▁José ▁de ▁Am é z ola ▁y ▁Asp iz ua , ▁with ▁en su ing ▁ri ots ▁between ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁both ▁candidates . ▁ ▁Bil ba o ▁emb rac ed ▁the ▁Bas que ▁self ▁the ▁Car list ▁way , ▁def ending ▁local ▁provincial ▁fuer os ▁and ▁eth nic ▁identity ▁as ▁ind isp ens able ▁elements ▁const itut ing ▁the ▁common ▁Spanish ▁political ▁nation . ▁He ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁Cong reso ▁de ▁Est ud ios ▁Vas cos ▁and ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁privile ge ▁of ▁deliver ing ▁the ▁closing ▁address ; ▁when ▁speaking , ▁he ▁comm iser ated ▁with ▁per sec uted ▁" m adre ▁E us kal ▁Her ria " ▁and ▁vo iced ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁a ▁Bas que ▁university , ▁which ▁would ▁carry ▁out ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁" r esta ura ción ▁cultural ▁vas ca ". ▁He ▁remained ▁active ▁also ▁during ▁the ▁following ▁con gress es ▁until ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁played ▁vital ▁role ▁in ▁its ▁Sec ción ▁de ▁Est ud ios ▁Social es ; ▁he ▁demonstrated ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁social ▁question ▁also ▁beyond ▁the ▁Bas que ▁real m , ▁publishing ▁a ▁leaf let ▁" La ▁cu estion ▁social ". ▁ ▁Cort es ▁and ▁As am ble a ▁Nacional ▁Following ▁un success ful ▁elect oral ▁campaign s ▁in ▁Á lava , ▁Navar re ▁and ▁B isc ay , ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁Bil ba o ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁Car list ▁national ▁strong hold , ▁the ▁G ip uz ko an ▁district ▁of