Eliza, euskal abertzaletasuna eta Ameriketarako erbesteratzea. Ikuspegi orokor bat.(1898-1940)

• Egilea(k): Oscar Alvarez Gila
• Jakintza-Arloak:  Historia
• Orriak: 69-86
• Deskargatu

Laburpena:

Euskal Herriko Eliza katolikoaren barnean euskal abertzaletasuna zabaldu zenean, abertzaletasun espainiarrari oso loturik zegoen hierarkia gogor agertu zen apaizgo honen kontra. Hori dela eta, hasieratik apaizgo abertzale honen zenbait partaidek Ameriketako erbesterako bidea hartu zuen, karlistadetatik holako joerak ez baitziren euskaldunentzat ezezagunak. XX. mendearen lehenengo hamarkadan autoerbesteratze isolatuak gertatu ziren; hurrengoan apaiz hauen kontrako erasoaldi bortitz eta antolatuen ostean alde-egiteak areagotu ziren; azkenean, Gerla Zibilaren zioz mugimendurik kopurutsuena eman zen.

Korronte honen eragina bikoitza izan zen. Batetik, Ameriketako euskal kolonietan euskal abertzaletasuna zabaltzeko prozesuan apaiz hauen partaidetza ezinbestekoa izan zen. Bestetik, Gerla Zibilaren ostean beste milaka euskaldunek ere Ameriketara joan behar izan zutenean, jadanik hango lurretan zeuden apaiz abertzale hauen eragin guztiek exiliatu hauek laguntzeko balio izan zuten.

When Basque patriotism was spreaded within the Basque Catholic Church, the hierarchy (which was very close to the Spanish patriotism) appeared very hard against these priests. Because of that, some of these Basque patriotic priests had to emigrate to America, as it was quite usual since the Carlist Wars. In the first decade of the XXth century, self-exiles were isolated; then, the attacks against patriotic priests were growing and becoming more dangerous, so the emigration movement became harder; it was with the Civil War when this movement got the top.

The influence of this current is double. On the one hand, the participation of these Basque patriotic priests in the process of expanding the Basque patriotism whithin Basque colonies in there, was essential. On the other hand, many people also had to go to America after the Civil War, and all the priests mencioned before, who already lived in those lands, were very helpful and very useful for all these emigrants.