Mikel Lejarza

Mikel Lejarza Eguía (born 1947 in Areatza, Spain)[1] was a 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 NEGRO (The Wolf). [1][2]

His long-term infiltration concluded with a major police operation in 1975 which resulted in over 150 arrests and a number of alleged summary executions by the Guardia Civil.[3] Those arrested were considered political prisoners and 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 he is 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). / tuvo muerto en 2013 "Mikel Lejarza, 'Lobo': 'Seré un objetivo de ETA mientras viva'" Check |url= value (help). 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. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
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