Tag: Vascos en el mundo
Why is there a “Villa de Bilbao” in Mexico?
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,...
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
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...