"montejurra" was set up as a private monthly, though it is not clear whether its owner, eugenio arraiza vilella, from the onset acted as a front-man for semi-legal carlist structures; at later stages ownership was transferred to a dedicated company. initially the periodical operated with rather vague authorization on part of the administration, later it was granted a formal license from the censorship office. having assumed professional and technologically advanced shape, since the mid-1960s "montejurra" entered regular distribution channels. its commercial performance is not clear; the monthly most likely operated at the verge of profitability. management was composed of local pamplona journalists; most among some 200 authors recorded provided few contributions, yet some of them stand out for their systematic writings. the title "montejurra" referred to a mountain near the navarrese city of estella, site of battles during the 19th-century carlist wars and since then an icon forming part of the carlist mythical imagery.