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...occupied the town. In 1970 he sneaked a mineral-water bottle filled with pure alcohol into the San Sebastian fronton, where Franco was attending an international jai alai tournament. Elosegi doused himself with alcohol, set it afire, and jumped into the arena from the second balcony, shouting, "Cora Euzkadi Askatuta!" (long live the free Basque country) and "Guernica, Guernica...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPAIN: Guernica--40 Years Later | 5/2/1977 | See Source »

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