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They knock down the cross of Mount Udalatx and... they leave a mysterious written

  • According to the City Council of Arrasate on social networks, the cross was withdrawn early on Saturday. It was on the border between Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa, at 1,120 meters altitude. It was installed in 1971, with a weight of 250 kilos and a length of 10 meters. The cross has not yet appeared.

14 October 2024 - 17:39
Last updated: 2024-10-17 14:20
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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.

Early in the morning, the mountaineers who went up to the Udalatx gave the warning. Apparently, it was inaugurated on 12 October 1971 in memory of the dead mountaineers, when 53 years of them are turned. There was only the base of the cross and the main post, and a violet saw lay on the post and the date of Saturday. In addition, a poem has been deposited criticizing the choice of a crucifix as a tribute to the dead mountaineers in Bermeo. It says:

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Here's the full text:

It could be stone, touchstone, milestone or memory.
It could be wood, trunk, flower or plant.
It could have been an eagle, a goat, a crow or a vulture.
It could be axe, piolet, lai or sickle.
But no. It's the Santa Cruz. It was.
With all that entails. With the weight it gets.
And yes. This is also a tribute. Then, and since then, also the dead mountaineers.
This piece of iron also has a light weight. This whole story takes away from its backpacks. To
fly your dreams, along with Mari, in our mountains and valleys.
Let us free all; the dreams of our ancestors, the witches, the mountains and the earth, out of the claws of all oppressive powers.

"Mount Udalatx has appeared today without a cross. We will have to investigate what has happened and in the coming weeks we will meet with associations and mountain workers to discuss the issue in more depth and make common decisions", explained the Arrasate City Council in the social network X.


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