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09/06/2019
The San Joseko Euskaldunak Taldea Basque Club in San Jose, Uruguay celebrated its first decade on August 24th at the Centenario Club. Some 25 people gathered including members, Basque students and the club’s president, Zenon Echeverry who shared lunch and participated in the activities carried out by Basque teacher, Andrea Bella. As at any Basque festival, besides great food, there was also music and ...
09/05/2019
In the coming weeks, there will be many festivities in Argentina to honor those who had to abandon their homeland and chose this country as their new home. Activities will run all month long, even if September 4th is officially Immigrant Day, a date chosen and established by a decree in 1949, during the presidency of Juan D. Peron. There are several towns that will pay tribute to immigrants with ...
09/04/2019
Among the 2,365 people there were Basque families and individuals that would settle and contribute to life in their new country. The poet Pablo Neruda, also of Basque origin on his mother’s side, and Chilean Consul in Paris at that time, organized the expedition. Some of those who came in the boat and their descendants include illustrious names incorporated in Chilean history, art, or culture. ...
09/04/2019
The Itxaropen Basque Club in Saladillo organized a program of activities as part of the visit and as part of FEVA’s cultural offerings made Cesar Arrondo in August. One of the events was co-organized with the Agusto Cicare Library in Polvareda where Arrondo presented his book Hipolito Yrigoyen (1916-2016) First Centennial of Popular Sovereignty. Taking the figure of the Argentine president of Basque origin, ...
09/03/2019
Under the direction of Oscar Alvarez Gila and Koldo San Sebastian, the course will analyze the impact that the “Great War” World War I, had on Euskal Herria: the way in which the Basque Diaspora, from both Iparralde and Hegoalde, reacted to the outbreak and development of the war with the elements of mobilization, where appropriate, volunteer recruits, humanitarian support for victims of the campaign, ...
09/03/2019
Entitled, Euskal Echea, 115 Years of Fellowship, Solidarity and Education in Argentina, Magdalena Mignaburu Berho and Josu Legarreta Bilbao tell the story of the Cultural and Charitable Association Euskal Echea from its beginnings until today. The publication is the result of years of research and was presented on August 21st at the Euskal Echea headquarters attended by representatives of the Basque ...
09/02/2019
The Basque Government and the Ispaster town hall invite everyone to attend the event marking the second edition of Day of the Basque Diaspora, Sunday, September 8th at noon in the plaza of this Bizkaian town with the participation of Lehendakari Urkullu. The presentation took place last Friday in Ispaster attended by the Secretary General of Foreign Action, Marian Elorza, and the Director of the Basque ...
09/02/2019
For those that couldn’t enroll in the class at the beginning of the year, this Buenos Aires Euskaltegi is now offering another change for students in the last trimester of the year. The beginning class begins today, September 2nd at 6pm, meeting every Monday from 6-9pm at Bernardo de Irigoyen 826, CABA. Classes will provide basic knowledge, the minimum for a presentation, ...
09/02/2019
The Euskal Etxea in Paraguay’s capital city held an important event with a program that included a talk on the history of the Basques in Paraguay, dinner and a dance performance by the group directed Ninive Orrego. Entitled “The Present of the Basques in Paraguay,” historian, Eduardo Nacayama talked anout the arrival of the Basques to the country and their influence on the ...
08/23/2019
A week isn’t much, but EuskalKultura.eus will take a break next week to address issues that are often put off due to the daily activity of publishing the newsletter and keeping the website up to date. As usual we will continue responding to phone calls and emails, and will continue publishing on social media, but in regards to the daily bulletin, this will resume on Monday September 2nd.
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