Monzón, Telesforo, 1904-1981

"Telesforo Monzón Ortiz de Urruela (Olaso dorrea, Bergara, Gipuzkoa, 1904ko abenduaren 1a - Baiona, Lapurdi, 1981eko martxoaren 9a) euskal idazlea eta politikari nazionalista izan zen. Bigarren Errepublikaren garaian Eusko Jaurlaritzako kidea izan zen, buruzagi jelkidetzat. Gerra Zibila galdu ondoren, erbestera ihes egin beharra izan zuen. 40 urtez Ipar Euskal Herrian bizi izan zen; aldi hartan aldaketa ideologiko sakona izan zuen, eta Hego Euskal Herrira itzuli zenean Herri Batasunaren sorreran parte hartu zuen."

"Telesforo de Monzón y Ortiz de Urruela (Vergara, 1 de diciembre de 1904 - Bayona, 9 de marzo de 1981) fue un escritor, político y líder nacionalista vasco. Monzón fue un histórico dirigente del Partido Nacionalista Vasco durante la Segunda República y la Guerra Civil. Tras la contienda se vio forzado a exiliarse durante más de cuarenta años. A su regreso al País Vasco se convirtió en una figura de referencia del nacionalismo vasco y en uno de los fundadores de la coalición política Herri Batasuna."

"Telesforo de Monzón y Ortiz de Urruela (1 December 1904 in Vergara, Spain - 9 March 1981 in Bayonne, France) 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."