Among the people now identified, the Martxoak 3 association has drawn attention to the case of Manuel Pizarro, a worker who injured his knee that day and recently died without official recognition.
The association Martxoak 3 found seven new people injured March 3, 1976 in Vitoria-Gasteiz and which had not been identified until now. The identification was carried out in the context of the agreement signed with Gogora in February this year. In the capital Alava, five people were killed and more than a hundred were injured Armed police shoot against participants in a workers’ protest.
The Martxoak 3 and Gara memory They explained at a press conference today that as a result of this agreement, more than 100 books, 60 periodicals and material heritage from that time have been inventoried that “will help understand what happened on March 3.”
The person responsible for the work team that collects the material to contribute to the design and content of the future monument, Julen Diaz de Argoteand the spokesperson for the March 3 Association, Nerea Martinezwere the people responsible for explaining the results of this research work. As they recalled, “There are still about twenty people injured and whom they have not been able to contact,” so they called on them to contact the association.
Among the seven new people now, the case of Manuel Pizarro stands out, a worker who injured his knee and who recently died without receiving official recognition. For this reason, they have called on the Basque government to “set up a counter so that victims who have not yet been recognized can request it”.
The associations have created more than 70 interviews and they have started collecting material assets related to the strike process and massacre that took place in Vitoria-Gasteiz in 1976. These are various objects that show the tragic events of March 3, including a bullet from one of the wounded, gunshot marks, rubber balls and smoke canisters.
Similarly, Martxoak 3 has demanded access to archives that still contain classified information, such as the General Central Archives of Alcalá de Henares and the Northwest Intermediate Military Archive of Ferrol, in order to “know the whole truth.”
Source: EITB
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