Javier Ybarra Bergé

Javier de Ybarra y Bergé (2 July 1913 – 22 June 1977) was a Basque industrialist, writer and politician from Bilbao.From 1963 to 1969 he was mayor of Bilbao and wrote works related to his experience during the Civil War, history and politics.The situation had been complicated by the fact that the group that had kidnapped Ybarra formally renounced their affiliation with the larger ETA organization while holding him and were further disturbed when their leader was arrested in France.[3] Occurring in the immediate aftermath of Spain's first free national elections in forty years, the Ybarra killing provoked widespread condemnation.[4] Following the discovery of the body, the Madrid daily newspaper ABC lead with a full page photo of Ybarra and a statement that "all parties" condemned the "atrocious murder".
Spanish namesurnameBilbaoNavarraBasqueUniversity of DeustoSpanish Second RepublicPartido Nacionalista EspañolRenovación EspañolaCivil WarBabcock & WilcoxEl CorreopesetasGuardia CivilSpain's first free national elections in forty yearsList of kidnappingsList of unsolved murders