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Unexplained Mysteries Discussion Forums > 'Eta leaders' arrested in France (1057 words) |
 | Their arrests were part of a series made in border villages along the French border where Eta militants have long sought refuge. |
| The suspects were captured in towns including Saint Pierre d'Irubek, Briscous, Ayherre and Hendaye, Spain's interior ministry said in a statement. |
| Spanish Interior Minister Jose Antonio Alonso says the raid is hugely important and an example of outstanding collaboration between the two countries. |
| (*) Le LABOURD, province du Pays Basque (350 words) |
| After the marriage of Aliénor-of-Aquitaine with Henri-II- Plantagenêt, in 1152, the grounds of Labourd will pass under the dependence of the English crown and they will be the object of multiple intrigues, of which one of principal the protagonist will be the famous Richard-Lion-Heart, craftsman of the commercial and economic development of Bayonne. |
| This English influence lasted until 1450, when Labourd returned to the French crown, after the signature of the peace treaty to the castle of Ayherre. |
| Tradesmen, corsairs and whalers, such were these épiques will forge identity of this Labourd which we can still imagine by contemplating the natural beauty of his ports and his old buildings and while walking us along his wild ranges. |
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