José María Iparraguirre

José María Iparraguirre, (1820–1881) was a Basque poet and writer in the Basque language, bertsolari and musician.

José María Iparraguirre
Native name
José María de Iparraguirre Balerdi
Born1820
Urretxu, Gipuzkoa, Spain
Died1881
Itsaso
OccupationWriter, poet, bertsolari, musician
LanguageSpanish, Basque
NationalityBasque

José Maria Iparraguirre, a bard, is known for his compositions, the most significant of which is Gernikako Arbola (literally "the Guernica tree"); it quickly became the Basque anthem.

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