Augustin Chaho in French or Agosti Xaho in Basque was an important Romantic

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writer. He was born in Tardets (Atharratze in basque),

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, French

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on 10 October 1811 and died in Bayonne (Baiona in Basque), Labourd 23 October 1858. He is considered a precursor of left-wing Basque patriotism. It is usually said that he studied in Paris with

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. In Paris he developed his

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thought. He wrote ''Travel to Navarre during the insurrection of the Basques (1830-1835)'' (1836, in French, on his experiences in the

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, which he interprets as an ethnic war of Basques against Spain that would bring about a basque

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.), ''The Legend of

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'' (in which he invented a national creation myth, that had great acceptance for some time) Azurmendi, J. 2020: ''Pentsamenduaren historia Euskal Herrian'', Andoain, Jakin. pp.341–342. and ''Azti-Begia'' (''The Soothsayer's Eye'' in

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). He was a

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supporter, and became councillor in Bayonne and the Basses-Pyrénées department. He headed the

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in Bayonne. After the Bonapartist coup of 1851, he escaped to

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(Gasteiz in Basque), in Alava, Spanish Basqueland.

References

* Azurmendi, J. 2020: ''Pentsamenduaren historia Euskal Herrian'', Andoain, Jakin. . * Coyos Etxebarne, B. 2013: ''Agosti Xahori omenaldia: bere sortzearen bigarren mendeurrena'', Donostia, Eusko Ikaskuntza. . * Urkizu, P. 1992: ''Agosti Chahoren bizitza eta idazlanak: (1811-1858)'', Bilbo, Euskaltzaindia. ISBN * Zabalo, J. 2004: ''Xaho. El genio de Zuberoa'', Tafalla, Txalaparta. . * Zabaltza, X. 2011: ''Agosti Xaho. Aitzindari bakartia (1811-1858)'', Gasteiz, Eusko Jaurlaritzaren Argitalpen Zerbitzu Nagusia.

External links

CHAHO, Joseph Augustin
in the Spanish-language Bernardo Estornés Lasa -

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Online edition of 'Azti-Begia'

''Augustin Chaho. Precursor incomprendido. Un précurseur incompris (1811-1858)'', in Spanish and French, by Xabier Zabaltza
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