Overview
- José Manuel Pagoaga Gallastegi, known as 'Peixoto', died in southern France after a long illness, according to El Correo.
- Testimonies, including that of infiltrator Mikel Lejarza, have linked him to the 1973 kidnapping, torture and killing of José Humberto Fouz, Jorge Juan García and Fernando Quiroga.
- The victims' bodies were never found, and repeated appeals from families for information received no response.
- A longtime ETA member from the 1960s, he later oversaw logistics and the collection of the so‑called 'revolutionary tax' and was seriously wounded in a 1979 attack by the Batallón Vasco Español that cost him vision in one eye.
- Arnaldo Otegi posted a public homage on X, praising Peixoto's protection, love and commitment to the patria.