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Lest We Forget: March 5, 1937, the Battle of Cape Matxitxako

Izada de la Ikurriña en el Bou Gipuzkoa, unidad de la Armada Auxiliar de Euzkadi.Febrero 37
On March 5, 1937, a handful of Basque sailors wrote a glorious page in the history of our nation just off Cape Matxitxako

When First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt met her adopted Basque son

Eleanor Roosevelt en su visita a Gran Bretaña de 1942 con sus hijos «adoptados»
In November 1942, the First Lady of the United States traveled to Great Britain, in part to meet the children she had "adopted"

National Geographic takes us whaling with the 16th-century Basque whalers

National Geographic, artículo sobre la Nao San Juan y los balleneros vascos
An interactive article about Basque whalers and the ship 'San Juan' brings us closer to the epic journeys taken by Basque whalers in the 16th century

So why are there so many Basque restaurants in the American...

Tasting Table has published an interesting article covering the reasons which explain the important presence of Basque cuisine in the US

A 15th-century Basque ship found in Newport: the largest 3D puzzle...

This is what builders uncovered in 2002 when constructing a new theatre in Newport
A 15th-century Basque shipwreck found in Newport is now under reconstruction: the largest 3D puzzle in the world!

The Hand of Irulegi is being covered by US public radio

Imagen de la Mano de Irulegi (Sociedad Aranzadi)
Reports on the discovery of the Hand of Irulegi are being covered by US public radio stations in areas with a Basque presence

Soule, the history of a territory of free people on “Txirrita”...

Castillo de Maule en Xiberua
"Txirrita" on France 3 covers Basque topics, and has dedicated an episode to explaining the history of Soule

The Hand of Irulegi is included among the Top 10 Archaeological...

Imagen de la Mano de Irulegi (Sociedad Aranzadi)
The Heritage Daily website has included the Hand of Irulegi on its list of the top ten archaeological finds of the year

The “Hand of Irulegi” paves the way for future research into...

Imagen de la Mano de Irulegi (Sociedad Aranzadi)
So, when the news broke yesterday in local media that a text in Vasconic (which, in our ignorance on the topic, we didn't know...

The Basque Diaspora Archives: an essential part of preserving Basque history...

Ejemplo de fondos del Archivo Diáspora Vasca
The Basque Diaspora Archives: an essential part of preserving Basque history that you can be a part of with your contributions