The Arrano Beltza (black eagle) is an important symbol of basque pro-independence movement and basque nationalists, even for spanish far-right. We can see it in different political demonstrations, football matches, as necklaces or pendings, in mural or grafittis... But where it come?
The Arrano Beltza is an old symbol of Nafarroa kingdom. The basque king "Antso VII Azkarra" used it in early XIII as seal ring. The controversial with spanish far right comes from the different interpretations of the history. For basque pro-independence people, the kings of Nafarroa ruled almost all basque people (Hegoalde and Iparralde). The people of that kingdom faced against the spanish and french imperialism in different battles and rebellions after the conquest. For spanish far-right political parties, the king Antso VII is the first king of spain (he had a strong influential in other territories that eventually form the Kingdom of Castile).
The Arrano Beltza was a personal symbol of Antso VII and not the symbol of the basque kingdom of Nafarroa. It was used in different documents and on 1620 french forces captured it in Pau (where the last loyalist to Nafarroa kingdom met).
The Black Eagle appears in different shields of basque towns: Koreila (Nafarroa), Aguilar Kodes (Nafarroa), Eslaba (Nafarroa), Ikaztagieta (Gipuzkoa), Errigoitia (Bizkaia) etc. Originally, the background of Arrano Beltza was red and not yellow.
Telesforo Monzon, created the current model of the black eagle. It is considered with the flag of Nafarroa one of the oldest symbols of basque sovereignty.
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