Almudena Blancodaughter of Lieutenant Colonel Pedro Antonio Blanco, murdered by ETA, has responded to the words of Pedro Sánchez in “The Revolt”. During his interview with David Broncano, broadcast this Thursday, the president spoke about the insults he receives and assured that he also remembers the mothers of those who scold him when he raises pensions or the minimum wage.
Blanco responded this Friday from his X account with a reference to his own family. “My mother also remembers him every time prison benefits are granted to my father’s murderers”has written in a publication in which he mentions the TVE program.
His message accompanies a video of Sánchez’s intervention, shared by another account. In that fragment, the president responds to a conversation about the personal attacks he receives. “They call me everything. They remember my mother. I also remember theirs when I raise pensions or when I raise the interprofessional minimum wage,” says the publication cited by Blanco.
The response to Sánchez’s words about mothers
Almudena Blanco has taken up that allusion by the president to express her rejection of the prison benefits referred to in the message. His mother is Conchita Martinwidow of Pedro Antonio Blanco, whom ETA murdered on January 21, 2000 by a car bomb in Madrid.
The publication does not identify a specific prison resolution nor detail which prisoner it refers to. It is a reproach directed at Sánchez after his television appearance, in which Blanco remembers the murder of his father and the pain of his mother.
Blanco published his response this Friday morning and the message has already accumulated nearly 100,000 views and 10,000 likes. About 2,000 users have shared it.
The murder of Pedro Antonio Blanco
Pedro Antonio Blanco was 47 years old when he was murdered. The attack occurred near the family home, in the area of Virgen del Puerto Avenue. He was the first fatality of ETA after the breakdown of the truce that the organization had announced in 1998.
Almudena recalled that morning in an interview with RTVE published in January 2025, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the crime. He was getting ready to go to class when he heard the explosion. Although it happened a short distance from his house, he did not imagine that his father could be the victim and he left for school.
She was later taken out of class and taken back home, where she learned the news. His mother had to take care of the family and, over the years, began to participate in activities to preserve the memory of the victims of terrorism.
Almudena Blanco’s testimony before the students
Almudena Blanco also shares her experience with young people. He CEU-CEFAS Observatory for Victims of Terrorism He has documented his participation in educational meetings, including a conference at the Arenales Arroyomolinos School, in Madrid.
In that intervention he explained how the murder of his father changed his life and spoke about the consequences of ETA violence. The meeting was part of a cycle dedicated to bringing students closer to the testimony of the victims and the history of terrorism in Spain.
During that talk he also asked the students to look at the Basque Country with empathy. This Friday, his public intervention was a brief response to the President of the Government, written about the video of “La Revuelta” and focused on the memory of his father.