Ángel o demonio: Sabino Arana como símbolo del nacionalismo vasco/Angel or Demon: Sabino Arana as a Symbol of Basque Nationalism

Sabino Arana was the founder of Basque Nationalism and set up the main symbols of the Basque Country. From his death in 1903, Arana himself became an essential symbol of Basque Nationalism, due to the mythification of his figure, carried out by his disciples and followers. This paper analyses the cu...

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Published in:Memoria y civilización 2012-01, Vol.15, p.133
Main Author: Sainz, José Luis De La Granja
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Demons
European history
Historical analysis
Nationalism
Political behavior
Symbols
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Summary:Sabino Arana was the founder of Basque Nationalism and set up the main symbols of the Basque Country. From his death in 1903, Arana himself became an essential symbol of Basque Nationalism, due to the mythification of his figure, carried out by his disciples and followers. This paper analyses the cult to Sabino Arana within Basque Nationalism from 1903 to the present, focusing in particular in its heyday during the Spanish Second Republic and its continuity in exile during Franco's Dictatorship. Arana is a very controversial symbol, exalted by Basque Nationalists and, in contrast, disparaged by non-Basque Nationalists, who have never considered him the real Father of the Basque Nation. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1139-0107
2254-6367