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
View of Montejurra from the Monastery of Irache
Highest point
Elevation1,042 m (3,419 ft)
Coordinates42°37′52″N 02°02′41″W
Geography
Montejurra
Location in Spain
LocationNavarre, Spain
Parent rangeBasque 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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