Tag: basque history
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...
An illustrated travel guidebook for the Northern Basque Country from 1921...
In 1921, Katharine Fedden and Arthur Romilly Fedden visited the Northern Basque Country, and borne of that trip was this illustrated guidebook we bring you today
August 15, the anniversary of the Battle of Roncevaux Pass: another...
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
Our regular readers will know that every so often, we like to go through the stories told about...