''Muñagorriren bertsoak'' () are a set of written '' bertsos'' (extemporaneous poems in

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) written and published in

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) in 1838 during the last stage of the

First Carlist War The First Carlist War was a civil war in Spain from 1833 to 1840, the first of three Carlist Wars. It was fought between two factions over the succession to the throne and the nature of the Monarchy of Spain, Spanish monarchy: the conservative a ...

. During the war various ''bertso'' leaflets were published, promoting various factions, with some enjoying wide circulation and influence over public opinion across Basque language areas, the main

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stronghold. The ''Muñagorri bertsos'' were issued by

José Antonio Muñagorri José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

's faction with the aim of creating a split within Carlos de Borbón's supporters and putting an end to the war, in exchange for keeping a reduced version of home rule in the Basque Country (peace and ''fueros''). Muñagorri's influence on the ground was small, but his talks with the liberals in Madrid paved the way to the Embrace of Bergara (1839).

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While the whole version extends longer, the reduced, most widely known version is made up of six stanzas, and popularized in modern times by singer-songwriter

Benito Lertxundi Benito Lertxundi is a Basque singer-songwriter born in Orio, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country in 1942. He is an acclaimed and veteran figure in Basque music, who spearheaded with other key figures its revival in the 1960s and following years, showing a ...

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"Muñagorriren bertsoak", rendered by Benito Lertxundi
{{DEFAULTSORT:Munagorriren bertsoak 1838 poems First Carlist War Basque-language poems Works published anonymously Political literature War poetry Songs based on poems