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The bones of the Great Altzo return to the people

  • On 26 June the Society of Aranzadi Sciences returned the bones of Migel Joakin Eleizegi Altzoko Handia to the cemetery of the town. The bones of the most famous giant in Euskal Herria were found in August 2020 in the Altzo Cemetery and at the age of two, the bones of the one who asked "go home, atte" are in the village.

28 June 2022 - 07:18
Zarata mediatikoz beteriko garai nahasiotan, merkatu logiketatik urrun eta irakurleengandik gertu dagoen kazetaritza beharrezkoa dela uste baduzu, ARGIA bultzatzera animatu nahi zaitugu. Geroz eta gehiago gara, jarrai dezagun txikitik eragiten.

In this portal of the City of Altzo you can read information about Handia. In the videos that Angel Rodriguez Larrarte has hung on the net you can see what the earth gave him and the placement of the trail:


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