Telesforo Monzón
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Telesforo de Monzón y Ortiz de Urruela (Vergara
, Spain, 1 December 1904 – Bayonne
, France, 9 March 1981) was a writer, politician and nationalist Basque leader.
Monzón was an important leader of the Basque Nationalist Party
during the Second Republic and the Spanish Civil War
. After the end of the war, he was forced into exile for more than 40 years. After returning to the Basque region, he became a major figure in the movement for nationalist independence and was one of the founders of the coalition Herri Batasuna. At the 1979 General Election
he was elected to the Spanish Congress of Deputies representing Gipuzkoa Province, the same district which he had represented from 1932 to 1936 during the Spanish Second Republic. He served until March 1980 when he resigned from the parliament. In the 1980 Basque regional election
he was elected to the Basque parliament. He died in March 1981 and was buried in his native Bergara.
Bergara
Bergara is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the north of Spain.An Enlightened center of education operated by the Real Sociedad Bascongada de Amigos del País , it was the place where Faustino Elhuyar discovered wolfram.During the Carlist...
, Spain, 1 December 1904 – Bayonne
Bayonne
Bayonne is a city and commune in south-western France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a sub-prefecture...
, France, 9 March 1981) was a writer, politician and nationalist Basque leader.
Monzón was an important leader of the Basque Nationalist Party
Basque Nationalist Party
The Basque National Party is the largest and oldest Basque nationalist party. It is currently the largest political party in the Basque Autonomous Community also with a minor presence in Navarre and a marginal one in the French Basque Country...
during the Second Republic and the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
. After the end of the war, he was forced into exile for more than 40 years. After returning to the Basque region, he became a major figure in the movement for nationalist independence and was one of the founders of the coalition Herri Batasuna. At the 1979 General Election
Spanish general election, 1979
General elections were held in Spain on 1 March 1979.-References:* *...
he was elected to the Spanish Congress of Deputies representing Gipuzkoa Province, the same district which he had represented from 1932 to 1936 during the Spanish Second Republic. He served until March 1980 when he resigned from the parliament. In the 1980 Basque regional election
Basque parliamentary election, 1980
The first elections to the Parliament of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, Spain, were held on March 9, 1980.The Basque Nationalist Party won 25 seats, Herri Batasuna came second with 11 seats, the Socialist Party came third with 9 seats. The Union of the Democratic Centre and...
he was elected to the Basque parliament. He died in March 1981 and was buried in his native Bergara.