Castilian Popular Unity

Political party in Spain

Castilian Popular Unity

Unidad Popular Castellana

Leader| Doris Benegas
Founded| 1983
Dissolved| 2002
Merged into| Castilian Left
Youth wing| Castilian Revolutionary Youth
Ideology| Revolutionary socialism
Left-wing Nationalism
Feminism
Castilian nationalism
Communism
Women organization| Mujeres Castellanas
Colours| Purple

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UPC flag.

Castilian Popular Unity (Spanish: Unidad Popular Castellana, UPC) was a leftist nationalist political party active in the Spanish autonomous community of Castile and Leon. It defended the national recognition of Castile and its independence.

## History

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UPC was founded in Valladolid 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 Communist Movement. UPC only had a stable presence in Castilla y León, specially in the provinces of Burgos, Valladolid and Segovia.

UPC had close ties to the Basque coalition Herri Batasuna.[1]

In 2002 the party merged with Izquierda Comunera, Mujeres Castellanas and the Castilian Circle of Toledo to create Castilian Left.

## References

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1. ^ HB destinó quince millones de pesetas a sus comités de apoyo, 'ABC', 8/07/1987.