Tag: Basque History
“La ruta del Sain”: a historical novel about the journey of...
When we found out Vitoria-born Alvaro Amieiro Fonseca had written «La ruta del Sain», a historical novel recreating the epic journal of the Basque...
The Free School of Basque Thought at the UNLP in Argentina...
The National University of La Plata (UNLP) is a public university in Argentina, considered one of the two leading institutions of higher learning in the...
Mikel Ezkerro: the Patriot, the Sower, and the Living Memory of...
It was recently his birthday, so we wanted to write an entry on Mikel Ezkerro, an important figure in Basque culture in Argentina and...
Guillermo Zubiaga: The Connection between ‘Joanes or the Basque Whaler’ and...
A few days ago, we were saddened to report on the passing of Selma Huxley, the researcher who made the world aware of the...
From Canada: footprints of the Jewish presence in the Basque Country
The website of the Jewish weekly Canadian Jewish News (with a run of 32,000 copies) has just published an article by Ron Csillag discussing the presence of...
A trip through the Italian peninsula by Navarrese rabbi and traveler...
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
The website Italia Mediavale has just published an article on the launch of Peter Hubscher’s new book Beniamino...
Xabier Ormaetxea: Controversy of the discovery at Iruña-Veleia
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
In our “Basque Chronicles” section, we think there should be reference to and reflection on one of the...
The Bilbao-Urdax connection has a much longer history than as a...
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
We aren’t especially thrilled that the Vuelta a España has come back to the Basque Autonomous Community. It’s...
Discovered in the British Admiralty: 50 letters in Basque dated 1757
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
In this case, we’re going to make an exception to our general rule of not making reference to...
A Russian guide shows us the largest collection of Rolls-Royce automobiles...
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
First things first, we can consider Comerfood a brother website. It’s dedicated to something we love, promoting aspects of leisure...