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From the US, the story of Florentino Goikoetxea, the Basque “importer/exporter”...

This article was translated by John R. Bopp Vince J. Juaristi is a Basque-American born in Elko, Nevada who has a company in Alexandria, Virginia, and who...

A tribute to Maurice Ravel, “a Basque hidden from the view...

Maurice Ravel compositor vasco nacido en Ciboure (Lapurdi)
This post could have also been entitled: Maurice Ravel: the Basque composer who believed in his country   Maurice Ravel, one of the greatest composers of...

Homage is paid in England to a woman who is part...

This article was translated by John R. Bopp Her name is María Luisa Incera, and she was a little girl when, in 1937, she had to...

The “lauburus of Yucatan”, or the Basque remnants on the shores...

entrada original a la Hacienda Uxmal en Yukatan con sus lauburus
This article was translated by Joseba Varela Although this isn’t the first time we say this, there’s no denying it: sometimes we come across information that...

The Basque who signed the first international agreement in Basque, and...

for A whilenow, we've been wanting to write an entry dedicated to René Cassin (Bayonne, 1887 – Paris 1976).  A huge historical figure, he played a...

“The Basques: A Disappearing People” Élisée Reclus (1867)

Élisée Reclus was a French geographer and an anarchist member of the First International.  A tireless traveler, he is the creator of Social Geography,...

Víctor Hugo’s on-the-mark thoughts on the Basques

Víctor Hugo, the man of letters, intellectual, and statesman) was an extraordinary man who lived in an extraordinary time.  While firmly consistent in his...

Basques are from “the day before yesterday”, or science and populism

Imágen de una de las zonas de excavacion de Atapuerca
This article was translated by John R. Bopp Note: a few days after writing this, we couldn’t resist bringing back a story on another article in...

The story of Basque war children taken in in Newcastle

Niños Vascos de la Guerra acogidos en Newcastle
This article was translated by John R. Bopp This is the third in a series of three articles dedicated to the publications of Sarah Richardson in...

Today, they’re throwing a roof tile into the sea–a great day...

“Honaino heltzen dira Euskadiko itxuginak”
This article was translated by John R. Bopp Today in Bermeo, they’re celebrating the Magdalenas, a festival that has a very peculiar centerpiece. The mayor of...