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The frontón courts in the Old Town of Mexico City (including...

This article was translated by John R. Bopp We've mentioned before how important Basque pelota, in general, and jai-alai in particular, were (and are) in Mexico. ...

The Deep Basque Imprint in Cienfuegos, Cuba

El central San Agustín en 1913. Propiedad de Nicolás Castaño Capetillo
This article was translated by John R. Bopp The presence and influence of the Basques in Cuba, as in the rest of Latin America, has not...

The “Basques of the South Pacific” are participating in the ‘Korrika’....

Celebrando Korrika 2019 en Nueva Caledonia
This article was translated by John R. Bopp So right now, we're in the midst of the Korrika, being run across not on the Basque Country, but...

How the Basques became appreciated immigrants in the American West. ...

Basque Immigrants and Nevad’s Sheep Industry Iker Saitua
IKER SAITUA is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of History at the University of California, Riverside and the University of the Basque Country...

Txapela, the Basque cider made in Argentina from Patagonian apples

Sidra vasca hecha en Patagonia
This article was translated by John R. Bopp Puntobiz, the Argentine business website, has just introduced a cider made from Patagonian apples that is 100% Basque. That...

The Russian Jew and his 1917 book, “The History of the...

Libro «La historia de los Vascongados en el Oeste» publicado en USA en 917
This article was translated by John R. Bopp The Basque Museum and Cultural Center in Boise is an "old friend" of our regular readres. Really, it's one...

Reno-Sparks 1959: The Origin of Basque Festivals in the US

Western Basque Festival 1959.   Jon Bilbao Basque Library, UNR
This article was translated by John R. Bopp This is not the first time we've shared one of the enlightening articles written by Iker Saitua about the...

2018—Thirty years after the Reagan-Ardanza meeting at the White House

El presidente Reagan recibe al lehendakari Ardanza en la Casa Blanca (marzo de 1988)
This article was translated by John R. Bopp One of our readers recently reminded us that 2018 marks the 30th anniversary of the first time a...

The documentary “Basques in the West” can now be seen online...

Fotograma del documental «Basques in the west»
This article was translated by John R. Bopp Back in October 2011, we spoke of how Amaya Oxarango-Ingram and Brent Barras were preparing a documentary telling...

Juan Ayerbe and his “castle” in Argentina—the inspiration for “Maitetxu mía”?

Castillo de Juan Ayerbe en argentina
This article was translated by John R. Bopp The daily La Nueva out of Bahía Blanca, Argentina, has just published a fascinating story by Hernán Guercio telling the...