Montejurra
Montejurra in Spanish and Jurramendi in Basque are the names of a mountain in Navarre region (Spain). Each year, it hosts a Carlist celebration in remembrance of the 1873 Battle of Montejurra during the Third Carlist War. In 2004, approximately 1,000 persons turned out.
Montejurra | |
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View of Montejurra from the Monastery of Irache | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,042 m (3,419 ft) |
Coordinates | 42°37′52″N 02°02′41″W |
Geography | |
Montejurra Location in Spain | |
Location | Navarre, Spain |
Parent range | Basque Mountains |
Between 1960 and 1971 the Carlists were publishing a monthly magazine named Montejurra.
On 9 May 1976 during the Spanish Transition, far right-wing gunmen supported by the Spanish secret services, killed two people at the Carlist Party celebration at a time when it was drifting toward left-leaning positions. This became known as the Montejurra Incidents.
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