“When, on February 13, 1612, a group of Basques in Lima, Peru decided to meet and start up a brotherhood that brought together all of the ‘children of the Basque nation’ who lived in that place, I’m sure they weren’t aware that they were beginning to write a story that would be fundamental in the history of our People.” That’s how we began the 2018 article we wrote to commemorate the founding of the Brotherhood of Our Lady of Aranzazu in Lima which, for a few years now, is accompanied by the Limako Arantzazu Euzko Etxea.
We learned of the existence of this Brotherhood of Basques through an article we wrote in 2014: Who the peninsular Basques are: the teachings of History (from Peru). Starting from this discovery of this important facet of the history of the Basque nation, we’ve struck up a collaboration that has given rise to important projects in common which you can find throughout our blog.
We’ve written about them a lot, and we do not wish to repeat ourselves. We think it best if our readers discover, or rediscover, for themselves the story of the “first Basque center in the Americas” and the over 400 years they’ve been active.
So, below, you’ll find all the articles we’ve collaborated with them on or which mention them. They cover a wide range of topics, from the historical visit Lehendakari Aguirre paid on his New World tour stop in Peru, to the story of the 100 years of the Basque Passionists in the Peruvian Amazon jungle, and their hard work building communities. And of course, other topics such as the Basque diaspora, and current events, and the series on the 200th anniversary of the Independence of the New World republics are also covered.
But given that it’s their anniversary, that is to say, that of the Brotherhood of Our Lady of Aranzazu of Lima, we’d like to feature two key texts. They’re two articles that complement each other, and which we believe will help readers understand the importance and influence they had on the Basque community and on society in general in the Americas over the centuries.
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February 13: 406 years of the foundation of the Brotherhood of Arantzazu in Lima
A page summarizing all the articles related to Our Lady of Aranzazu in Lima
https://aboutbasquecountry.eus/en/brotherhood-of-our-lady-of-aranzazu-of-lima/
Last Updated on Feb 15, 2025 by About Basque Country