Izquierda Comunera (, UPC) is a

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political party active in the Spanish

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. It defended the national recognition of Castile and its independence. The party is also defined as

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and republican.

History

IzCa was founded in

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in 2001 by ex-members of

Tierra Comunera Tierra Comunera (, TC) is a Castilian nationalist political party in the Spanish historical region of Castile. It is modelled after the Basque and Catalan nationalist parties but does not advocate full independence for Castile, instead favori ...

. In 2002, IzCo joined Unidad Popular Castellana, Partido Comunista del Pueblo Castellano and Círculo Castellano de Toledo to form Castilian Left.

References

{{reflist Communist parties in Spain Left-wing nationalist parties in Spain Political parties in the Community of Madrid