Tag: Basques in Mexico
254 years since the opening of the Colegio de San Ignacio...
On September 9, the Colegio de San Ignacio de Loyola – Vizcaínas School, founded by the Basques living in Mexico City in the 18th century, celebrates its "birthday"
Contributions of the Basque Exiles to Mexican Architecture…Or Something Else Francoism...
A while back, we wrote an article about the contributions made in Venezuela by Basque architects who had been forced to feel the dictatorship...
Two Videos to Discover the “Colegio de las Vizcaínas” in Mexico,...
A year ago, we wrote an article to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the Colegio de San Ignacio or "Colegio de las...
10 + 1 curious facts about the Mexico City Frontón, which...
This article appeared in El Universal at the beginning of the year, and offers us some great information about the Mexico City Frontón, which we've blogged...
On US NPR: the Basque chef who became a ‘cesta punta’...
WBUR is the public broadcaster at the University of Boston, and is part of National Public Radio, which we've referenced many times before.
It's the...
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 Basurto de Getaria family: a model of the Basque roots...
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
This isn't the first time we've brought up San Luis de Potosí and its silver mines. Many...
Smuggled Mexican silver found in Getaria
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
Our readers will probably already have heard about the silver ingot found by a diver at the bottom...
Mexico and the Basque Country want to bring back the Manila-Acapulco...
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
We've spoken on more than one occasion about the huge influence the Basques have had on the history...
From Mexico: an educational tradition of Basque origin turns 250 years...
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
We have noticed sometimes that there's a tendency for the stories that reach the blog to group together...