Manuel Irujo y la II República española (1931-1936)

GRANJA SAINZ, José Luis de La

Publication year:

2002

Publication place:

Donostia-San Sebastián

ISSN:

1136-6834

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Summary

In the Second Republic Manuel Irujo became a charismatic leader within the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV), leading the 1936 Basque nationalist generation and contributing to the PNV´s organic modernisation and political democratisation. He then became a nun standing character in Basque and Spanish politics, especially as from his election as a PNV deputy in 1933 and 1936 parliamentary elections. Irujo was outstanding for his strong defence of the Statute of Autonomy, which he considered as indispensable for the existence of Euskadi.