Francisca Romana Halzuet Alzate | |
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| Born | August 29, 1908 |
| Died | April 12, 1945 (aged 36) |
| Cause of death | Beating |
| Allegiance | Comet Line |
| Conflicts | World War II † |
| Spouse | Filipe Usandizaga |
Frantxia Haltzuet (Francia Usandizanga) was a Basque resistance fighter and member of the Comet line. [1]
Frantxia was born in Bera, Navarre, Spain on August 29, 1908, she married her husband, Filipe Usandizaga in 1930 and had three children. Her husband Filipe died in 1939. [2]
During World War 2 Frantxia joined the Comet Line, a Resistance organization that help smuggle allied troops from France and Belgium to Spain. [3] Frantxia used her farmhouse in Urrugne where her three children lived and a Spanish refugee Juan Larburu. [2] On January 13 1943 Frantxia was arrested alongside three British airmen in her farmhouse by the Gestapo she was deported to Ravensbrück concentration camp. [4] [2] She died on April, 12, 1945 from a beating by Nazi guards. [5] [1]
On April 12 2025, the 80th anniversary of her death, a school in Bera and the mayor of the town paid tribute to her and placed a plaque on lectern in honour of her and renamed Altzate square after her. [1]