Ramón de la Sota y Llano

Sir Ramon de la Sota y Llano KBE (January 20, 1857, in Castro Urdiales – August 17, 1936, in Getxo) was a Basque lawyer, industrialist and prominent Basque nationalist activist. He was also the father of both Ramon de la Sota Aburto, as well as Manuel de la Sota "Txanka". King George V bestowed on him a knighthood of the Order of the British Empire, which entitled him and liked to be addressed as Sir. At the turn of the 20th century, he became a major sponsor of the Basque Nationalist Party.