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A sapling from the Tree of Guernica has been planted at...

Rep. John Garamendi (bottom right) and his family cover the roots of an oak tree on Capitol Hill. The sapling is a descendant of a historic tree in the Basque Country. (Sarah D. Wire/ Los Angeles Times)
This article was translated by John R. Bopp In February 2016, we announced that a sapling of the Tree of Guernica was going to be planted...

A book on the Basque presence in Cuba

El Templete de La Habana que se basa en el de la Casa de Juntas de Gernika
This article was translated by John R. Bopp This isn’t the first time we’ve spoken about books on the presence, and influence, of Basques in Cuba....

The Washington Post discusses the Basque Presence at the Smithsonian Folklife...

Juan Mari Aurtenetxe will demonstrate traditional Basque bowling, which uses a wooden ball. (Cristina Diaz-Carrera)
This article was translated by John R. Bopp Sadie Dingfelder, in this article, explains to the readers of this newspaper from the American capital how the...

Uncovering Borges: ignorant, racist, Pinochet admirer, and hateful of the Basques

Jorge Luis Borges
This article was translated by John R. Bopp Jorge Luis Borges is a writer we’ve always found attractive, probably because his works, especially his stories, have...

A ‘Bilbaíno’ at National Geographic

El proceso de trabajo de Fernando Baptista para un reportaje de National Geographic (MARK THIESSEN / NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC)
This article was translated by John R. Bopp Fernando Baptista is, through his work, helping millions of people around the world to better understand the stories...

The launch of the book “WE ARE BASQUE-ARGENTINES” which discusses key...

Josu Legarreta y Magdalena Mignaburu en el VI. Congreso Mundial de Colectividades Vascas (Fotografía: Euskalkultura)
This article was translated by John R. Bopp This book, “We Are Basque-Argentines: Getting our Historical Memory Back”, is the culmination of the research of Magdalena...

From Argentina: “The Basque priest who chose to live with the...

Justo Hilario Irazabal el "Cura Vasco"
This article was translated by John R. Bopp There are times, fortunately many times, that we find ourselves with people who give us back our faith...

The sapling of the Tree of Guernica is now planted in...

Plantando el retoño del Árbol de Gernika en la Universidad de Reno
This article was translated by John R. Bopp About a month ago, we told our readers about how the Parliament of Biscay had sent a sapling...

What the Basque presence at the Folklife Festival in Washington will...

Una de las imágenes que sobre los vascos se utilizan en la web del Folklife Festival
This article was translated by John R. Bopp Since the day they announced that Basque Culture was going to be the guest of honor at the...

A Chilean documentary on Alzheimer’s: “I’m not from here (Chile)…I’m from...

Josebe Echaveguren exiliada vasca en Chile y protagonista del Documental "Yo no soy de aquí"
  Costa Rican daily El País has a report on the documentary “I’m not from here”, directed by Chilean Maite Alberdi and Lithuanian Giedre Zickytèque,...