Tag: Basques in the Americas
A painting of Our Lady of Begoña in Villa de Bilbao,...
A painting titled "Our Lady of Begoña" from the 18th century, which is quite relevant to the community of Ejido Villa de Bilbao, in the Viesca area of Coahuila state in Mexico, has been restored
A mural of Basque sheepherders in Arizona, a state with a...
Flagstaff, Arizona has inaugurated a mural to honor the Basque sheepherders, in a state whose name is of Basque origin
100th anniversary of the birth of Francisco “Paco” Igartua, a Basque-Peruvian
Francisco Igartua, a leader in Peruvian journalism and a member of the Basque diaspora who was committed to his homeland, was born on September 5, 1923
A story about Basque dairy men in Argentina: La Vascongada
The story of La Vascongada, a dairy company founded by Basques in Argentina at the beginning of the 20th century, which is part of the cultural landscape of Argentina
How did a piece of the Basque Country end up in...
Journalist Rachel Roberts has recently published an article in the Idaho Statesman (which we've often cited on the blog) sharing the keys both to the important presence...
Magan Basque is the first Indigenous Miss Canada United World
Magan Basque, a member of the Mi'kmaq nation, which Basque sailors had an intense relationship with for centuries, has been crowned Miss Canada United World
Basque footprints in Nevada…gastronomy and so much more
Author, photographer, and journalist Rob Kachelriess has just published a fascinating report on the culinary offerings to be found by visitors to Nevada on...
Two new “Guernica” murals in the Americas, thanks to the Basque...
Two Argentine Basque centers have commissioned murals of Picasso's "Guernica" as a way to share our history and existence as a people
50th anniversary of the school a Basque rice farmer in Uruguay...
Rural School #99, named after Irma Ayçaguer Ciganda, a Basque-Uruguayan rice farmer, is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and the community it serves has paid homage
The Patagonian history of the Sagaseta family of Basques from Tudela,...
The Sagaseta patriarch reached Río Negro from Tudela in the 1920s, and was the start of a long and important family saga