Pernando Amezketarra, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Spanish bertsolari and humorist
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Place of Birth: Amezketa, Basque Country, Spain
About Pernando Amezketarra
- Fernando Bengoetxea Altuna (1764–1823), commonly known as Pernando Amezketarra or—not so often—Fernando Amezketarra, was a bertsolari and humorist in the Basque region of Spain. He was born in the village of Amezketa (Gipuzkoa), specifically in the farm named Espizaltxe, on October 10, 1764.
- Since he was a child he was known for his wit.
- He became an indispensable character in every celebration.
- He worked as a shepherd, as most people in his village in those days.
- He married Maria Joxepa Sagastume, and they had 9 children, while they lived in Ixpille and Azentzin Txikia farms where he died. He was honoured in many occasions.
- His anecdotes were collected and published by Gregorio de MĂşjica under the title of Pernando Amezketarra, a successful book many times reissued. In the 1990s, ETB 1 broadcast a TV serial about this character.
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