PETRU BONTA UN MARTIR UITAT AL REVOLUŢIEI DE LA 1848-1849 DIN TRANSILVANIA
Petru Bonta: a Forgotten Martyr of the 1848-1849 Revolution in Transylvania

Summary/Abstract: A great deal of attention has been paid by historians to the leading figures of the 1848-1849 Revolution in Transylvania, yet those from the second and third line have fallen into oblivion. Such an example is the case of Petru Bonta, the tribune from Seuşa, the county of Turda. He had completed his studies in Blaj, where he was also to be found once the revolution breaks out. His was an active role in organizing its proceedings and he also took part in the national meetings in Blaj. Following the September meetings, Bonta was named tribune of the Third Plains Legion lead by Vasile Moldova. He became actively involved in its dealings and so caught the eye of the Hungarian revolutionaries who slaughtered him in the autumn of 1848 in Ogra, as we are told by the report of the priest George Răchită.

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