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Manuel Broseta

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In thisSpanish name,the first or paternalsurnameisBrosetaand the second or maternal family name isPont.

Manuel Broseta
Member of theSenatefor theProvince of Valencia
In office
1 March 1979 – 31 August 1982
State Secretary forAutonomous Communities
In office
19 June 1980 – 1982
Personal details
Born(1932-10-13)13 October 1932
Banyeres de Mariola,Spain
Died15 February 1992(1992-02-15)(aged 59)
Valencia,Spain
Manner of deathAssassination by gunshot
Political partyUnion of the Democratic Centre
Alma materComplutense University of Madrid

Manuel Broseta Pont(13 October 1932 – 15 February 1992) was a Spanish academic and politician. He was a member of theSenate of Spainbetween 1979 and 1982 and he served as State Secretary forAutonomous Communitiesfor theUnion of the Democratic Centre(UCD) between 1980 and 1982. He was also a member of theSpanish Council of State.Broseta was assassinated byETAmembers on 15 February 1992.[1]

Early life

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Manuel Broseta Pont was born inBanyeres de Mariolain theProvince of Alicante.[2]He however moved to the city ofValenciaat an early age and went to school there. His father, a member of theRepublican Leftwas temporarily arrested when Spanish leaderFrancisco Francovisited Valencia. The incident had a lasting impact on Broseta, which made him value freedom and respect for others throughout the rest of his life.[3]In 1955 he obtained hislicentiatein Law from the Universidad Literaria de Valencia. He furthered his academic studies at theComplutense University of Madrid,starting in 1956 and graduating in 1959.[2]He was an assistant and later adjunct professor at the same university until 1964, when he became professor of business law at theUniversity of Valencia.He contributed to the creation of the Faculty of Economic Sciences at the university. He wasdeanof the Law faculty between 1970 and 1972. During this time he was prosecuted in theTribunal de Orden Públicofor writing an article, he was however absolved of the charge.[2]He resigned as dean in 1972 after the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science intended to purge the Spanish academic life of three hundred professors and over a thousand students for political reasons, as they rose academically againstFrancoist Spain.[2]In 1973 he was the first signatory of a list requesting a Faculty of Valencian Culture and Language at the University of Valencia.[2]

Political career

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After the1977 Spanish general electionBroseta became an advisor to the President of the Consell of the Valencian Region.[2]Even though Broseta had been politically active he had not joined a party before 1979. He was however seen as close to theSocialist Party of the Valencian Country,and by their support became vice-president of the mixed commission for power transference to the pre-autonomic Valencian Community.[4]Broseta however did not join the Socialist Party, instead becoming member of theUnion of the Democratic Centre(UCD) in January 1979. He was a member of theSenate of Spainfor theProvince of Valenciabetween 1 March 1979 and 31 August 1982.[4]In the Senate he served as president of the Commission of Education and Culture for almost two years between 1979 and 1981. At different times he also served in the Commission for Internal Affairs and Justice and the Commission for the Constitution. He also served on the special commission for University teaching problems and the investigatory commission for public order and terrorist acts.[4]In June 1980 Broseta was offered the position of State Secretary forAutonomous Communities.Initially unsure whether to accept, he held the position until 1982.[2][5]

Within the Valencian UCD he allied himself withFernando Abril Martorell,who served in theCongress of DeputiesandJosé Luis Manglano de Mas,who served as a member of the municipal council ofValencia.Together the three men supported the Valencian political cause.[4]After the disintegration of theUCDin 1983 Broseta left politics.[1]In September 1982 he had already made plans to leave the UCD as he felt it was no longer his party. He left at the same time as Manglano.[6]

As a politician Broseta was a supporter ofanti-Catalanismand as a Valencian ofBlaverism.[4]He rejected the idea that the Valencian Community belonged to thePaïsos Catalansand he was a critic of Catalan leaderJordi Pujol.[7]

Later life

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After his time in politics Broseta returned to Valencia and focused on his academic life once more.[2]He was awarded a Cross of Honour of theOrder of St. Raymond of Peñafortin 1985.[2]In 1987 he was made Elected member of theSpanish Council of State.[2]On 26 March 1990 he was made Chevalier (Knight) in the FrenchLegion of Honour.[2]

In 1991 Broseta refused an offer to lead the party list of thePartido Popular(PP) in the municipal elections of Valencia.[1]PP SenatorJosé Miguel Ortí Bordássaid that Broseta had also been approached to become the PP candidate for the elections of President of theGeneralitat Valencianain 1995.[1]

