Castilian Popular Unity ( es, Unidad Popular Castellana, UPC) was a leftist

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political party active in the Spanish autonomous community of

Castile and Leon Castile, Castille or Castilla may refer to: Places Spain *Castile (historical region), a vaguely defined historical region of Spain covering most of Castile and León, all of the Community of Madrid and most of Castilla–La Mancha *Kingdom of ...

. It defended the national recognition of Castile and its independence.

History

UPC was founded in

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in 1983 as Popular Unity-Revolutionary Unity, changing the name some months later. The majority of its members were young leftists and ex-members of the

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. UPC only had a stable presence in

Castilla y León Castile, Castille or Castilla may refer to: Places Spain *Castile (historical region), a vaguely defined historical region of Spain covering most of Castile and León, all of the Community of Madrid and most of Castilla–La Mancha *Kingdom of ...

, specially in the provinces of

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and

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. UPC had close ties to the Basque coalition

Herri Batasuna Herri Batasuna (; en, Popular Unity; HB) was a far-left Basque nationalist coalition in Spain. It was founded in 1978 and defined itself as abertzale, left-wing, socialist, and supported the independence of the Greater Basque Country. It was r ...

. HB destinó quince millones de pesetas a sus comités de apoyo, 'ABC', 8/07/1987.
/ref> In 2002 the party merged with Izquierda Comunera, Mujeres Castellanas and the Castilian Circle of Toledo to create Castilian Left.

References

{{reflist Political parties in Castile and León Left-wing nationalist parties Defunct communist parties in Spain Defunct nationalist parties in Spain