Maria Soledad Iparraguirre Guenechea, known as "Anboto", "Elizabeth" and "Marisol", (b. 25 April 1961, Eskoriatza, Gipuzkoa) is accused of being one of the most important members of the Basque separatist group ETA, its highest-ranking woman. April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Eskoriatza is a city in Guipúzcoa, Spain. ... Guipúzcoa province Guipúzcoa (Basque Gipuzkoa, Spanish Guipúzcoa, in English sometimes as Guipuscoa) is a province of northern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The neutrality of this introduction is disputed. ...

Anboto was born to a militant Basque nationalist family. Her father, mother and siblings have been accused of providing safe-houses to ETA members on the run. The Gernika oak is a symbol of Basque freedoms. ...

Accused of involvement in at least 14 murders, Iparraguirre was arrested on October 3, 2004 by the French police in Salies de Bearn near Pau during an operation against ETA's logistical apparatus, making 21 arrests. She was captured with her partner Mikel Albizu Iriarte ("Mikel Antza"), suspected of being ETA's top political leader, and their young son. They found four zulos (caches) with a vast quantity of armaments, much greater than had been estimated to be at ETA's disposal; they also managed to turn up information about ETA's printing of an internal newsletter, but nothing leading to any major bank account or other horde of money. October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in Leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Château de Pau Pau is a city of southwestern France, préfecture (capital) of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département. ...

The operation was considered one of the most successful since Bidart in 1992. As of October 2004, it appears that these measures will result in ETA leadership moving into different hands; it is too soon to evaluate the consequences. The Spanish authorities say Anboto was ETA's "number 2" and ran its military operations and its extortion unit, which demanded protection money from businesses and individuals - money then used to finance ETA attacks. Spain has sought the extradition of Mikel Antza and Anboto via an Euroorden. Bidart (Basque: Bidarte) is a village and commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département, in southwestern France. ...

Following her arrest, local politicians, including those of the EAJ-PNV, from Anboto's hometown, Eskoriatza, passed a motion expressing solidarity with her family, attracting criticism in other parts of Spain. The Basque Nationalist Party is a political party in the Basque region of Spain. ...

See also

• Basque nationalism