Death

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On 15 February 1992 at 10:20 Broseta had just finished a class at the Faculty of Law of the University of Valencia and entered the gardens onAvenida de Blasco Ibañez.He was on his way to theBanco de Valencia,where he worked as an advisor, to attend a meeting. He was then approached by a man and woman who ordered a student walking behind Broseta to get down on the ground. Broseta was killed by a single shot to the neck fired from a handgun.[1]The two attackers fled the scene in a Volkswagen Polo which they abandoned at the intersection of Avenida de Aragón and Calle de Amadeo de Saboya, only 500 meters away from the site of the murder. Police attempted a controlled explosion of the car, fearing boobytraps. The car however exploded before they could do so, resulting in one police officer receiving minor injuries.[1]Eyewitnesses reported that the attackers fled in another car and took the highway towards Barcelona. ETA claimed the attack.[8]

Aftermath

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The municipality of Valencia as well as the Generalitat Valenciana called for a minute of silence at 10:30 on the day after the incident. The Senate of Spain had earlier held a minute of silence.[1]The municipality of Valencia later erected a column in Broseta's honor.[2]

TheProfesor Manuel Broseta Foundationwas founded on 16 July 1992, wishing to honor Broseta's memory.[9]The foundation awards a Coexistence Prize every year.[10]

ETA commanderJosé Luis Urrusolo Sistiaga,who was convicted to 449 years in prison for 16 murders, including that of Broseta, was temporarily released in 2013. The release was criticized by Pablo Broseta, son of Manuel.[11]José Luis Álvarez Santacristina was sentenced to thirty years' imprisonment for the murder of Broseta.[12]A couple ofETAmembers suspected of the crime were arrested inPuerto Vallarta,Mexico in February 2014, after being fugitives for 22 years.[13][14]The prosecutor sought a prison sentence of 56 years against the couple.[8]In March 2015 the SpanishAudienca Nacionalfound them not guilty.[15][16]

In May 2022,Facultats,theMetrovalenciastation closest to the university where he had worked was renamed Facultats-Manuela Broseta in his memory.[17]

Works

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  • Manual de derecho mercantil(1983)

References

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Notes

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  1. ^abcdefg"ETA asesina en Valencia de un tiro en la nuca al consejero de Estado Manuel Broseta".El País(in Spanish). 16 February 1992.Retrieved19 May2014.
  2. ^abcdefghijkl"Biografía"(in Spanish). Fundación Profesor Manuel Broseta.Retrieved19 May2014.
  3. ^Fernanda Zabala; Fernanda Zabala Rodríguez-Fornos (2003).125 valencianos en la historia.Carena Editors, S.l. pp. 49–50.ISBN978-84-87398-64-3.
  4. ^abcdeGascó Escudero, 113
  5. ^Gascó Escudero, 115
  6. ^Gascó Escudero, 71
  7. ^Gascó Escudero, 114
  8. ^ab"Los dos presuntos asesinos del catedrático Manuel Broseta se enfrentarán el viernes a 56 años de cárcel"(in Spanish). Europa Press. 15 February 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 22 October 2015.
  9. ^"Historia"(in Spanish). Fundación Profesor Manuel Broseta.Retrieved19 May2014.
  10. ^"Premiados"(in Spanish). Fundación Profesor Manuel Broseta.Retrieved19 May2014.
  11. ^"Hijo de Manuel Broseta, víctima de Urrusolo, rechaza el permiso pero respeta los mecanismos del Estado de Derecho"(in Spanish). El Diario. 17 July 2013.Retrieved27 May2014.
  12. ^"Libertad condicional para el asesino de Manuel Broseta"(in Spanish). Levante EMV. 7 August 2015.Retrieved26 April2016.
  13. ^"Trasladados a España los dos etarras detenidos en México".El País(in Spanish). 17 February 2014.Retrieved19 May2014.
  14. ^Jesús Duva Milán (18 February 2014)."Una visita destapó a la pareja etarra".El País.Retrieved19 May2014.
  15. ^"Condenan a 60 años al etarra Narváez Goñi por asesinar a dos policías en 1991"(in Spanish). La Razón. 23 March 2015.Retrieved26 April2016.
  16. ^"La etarra absuelta por asesinar a Broseta admite que alquiló la casa del 'comando' que le mató"(in Spanish). La Voz Libre. 26 November 2015.Retrieved17 April2016.
  17. ^"Manuel Broseta dará nombre a una estación de metro en Valencia".Las Provincias(in Spanish). 10 March 2022.Retrieved12 December2023.

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