 Ernests Blanks

Ernests Blanks ( in Braslava, Valmiera County, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire – 31 January 1972 in Palma, Majorca, Spain), publicist, the first to publicly advocate for Latvia's independence in 1917.Ernests Blanks was editorial writer of "Dzimtenes Atbalss" (Fatherland's Echo).