Manuel de la Sota Aburto

Manuel de la Sota Aburto, also known as Manu Sota (27 July 1897 – 29 December 1979), was a Basque Spanish promoter of Basque culture, a writer, and a nationalist politician. He was a cultural promoter, delegate of the Basque Government in exile, academic of Euskaltzaindia, but he is best known for being the 11th president of Athletic Bilbao.

His cousin Alejandro de la Sota was also a president of Athletic Bilbao,

Early life and education Manuel de la Sota was born on 27 July 1897 in Las Arenas, as the son of businessman and ruling politician Ramon de la Sota and Catalina Trinidad de Aburto y Uribe.

The de la Sota family, which had significant assets in Altos Hornos, the largest company in Spain for much of the 20th century, was the richest family on the entire coast of the Bay of Biscay. teaching several years at the latter University. In his articles, he displayed a cosmopolitan and refined taste with nods to local products or recipes and, despite having studied in England, throughout his seven chapters he revealed to have a rather Francophile palate. In 2008, Bilbao Fine Arts Museum purchased a painting called "Artists’ Night, Ibaigane" from the Sota heirs, which had been painted for Manuel by Antonio de Guezala. Iru gudari (1933) Libe (1934, the theater work started by Sabino Arana and finished by Sota) Los caudillos. Patrick Pearse's play "The Singer" was adapted to the Basque atmosphere and translated into Basque by Joseba Altuna. Gosemin eta azken ordua (Gosemin and the Last Hour) (1934) Urretxindorra. Gastetxubentzako antzeztija, atal bakarduna - Iturralde eta Suit (1934, Verdes Atxirika) Buruzagyak. Atal bateko antzerkya (The leaders. A play in one act) (1935, Verdes Atxirika)

Joseba Altuna translated into Basque most of these theater works by Manu Sota. He also cultivated poetry with pieces such as Tis-tas eta din-dan or Mitxeleta abeslariak.