Overview
- Monday ceremonies in Madrid and Toledo brought Party Popular leaders and Marimar Blanco together for a manifesto reading, a minute of silence and the laying of white roses.
- The Fundación Miguel Ángel Blanco circulated a manifesto that condemned ongoing homenajes to ETA prisoners and cited 135 such events in the summer of 2025 as a humiliation to victims.
- José Pablo Sabrido, the government delegate in Castilla‑La Mancha, declined to read the manifesto saying it contained political nuances he did not share, and a PSOE council speaker also refused to read it.
- Organizers framed the commemorations under the motto “Tu legado nos compromete” to press for memory, dignity and justice for terrorism victims and to reaffirm the 'Espíritu de Ermua' born after Blanco’s 1997 murder.
- The anniversary comes as public debate over how to honour ETA’s past continues to shape politics and culture in Spain, a debate reflected this week by a new Netflix documentary revisiting the 48 hours that changed the country.