Why has the Basque Country been an area of political unrest in Spain? a. The Spanish sought to annex the Basque Country from the French, and some continue push for annexation. b. The Basques sought local autonomy, and some continue to push for total independence. c. The Basques protested the Spanish government’s lack of involvement in the region. d. The Spanish pushed to for the French to absorb this region into their territory.