In 1938, after the military defeat of the Basque Government, the regime of General Franco prohibited this flag —although it continued to be used in the Basque departements of France.
Godine 1938 , nakon vojnog poraza Baskijske Vlade, režim generala Franca je zabranio ovu zastavu iako se onda i dalje koristila u Sjevernoj Baskiji u Francuskoj.