Don José Manterola Beldarrain (1849–1884), born in

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, was a

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writer who founded one of the most influential movements for cultivating the Basque language. As a member of the

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movement, he was best known for founding the bilingual magazine ''Euskal-Erria'' (meaning ''the country of the

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'') in 1880, and editing it until 1884. Between 1877 and 1880 he published a three volume collection of Basque songs, ''Cancionero Vasco'', complete with biographical, bibliographical, and critical notes. They are generally regarded as being the first anthology of Basque poetry.

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Biography of José Manterola
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José Manterola (euskaraz.net)
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