Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country of 1936

The Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country of 1936 (Estatuto de Autonomía del País Vasco de 1936; 1936ko Euzkadiren Berjabetasun-Araudia ) was the first statute of autonomy of the Basque Country. It was approved by the Cortes Generales of the Second Spanish Republic on 1 October 1936 in Valencia, in the midst of the Spanish Civil War. After the approval of the Statute, the first autonomous government was formed, led by José Antonio Aguirre (EAJ-PNV) and with the participation of the PSOE, PCE, EAE-ANV, Republican Left and Republican Union.