Tag: whalers
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
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Nigel Richardson’s job as journalist for The Telegraph is the envy of many of his colleagues, including ourselves. You only...
A fantastic book about the history of Basque whalers (good, nice...
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As the Spanish saying goes, we all like things to be "good, nice and cheap". We can’t deny that,...
The North Atlantic, the “Sea of the Basques”, and we didn’t...
They say that a people who forget their history are condemned to repeat it. We imagine that this sentence refers to negative aspects, because...
The plaques designating Red Bay as a World Heritage Site are...
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There are matters where we get the impression that either we're obsessed or we have a completely different...
A 16th century Basque ship, and UN symbol, will set sail...
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The Windsor Star is a Canadian daily published in the city located just across the strait/border from Detroit.
They've just...
Basques in Canada: Saint Pierre et Miquelon, 1902-1954-2012: Zazpiak Bat
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Thanks to @ybarralde for tipping us off to this Canadian documentary
Director Gil la Roche and journalist Pierre Gauvreau...
More information about the “Basque ax” that’s changed the history of...
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About a month ago, we brought you the story of an incredible discovery: a Basque ax that had...