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Wow that's a fascinating little story, Big Pete.
Wiki confirms -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E%C3%B1aut_Zubikarai
"In the summer of 2011, Hércules CF
was on the verge of signing Zubikarai on loan, but pulled out
officially on financial grounds even though it reportedly feared public
reaction to its signing of a player whose father, Cándido, was
affiliated with terrorist organization ETA, being sentenced to thirty years in 1989 for the murder of two civil guards."
Did a Kombi van tour around Europe in 1997. My mate was pick pocketed in Pamplona (Basque country). Next day we drove to a police station to report it. Was heavily fortified, and only he was allowed inside. He said there were wanted posters up inside of a bunch of ETA terrorists, many being women. Around same time a local politician was car bombed by ETA in San Sebastian.
Eye opening for a bunch of young country boys from simple NZ.