Francisco Mujika Garmendia, aka. "Pakito", was the military leader of the Basque nationalist terrorist group ETA, a convicted murderer. The Gernika oak is a symbol of Basque freedoms. ... or ETA (Basque for Basque Homeland and Freedom; IPA pronunciation: [) is a paramilitary Basque nationalist organization. ...

Pakito was the military leader of ETA, responsible for planning and carrying out attacks. In his position, he was responsible for many of the high profile murders and bombings that ETA committed.

He was arrested in the French Basque village of Bidart in 1992 along with the ETA political leader José Luis Alvarez Santacristina aka "Txelis" and ETA logistical leader José María Arregi Erostarbe aka "Fiti". Bidart (Basque: Bidarte) is a village and commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département, in southwestern France. ...

Pakito was extradited to Spain where he was put on trial several times. These trials resulted in sentences of 96, 109, 743, 1,128 and 2,354 years in jail. He is currently serving his sentences in a Spanish jail.