Dated events associated with this case. Each event is a shared record: the same event appears identically wherever it is relevant.
· Referendum or popular consultation
Voters overwhelmingly approved a draft Statute of Autonomy, but the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War prevented it from ever taking effect.
Significance here: The first popular endorsement of Galician self-government, rendered moot by the Civil War and not revisited until 1980.
· Referendum or popular consultation
Voters approved the current Statute of Autonomy by a large margin, but on unusually low turnout.
Significance here: Provided the popular endorsement for the Statute that has governed Galician self-government since 1981.
· Organisation founded
A merger of Galician nationalist organisations founded the BNG, whose principles included recognising a Galician right of self-determination.
Significance here: Created the principal Galician nationalist political vehicle, whose position on independence has shifted over subsequent decades.
· Election
The Popular Party retained its absolute majority while the BNG made significant gains, becoming the clear second force.
Significance here: Set the composition of the Parliament of Galicia and confirmed the BNG as the dominant nationalist force, without threatening PP government.
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