Tag: whales
A medieval Basque ship is a treasure in Newport: another hidden...
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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...
Placentia, Canada and Plentzia, Basque Country, are now sister cities
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We’ve spoken on many occasions about the profound mark the Basques have left on the Atlantic coast of...
Canada: A Mi’kmaq woman, whose last name was “Basque”, and who...
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In the Canadian daily The Globe and Mail, Allison Lawlor has written a beautiful obituary for Elsie Basque,...
The Basque Presence in Newfoundland and Labrador Goes Well Beyond Red...
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We've blogged before about the centuries-long presence of Basque whalers and fishermen on the Atlantic coast of what...
Basque whaling boats, from the depths of history to an homage...
Given its design and handling, they've been called the "race cars" of the 16th century, and have been such an essential part to the...
The official end to the “Basque-Icelandic conflict” reported by The Washington...
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A few days ago, the US newspaper The Washington Post published an article in its "world views" section written...
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,...
400 years later: reconciliation between Basques and Icelanders
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Truth be told, the reconciliation between Basques and Icelanders took place many centuries ago, as evidenced by the existence...