▁raised ▁players . ▁Over ▁the ▁centuries , ▁the ▁Bas que ▁Country ▁has ▁maintained ▁various ▁levels ▁of ▁political ▁self - g overn ance ▁under ▁different ▁Spanish ▁political ▁frameworks . ▁Now ad ays , ▁E usk adi ▁enjo ys ▁the ▁highest ▁level ▁of ▁self - g overn ance ▁of ▁any ▁non state ▁entity ▁within ▁the ▁European ▁Union . ▁However , ▁t ensions ▁about ▁the ▁type ▁of ▁relationship ▁the ▁Bas que ▁territ ories ▁should ▁maintain ▁with ▁the ▁Spanish ▁authorities ▁have ▁existed ▁since ▁the ▁orig ins ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁state ▁and ▁in ▁many ▁cases ▁have ▁fuel led ▁military ▁confront ation , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Car list ▁Wars ▁and ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁coup ▁d ' état ▁that ▁over th rew ▁the ▁Spanish ▁republic an ▁government , ▁a ▁civil ▁war ▁between ▁Spanish ▁national ist ▁and ▁republic an ▁forces ▁broke ▁out . ▁Near ly ▁all ▁Bas que ▁national ist ▁forces , ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁Bas que ▁National ist ▁Party ▁( PN V ) ▁s ided ▁with ▁the ▁Republic , ▁even ▁though ▁Bas que ▁national ists ▁in ▁Á lava ▁and ▁Navar re ▁fought ▁along ▁Bas que ▁Car lists ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁Spanish ▁national ists . ▁The ▁war ▁ended ▁with ▁the ▁victory ▁of ▁the ▁national ist ▁forces , ▁with ▁General ▁Francisco ▁Franco ▁establish ing ▁a ▁dict ator ship ▁that ▁last ed ▁for ▁almost ▁four ▁dec ades . ▁During ▁Franco ' s ▁dict ator ship , ▁Bas que ▁language ▁and ▁culture ▁were ▁b anned , ▁institutions ▁and ▁political ▁organis ations ▁abol ished