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.
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. 
