Tag: unesco
The Albaola Factory, or how to live Basque maritime history first-hand
Albaola, la Factoría Marítima Vasca, nos ofrece una inmersión en la historia de una de los sectores en los que los vascos han sido referente durante siglos
Selma Huxley, Basque Whaling Historian and Friend to the Basques, has...
Today, Selma Huxley, the historian, researcher, and friend of the Basques our nation owes so much to, has passed away. With her passing, we will...
Shipbuilders, sailors, whalers: a “story of Basques” from the Royal Geographical...
Geographical, the official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society, has been published in the United Kingdom since 1935, and is, as we can imagine,...
Selma Huxley, the woman who showed epic journey of Basque whalers...
We've written a lot about how Basque whalers "lighted" Europe with the oil from the whales they captured off of modern-day Canada. They were...
The Basque footprint on the Canadian coast is threatened by climate...
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
The Canadian daily The Star (The Toronto Star) has the largest readership in that country, with a readership...
A medieval Basque ship is a treasure in Newport: another hidden...
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
We've spoken before about this ship found at the bottom of Newport harbor. This Welsh port city is...
Tonight, a “Basque” girl could be Miss Canada World 2017!
Just over a year ago, we told you about the passing of Elsie Basque, a woman who belonged to the Mi’kmaq nation, one of...
The Basque Presence in Newfoundland and Labrador Goes Well Beyond Red...
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
We've blogged before about the centuries-long presence of Basque whalers and fishermen on the Atlantic coast of what...
The Telegraph: Red Bay, in Canada, will always be Basque
This article was tranlated by Iustrans
Nigel Richardson’s job as journalist for The Telegraph is the envy of many of his colleagues, including ourselves. You only...
The plaques designating Red Bay as a World Heritage Site are...
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
There are matters where we get the impression that either we're obsessed or we have a completely different...