Tag: Juan Sebastian Elcano
500th anniversary of the first circumnavigation of the globe. We’re giving...
On the 500th anniversary of the first circumnavigation of the globe, we're giving away an essay about Elkano by Enrique Santamaría which was just published by Eusko Ikaskuntza
Who was the first to sail around the world, Magellan, Elkano,...
National Geographic has just published an article highlighting that it was Elkano who actually achieved the feat. But what if he were a woman?
German GEO and Der Westen publish an article about Elcano and...
GEO in German and Der Westen publish an article by Manuel Meyer about sailor Juan Sebastian Elcano and his hometown of Getaria
Basques and the Independence of Chile: History intertwines, by Pedro Oyanguren
An article and two books led by Basque-Chilean Pedro Oyanguren as a part of our series on the independence of the New World Republics tell us all about Chile
Elkano’s Basque nationality is clearly stated in the Guinness Book of...
The Elkano Foundation has just published some interesting news on their blog: the latest edition of the Guinness Book of World Records has stated that Juan...
The “Basque influence” on the prehistory of Easter Island
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
A while back, we blogged about the story of the king of the Moluku Islands who, in the...
Louis’ Basque Corner, the Basque restaurant in Reno, Nevada, turns 50
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
USA Today’s 10Best website compiles for its readers “things to see and do, and restaurants for top destinations...
The king of an island in the Moluccas who, in the...
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
We found this story so interesting that we just jumped at the chance to break the rules and...
BBC: a spectacular article about Basque, “the oldest language in Europe”
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
Today, at 7am, while our readers were getting their daily email with the blog updates, the BBC published...
Basques in the Solar Sytem: an open list
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
(Updated April 19, 2018)
The other day, one of our readers sent us a reference to a crater on...