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The Fourth of July: The 245th Anniversary of the US Declaration...

John Adams
For this year's celebration of Independence Day in the US, we recall the connection of John Adams, Founding Father and 2nd President, with the Basques

A friend of the Basques has passed away: chef Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain to San Sebastian
This article was translated by John R. Bopp Last Friday, under tragic circumstances, renowned media chef Anthony Michael Bourdain passed away.  His death has shocked all those...

The Gernika 80 Committee: remembering the Bombing, with a Tree of...

Retoño del Árbol de Gernika plantado en histórico cementerio Glasnevin de Dublín
  This article was translated by John R. Bopp Over the last few months, a group of people in Dublin have gotten together to organize the Gernika...

Jack Prendergast: the Irishman who fought for the Basque Country in...

This article was translated by John R. Bopp The Irish daily The Irish Times has just published an article this afternoon that tells the story of...

A Basque-speaking Colombian writes in the Cervantes Institute of Sao Paulo’s...

La Korrika es una de las actividades de defensa y promoción del Euskera más populares
This article was translated by John R. Bopp In August 2013, we wrote about an entry in the blog about José Miguel Ramírez, a Colombian who...

The Basques: A nation with a hijacked history, a people that...

Roslyn May Frank
This article was tranlated by Iustrans   In days like today, we have mixed feelings. On the one hand, we realize that we have large gaps...

Another friend of the Basques, Wentworth Webster (Bonus! His book ‘Basque...

This article was translated by John R. Bopp As we usually say in cases like these, the more we learn, the more we realize how little...

The Bombing of Guernica, 74 Years Ago, as Told by George...

Yesterday in Bilbao, finally, a street was dedicated to George L. Steer.  It's a small street, but we're sure he'd like it, as it's in...