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Remembering the Panamanian Consul who Saved our Lehendakari

Jose Antonio Aguirre disfrazado de José Andrés Álvarez de la Lastra, ciudadano panameño, para huir de los nazis
This article was translated by John R. Bopp Recently, La Estrella de Panamá published an article discussing the pivotal role played by Consul Germán Gil Guardia...

Another story of the Basque war children in Great Britain: solidarity...

This article was translated by John R. Bopp Bucks Free Press, a local paper in Buckinghamshire, one of the 47 counties of England, has just published...

2018—Thirty years after the Reagan-Ardanza meeting at the White House

El presidente Reagan recibe al lehendakari Ardanza en la Casa Blanca (marzo de 1988)
This article was translated by John R. Bopp One of our readers recently reminded us that 2018 marks the 30th anniversary of the first time a...

Discovering the Basque roots of the American Dream

Los Padres Fundadores de los USA
This article was translated by John R. Bopp Troy Media is a Canadian publication we've come across more than once.  Back in 2013, they published an...

The British media remember the Basque War Children

Niños Vascos de la Guerra acogidos en Newcastle
This article was translated by John R. Bopp We’re convinced that our regular readers will find this headline surprising.  The close followers of what we post...

The British sailors who broke the Francoist blockade on Bilbao

El Backworth. El buque que eligió the Spanish Relief Fund (creada en Gran Bretaña para proporcionar ayuda humanitaria) para enviar alimentos y suministros médicos a Bilbao.
This article was translated by John R. Bopp Our fourth article in a series dedicated to publications in the Tyne & Wear Museum’s blog about the...

George L. Steer: a chronicle about the journalist who told the...

George Steer en el aeródromo de East London el 2 de noviembre de 1938
This article was translated by John R. Bopp Today, on the 80th anniversary of the Bombing of Guernica, we’re paying tribute to the journalist who most...

The group Crystal Fighters once again remembers their Basque influences

Crystal Fighters en Baeble Music
This article was translated by John R. Bopp Crystal Fighters is a musical group that’s had a presence on our blog since October 2010, right when...

The photo that sums up the story of the Basque war...

Niños vascos refugiados en Gran Bretaña desesperados ante la caída de Bilbao en manos de los insurrectos
This article was translated by John R. Bopp We found this photo that grabbed our attention as soon as we saw it.  It’s the image of...

The Emotional Stories of the Basque War Children in Belgium (video)

Fotograma del documental sobre una niña vasca de la guerra en Bélgica
This article was translated by John R. Bopp This entry is the fruit of the help of one of our readers, a friend on this blog’s...