Tag: Francia
A ‘Geo’ (France) special on the Basque Country, or when life...
"The Basque Country: A Getaway without Borders" A special from the French edition of 'Geo' on the Basque Country visiting both sides of the Pyrenees
The Delegation of the Basque Government in Paris. 1951-2021. 70 years...
Exactly 70 years ago, the French Government expropriated the building where the Basque Government had established its Delegation in Paris and gave it to the Francoists…and it's never been returned
France returns one of their rights as citizens and as a...
The French Assembly, against Macron's party's opposition, passes a law that allows for linguistic immersion in Basque in French public schools
In the Northern Basque Country: “Am I New-Aquitanian? No, I’m...
The debate about the appropriateness (or not) of the French "macro-regions" is solved in the Northern Basque Country: they have no idea why they're part of "New Aquitaine"
Le Figaro: “to play in Athletic, all you need is a...
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
Our regular readers will know that we don’t usually talk about soccer. There are four reasons why:
We...
The color “Basque red” also exists in the English-speaking world
There's also a shade of red in the US and Great Britain with the same name, just translated into English: "Basque red"
Maurice Ravel, the Basque musician who composed Basque music, and who...
Maurice Ravel was a Basque musician, not only because he was born in the Basque Country, but because he felt that way
A “Welsh Potato” helps the Basques during the Civil War
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
We recently found a story in The Telegraph that seemed perfectly timed this year to celebrate the 75th...
We’re joining in on the homage to a Univeral Basque: Julián...
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
He was born in Bilbao in 1911: Julián de Ajuriaguerra, a man who, without a doubt, is part...
Maurice Ravel, the Basque who believed in his country
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
The peoples who don’t usually write their history, because it’s usually written for them (by the victors in...