Augusto Bartolo (1883-20 February 1937), sometimes known as Augustus Bartolo, was a Maltese journalist, politician and judge. He took an active role in the process of the Maltese constitutional and political development. Being pro-British Bartolo was against the Italian's irredentism claim over Malta. However, in his political life he was opposed the Anglicisation of the Maltese culture, being performed by back then Prime Minister of Malta Sir Gerald Strickland. Augusto Bartolo and Gerald Strickland were both founders of the Constitutional Party. The political party supported the English language during the language question in Malta with Bartolo having showed equal support to both English and Italian, and Strickland English and Maltese. Bartolo took a prominent role in the early governanc