Castilian Popular Unity (, UPC) was a

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political party active in the Spanish autonomous community of

Castile and Leon Castile, Castille or Castilla may refer to: Places Spain * Castile (historical region), a vaguely defined historical region of Spain covering most of Castile and León, all of the Community of Madrid and most of Castilla–La Mancha * Kingdom o ...

. It defended the national recognition of Castile and its independence.

History

UPC was founded in

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in 1983 as Popular Unity-Revolutionary Unity, changing the name some months later. The majority of its members were young leftists and ex-members of the

Communist Movement Communist Movement (in Spanish: ''Movimiento Comunista'', in Basque: ''Mugimendu Komunista'', in Catalan: ''Moviment Comunista'', in Galician: ''Movemento Comunista'', in Asturian: ''Movimientu Comunista'') was a political party in Spain ...

. UPC only had a stable presence in

Castilla y León Castile, Castille or Castilla may refer to: Places Spain * Castile (historical region), a vaguely defined historical region of Spain covering most of Castile and León, all of the Community of Madrid and most of Castilla–La Mancha * Kingdom o ...

, specially in the provinces of

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and

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. UPC had close ties to the Basque coalition

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. HB destinó quince millones de pesetas a sus comités de apoyo, 'ABC', 8/07/1987.
/ref> In 2002 the party merged with

Izquierda Comunera Izquierda Comunera (, UPC) is a leftist Castilian nationalism, nationalist political party active in the Spanish Community of Madrid. It defended the national recognition of Castile (historical region), Castile and its independence. The party is al ...

, Mujeres Castellanas and the Castilian Circle of Toledo to create Castilian Left.

References

{{reflist Political parties in Castile and León Left-wing nationalist parties in Spain Defunct communist parties in Spain Defunct nationalist parties in Spain