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

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political party active in the Spanish autonomous community of Castile and Leon. 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, specially in the provinces of

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and Segovia. UPC had close ties to the Basque coalition Herri Batasuna. HB destinó quince millones de pesetas a sus comités de apoyo, 'ABC', 8/07/1987.
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, Mujeres Castellanas and the Castilian Circle of Toledo to create

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References

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