Sabino Arana
Spanish writer/founder:Basque Nationalist Party
Died when: 38 years 303 days (465 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
(In this Basque name, the first surname was Arana and the second was Goiri.) Sabino Policarpo Arana Goiri (in Spanish), Sabin Polikarpo Arana Goiri (in Basque), or Arana ta Goiri'tar Sabin (self-styled) (26 January 1865 – 25 November 1903), was a Basque writer and the founder of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV).
Arana is considered the 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.
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