This article was translated by John R. Bopp

As our readers well know, the activity of the Basques of the diaspora is something that we consider of extremely great interest, and should be shared more among the Basques at home.  That’s why we never tire of recommending the website Euskal Kultura, which collects information about what our brethren around the world are up to.

Today, we’re bringing you a news item published just hours ago.  The Plazoleta de los Vascos, or Small Plaza of the Basques, just opened in Tres Arroyos, in Buenos Aires province in Argentina.  The creation of this public space has a lot to do with the Euskaletxea Hiru Erreka – Tres Arroyos.  It’s an extremely active Basque house, sharing and spreading the world about everything Basque, aimed not only at the descendents of Basques or those with ties to the Basques, but also to the whole of the society it’s located in.

This opening is the final step in a series of events that have made this Argentine town a place to find some of the most significant elements to represent the Land of the Basques around the world, like the colors of the ikurriña adorning the paths in the plaza; a reproduction of Picasso’s Guernica, which was revealed not too long ago, to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the massacre; and the monument which reproduces the profile of our nation and which, with a weight of one ton, is going to be the center of this space that, by the way, came about thanks to the “participative budget” from the Basque Government.

A scene from the opening of the copy of Picasso’s “Guernica” at the Plaza of the Basques in Tres Arroyos, Argentina (photo by Euskal Kultura)
A scene from the opening of the copy of Picasso’s “Guernica” at the Plaza of the Basques in Tres Arroyos, Argentina (photo by Euskal Kultura)

We’ll leave you with the information we’ve found about the opening, and other info we’ve found about the creation of the plaza.

The plaza can already be found on Google Maps, with some photos of the area and its construction.

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La Voz del Pueblo – 8/7/2017- Argentina

La Voz del Pueblo – 8/7/2017- Argentina

Inauguraron la plaza de los vascos

Opening of the Plaza of the Basques in Tres Arroyos, Argentina
Opening of the Plaza of the Basques in Tres Arroyos, Argentina

Se llevó a cabo la inauguración de la plazoleta Los Vascos, en el predio ubicado en avenida Constituyentes y Costa Rica, Barrio Villa de las Américas.

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LU24 – 24/6&2017 – Argentina

La Plaza Vasca se inaugurará el sábado 8 de julio (video)

El próximo sábado 8 de julio, a las 11:30, se concretará la inauguración de la Plaza Vasca, ubicada en avenida Constituyentes y Costa Rica. El presidente del Centro Vasco Hiru Erreka, Francisco Urbieta, y el secretario de la entidad, Horacio Jaureguibehere, de visita en LU 24, comentaron que “es un proyecto en el que la institución viene trabajando de larga data, con comisiones anteriores, y en conjunto con la Municipalidad de Tres Arroyos”.

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Euskal Kultura – 27/6/2017 – Euskadi

Finalizadas las tareas de mejora, Tres Arroyos inaugurará definitivamente su Plaza Vasca el 8 de julio

Además de la réplica del Guernica pintada por socios del Centro, la Plaza Vasca contará con un monumento con lauburus y la silueta de Euskal Herria, por lo que al visitar el espacio verde ubicado en avenida Constituyentes y Costa Rica, los vecinos tresarroyenses se encontrarán con algunos de los símbolos más significativos de la cultura euskaldun. La inauguración del espacio será el próximo 8 julio, día en el que el Centro Hiru Erreka festejará asimismo San Fermín y la Independencia Argentina.

 

 

 

 

Last Updated on Dec 20, 2020 by About Basque Country


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