Methods of repression included press restrictions, the banning of minority languages in schools as well as forbidding their use in public places and mass arrests of anyone considered a political activist. Junco suggests that, "any expression of a non-Castilian culture was regarded as evidence of political dissent" Such repression served as a stimulus for nationalist movements later o

The victory of Franco's forces saw the forced exile of Jose Antonio Aguirre (the first nationalist Basque President) and his government. The imposed political centralism that ensued inevitably entailed the destruction of autonomous political institutions Anyone who had directly or indirectly supported the PNV was punished, this included the imprisonment and execution of a large number of Basque nationalists. There were a few attempts at resistance in the post-war period mainly centred around old militants who had survived the war. A Resistance Committee (Junta de Resitencia), made up of both leftists and nationalists, was set up and in May 1947 a strike was organised, 75 percent of Basque workers in Vizcaya answered the call. This action resulted in the immediate imposition of a State of Exception throughout the province. Despite being limited to the Vizcayan area, the strike showed that nationalism was capable of transcending class divisions, while showing the ability of the Basque country to withstand harsh repression. The policy of 'cycle of action/repression/action' adopted by ETA in their campaign may have taken roots in this evidence of Basque people being able to cope under the tyranny of the Franco regime.

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Civil War, Guipuzcoa Vizcaya, War Franco, Basquism Catalanism, Committee Junta, Industrial Revolution, Basque Provinces, Basque Country, Basque President, Castilian Methods, basque country, civil war, franco regime, nationalist movement, basque provinces, national identity, basque nationalism, basque people, catalan nationalist, repressive measures, catalan nationalist movement, repression basque country, spanish national identity, repression suffered basques, rural province alava,