Santiago de Compostela in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)
Miguel Ángel Blanco Memorial
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 12, 2023
1. Miguel Ángel Blanco Memorial Marker
da morte de Miguel Ángel Blanco,
concelleiro de Ermua
de ascendencia galega,
asasinado pola banda terrorista ETA
o 13 de xullo de 1997,
así como das veciñas e veciños
de Santiago de Compostela
e de todas aquelas outras persoas que
deron a súa vida polas liberdades públicas,
que foron vítimas do odio
e da intransixencia
daqueles que lexitiman a forza,
a violencia e o medo
para mudar a vontade popular.
In memory of the 20th anniversary of the death of Miguel Ángel Blanco, Councilor of Ermua (in the Basque country) and of Galician descent, killed by the terrorist group ETA on July 13, 1997, as well as the neighbors of Santiago de Compostela and of all those other people who gave their lives for public liberties, who were victims of hatred and intransigence of those who legitimize force, violence and fear to change the popular will.
Erected 2017.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Wars, Non-US.
Location. 42° 52.398′ N, 8° 32.601′ W. Memorial is in Santiago de Compostela,
this page online
Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, on the Atlantic Arc, in Europe, in the European Union, in Atlantic Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula, in the Schengen Area, in a coastal Mediterranean country, and in the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Valle-Inclán (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Victoriano García Martí (approx. half a kilometer away); Fundación e Museo Eugenio Granell / Eugenio Granell Foundation and Museum (approx. half a kilometer away); Diego Bernal López (1940-2001) (approx. half a kilometer away); Colexio de San Patricio dos Irlandeses / Saint Patrick’s College of the Irish (approx. half a kilometer away); Igrexa do Pilar / Church of the Pillar (approx. half a kilometer away); Jose Maria Fenollera e Ibáñez
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 12, 2023
2. Miguel Ángel Blanco Memorial - wide view
More about this memorial. The memorial is in the Praza de Constitución (“Constitution Square”), behind the Parlamento de Galicia.
Also see . . . Miguel Ángel Blanco (Wikipedia).
Overview: Miguel Ángel Blanco Garrido (13 May 1968 – 13 July 1997) was a Spanish politician who was a councillor in Ermua in the Basque Country for the People's Party (PP). He was kidnapped and subsequently murdered by the terrorist group ETA.(Submitted on December 4, 2023.)
Kidnapping and murder: On 10 July 1997, Blanco was kidnapped by ETA on his way to see a client. They threatened to assassinate him unless the Spanish Government started transferring all ETA prisoners to prisons in the Basque Country within 48 hours. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in demonstrations throughout Spain, demanding his release, but 50 minutes after the deadline expired, at 16:50 on 12 July, he was shot in the back of the head. Shortly thereafter, he was found on the outskirts of San Sebastián, with his hands tied, dying. He died in the hospital at 4:30 a.m. on 13 July. He is interred in Faramontaos, A Merca, with his parents.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 149 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 4, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
