coalition Herri Batasuna.[1]

In 2002 the party merged with Izquierda Comunera, Mujeres Castellanas and the Castilian Circle of Toledo to create Castilian Left.

Notes and References

  1. http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1987/06/08/024.html HB destinó quince millones de pesetas a sus comités de apoyo, 'ABC', 8/07/1987.