Claim: The fight for Galicia's statute of autonomy was unsuccessful in 1936, but it was made possible by the 450,556 voters in the referendum held in 1980.
Evidence: The referendum resulted in 99.4% of valid votes in support of the draft Statute on a turnout of 74.5%, representing 74.0% of the electorate. However, the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War prevented the draft Statute from being submitted to the Spanish Cortes for its final approval.