EAJ-PNV pays tribute to Sabino Arana, unveiling a plaque at Sabin Etxea to coincide with the 150th anniversary of his birth
To mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sabino Arana, the Basque National Party (EAJ-PNV) has paid tribute to its founder at an act attended by its chairman, Andoni Ortuzar; the Basque first minister, Lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu; the Deputy General, José Luis Bilbao; the Mayor of Bilbao, Ibon Areso; and the members, the burukides, of the party’s central committee (EBB).
The tribute has consisted of a floral offering laid before the bust of Sabino Arana that stands in Bilbao’s Jardines de Albia. Andoni Ortuzar then read out a statement, which was followed by the unveiling of a plaque on the front of the Sabin Etxea building, the house where Sabino Arana y Goiri was born.
The Basque flag -the ikurriña- used to cover the plaque prior to its unveiling will spend the rest of the year touring dozens of Batzokis throughout the length and breadth of the Basque Country. The Batzoki in Abando will be the first stop for the Basque national flag, one of the numerous contributions Sabino Arana made to his Basque Homeland.
