Sabino Arana Goiri, self-styled as Arana ta Goiri'taŕ
Sabin, (January 26, 1865 – November 25, 1903), was a Basque writer. He was the
founder of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) and father of Basque nationalism.
He died in Sukarrieta at the age of 38 after falling ill
with Addison's disease during time spent in prison. He had been charged with
treason for attempting to send a telegram to President Theodore Roosevelt, in
which he praised the United States
for helping Cuba gain
independence from Spain .
In prison, 1902
Sabino Arana's ideas are considered to have spawned the
nationalist movement. Today, he is viewed as a controversial figure, due to his
xenophobia and ethnocentrism and his ideas of a pure race.
The Partido Nacionalista Vasco, holders of the
intellectual property of his works, has chosen not to reprint them since 1976,
keeping only the more "moderate" part of his message in their
charter. On the other hand, some Basques still revere him as the father of the
nationalist movement, who managed to start the turnaround of the decay of the Basque
language and culture. Many Basque cities have streets named after him.
The estate of his Abando home is now Sabin-Etxea
("Sabino-House"), the EAJ-PNV headquarters.
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