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National Geographic: cider’s key role in the history of the Basques

La sidra se escancia de un barril en la Sidrería Barkaiztegi, donde la misma familia ha producido sidra desde 1680.  FOTOGRAFÍA DE AGEFOTOSTOCK, ALAMY STOCK PHOTO
National Geographic has published an article on their website about the key role cider has played in Basque culture, society, and economy over the centuries

Washington Post: a look at innovation in the European Union with...

Regional Innovation 2016 limpio
This article was translated by John R. Bopp Rick Noack is a journalist who writes about international topics for the Washington Post.  A few days ago,...

A US map in Persian that shows a Basque shepherd “drinking...

This article was translated by John R. Bopp Sometimes, there are things that make our jaws drop, small details that are simply brilliant.  This is one...

Stepping back for a clearer perspective: the situation of the Basques,...

Situación del Indice de Desarrollo Humano en la Unión Europea2014
This article was translated by John R. Bopp   Our day-to-day life can oftentimes keep us from seeing problems with the proper perspective, because our day-to-day life...

Matthew C Klein, a recommendation: Don’t write about what you don’t...

Matthew C. Klein is a brilliant, well-educated young man from Chicago who has the huge opportunity, and responsibility, to be able to write his...

“The Basque lands”, a CIA Map from 1977

The Library of Congress is one of those places that we'd love to get lost in, with full access to its resources, and spend...

Who the peninsular Basques are: the teachings of History (from Peru)

Fragment of the map by Willem Blaeu. "Regnorum Hispanae nova descriptio." From Nouvel Atlas. Amsterdam: Willem & Joan Blaeu, 1643-50. 14 3/4 x 19 1/4. Engraving
This article was translated by Joseba Varela In this day and age, certain voices are casting doubt on which territories actually conform the Basque homeland in...

The “Biscaina/Cantabrica” language in the World of the 18th Century

Mapa de las lenguas europeas en el libro Synopsis Universae Philologiae del siglo XVIII
This article was translated by John R. Bopp Gure aita cerue tan aicena. Sanctifica bedi sure Icena That is how the Lord’s Prayer began at the beginning...

“Unclassifiable” Basque on an Ottoman map from the inter-war period

Mapa turco de las lenguas de Europa, incluido el Euskera
This article was translated by John R. Bopp Thanks to a collaboration* with a  Basque who lives between his country, Washington, and New York, we’ve learned...

National Geographic 1968: A look back, to 45 years ago, at...

This article was translated by John R. Bopp In August of 1968, National Geographic published an outstanding 37-page article titled “Land of the Ancient Basques”.  It...