Tag: History of the Basques

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

This article was translated by John R. Bopp Yes, you read it right, it’s not your imagination.  The westernmost point of the contiguous United States on...