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Why is there a “Villa de Bilbao” in Mexico?

Una calle del Ejido Villa de Bilbao (México)
The reason why there is a "Villa de Bilbao" in Mexico and the story of its founder from Galdames

A painting of Our Lady of Begoña in Villa de Bilbao,...

El INAH entrega la pintura de caballete restaurada “Virgen de Begoña” al Ejido Villa de Bilbao, en Viesca, Coahuila. Foto- CNCPC-INAH.
A painting titled "Our Lady of Begoña" from the 18th century, which is quite relevant to the community of Ejido Villa de Bilbao, in the Viesca area of Coahuila state in Mexico, has been restored

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

The Guilds of Aránzazu in the colonial capitals of Lima and...

Estampa callejera de México en la etapa colonial
An article by Dr. Elisa Luque Alcaide helps us understand the structure created by the Basques living in the New World colonies

December 18 (1681), the Day the Guild of Aránzazu of Mexico...

Atrio convento de San Francisco México, donde estaba la capilla de la Cofradía de Nuestra Señora de Aránzazu de México
On this day in 1681, the notary act that created the legal entity of the Brotherhood of Our Lady of Aránzazu of Mexico City was...

The Colegio de las Vizcaínas School during Mexico’s struggle for independence

Grabado de la fachada del Colegio de San Ignacio de Loyola - Vizcaínas
Ana Rita Valera, director of the Historical Archive, and Lizzeth Armenta, Museum Curator, tell us of the role of the Vizcaínas School in Mexico's struggle for independence

254 years since the opening of the Colegio de San Ignacio...

Colegio de las Vizcaínas. México
On September 9, the Colegio de San Ignacio de Loyola – Vizcaínas School, founded by the Basques living in Mexico City in the 18th century, celebrates its "birthday"

Basque Chronicles: Merchants and Administrators: the role of the Basques in...

Vista de Lima a Finales del siglo XVIII
We've often spoken here on the blog about the role the Basques played in colonial Latin America.  In the more than three centuries separating...

Two Videos to Discover the “Colegio de las Vizcaínas” in Mexico,...

A year ago, we wrote an article to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the Colegio de San Ignacio or "Colegio de las...

From Mexico: an educational tradition of Basque origin turns 250 years...

This article was translated by John R. Bopp We have noticed sometimes that there's a tendency for the stories that reach the blog to group together...