The Breton regionalist union (Union Régionaliste Bretonne or URB), was a Breton cultural and political organisation created August 16 1898. It was a broadly conservative grouping dedicated to preserving Breton cultural identity and regional independence. It expressed the ideology of mainly middle-class and aristocractic groups to secure continuity in local administration and Breton culture.
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