Tag: Northern Basque Country
The First References between the Basques and Whales
Medium Aaevum is a thoroughly interesting website for history lovers, where one can dive in for hours and still not cease to be surprised,...
“Arto gorria”. Basque corn saved in a convent
The recovery of a variety of corn, Arto gorria (Grand Roux Basque) which was the most basic variety for Basque harvests for centuries
The Basque Los Angeles County Sheriff
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
We can imagine the story of Eugene Warren Biscailuz (1883-1969), the Basque-American Sheriff of Los Angeles County, is...
Yes, they’re guilty, because they’re Basque, ‘abertzales’, ‘gudaris’, anti-fascists, and members...
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
I've been thinking about the articles and reports popping up about "The Basque Swastika", which was presented at...
Maurice Ravel, the Basque musician who composed Basque music, and who...
Maurice Ravel was a Basque musician, not only because he was born in the Basque Country, but because he felt that way
The Pioneers of the “Basque Renaissance” in the Northern Basque Country
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
We'd like to break our rule about referring to Basque media today, because we want to discuss a...
A ‘lauburu’ and the colors of the ikurriña in Canadian rugby:...
Thanks to one of our followers on Facebook, we've discovered one of the newest teams in Canadian rugby, Rugby Club Montreal, made some interesting...
An illustrated travel guidebook for the Northern Basque Country from 1921...
In 1921, Katharine Fedden and Arthur Romilly Fedden visited the Northern Basque Country, and borne of that trip was this illustrated guidebook we bring you today
We Basques live with our “backs to the Basques”, despite being...
We've recently come across a magnificent promotional video that first brought a smile to our face, but then got us worrying.
In order to explain...
We’re joining in on the homage to a Univeral Basque: Julián...
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
He was born in Bilbao in 1911: Julián de Ajuriaguerra, a man who, without a doubt, is part...