Mikel Lejarza

Mikel Lejarza Eguía (born 1947 in Areatza, Spain)[1] is a former member of the Spanish intelligence service. During the 1970s, he infiltrated the Basque separatist organisation ETA, providing safe houses in Spain to lodge their commandos. His secret service nickname was El Lobo (The Wolf).[1][2]

This article is about the Spanish intelligence agent. For the Spanish producer, see Mikel Lejarza (producer).

His long-term infiltration concluded with a major police operation in 1975 which resulted in over 150 arrests. Two of them, after a summary trial, were among the last political prisoners condemned to death and executed under Franco's regime.[3] Those condemned to prison terms were released when Juan Carlos I became king some months later.[2]

A movie about his life, El Lobo, was made in 2004.[4] His appearance has been surgically altered and, by the time when the film was released, he was still a target for ETA assassins.[5]

References
  1. Duva, Jesús (5 November 2004). "Entre la traición y la heroicidad". El País (in Spanish). Madrid: Edicíones El País. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  2. Miralles, Melchor (1 November 2004). "Mikel Lejarza, 'Lobo': 'Seré un objetivo de ETA mientras viva'". El Mundo (in Spanish). Madrid: Mundinteractivos, S.A. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  3. "27-IX-75: El día en que Franco gastó sus últimas balas". Foro por la Memoria (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  4. "The Wolf". World Movies. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  5. ""El lobo": "Nunca pude permitirme tener miedo"". Cadena Ser (in Spanish). 28 October 2004. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
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