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06/07/2016
Tomorrow, Wednesday, the book The Odyssey of Xabiertxo: the last Steamer written by Koldo Ordozgoiti and published by Ekin Basque publishers in Buenos Aires will be presented in Basque city of Tolosa (Gipuzkoa) in the plenary room at city hall. The work tells the true story of a group of refugees who randomly met on the Groix, the last steamer that sailed from Bordeaux to Buenos Aires on June 12, 1940.
06/07/2016
Organizers of the conference “Agirre in Berlin,” that concluded last Friday in Berlin, were very satisfied with how it went. Mari Jose Olaziregi, Etxepare Basque Institute, stressed that the conference “The Legacy of Lehendakari Agirre's Government” has accomplished its goal of promoting the study of the figure of Agirre and his legacy in academia. The Berlin Euskal Etxea, on the other hand, emphasized the coverage it received in both Basque and German media. Following is a photo chronicle.
06/07/2016
The people in charge of preparing the meal were the well-known sukaldaris (chefs) Arantxa Soraluce and Itziar Aguirre. At the same luncheon, members of Zazpirak Bat celebrated May 25th and the day of San Prudencio. Along with this news, the club also invites everyone to another event: a tribute to the Argentine flag that the women’s group, Emakume Abertzale Batza, will hold on June 11th.
06/06/2016
The prizes in EuskalKultura.com’s latest raffle will go to the Baleares Islands (the book), Caracas (the CD and book Boga boga), Maipu (double CD by Korrontzi) and the sticker collection will go to San Miguel de Tucuman and a second sticker collection to Chañar Ladeado. Zorionak to the five winners, and to everyone else, stay tuned for another raffle in the coming days.
06/06/2016
On June 14th at the College of the Vizcainas in Mexico City the second edition of an International Conference on the Basque-Navarran presence will take place organized by the Jose Maria Basagoiti Historic Archive, and the Bascongada Society of Friends of the Country (RSBAP) in Mexico. The event will analyze the contribution of Basques and Navarrese throughout the history of Mexico and Central America in the 19th and 20th centuries.
06/06/2016
Notary, Luis Zaldua, was again designated as the president of the Saltoko Euskaldunen Taldea Basque Club in Salto, Uruguay, a position that he also held in 2003-2004. The new board of directors is also comprised of Hugo Llona, vicepresident; secretary, Ana María Zaldua; pro-secretary, Analí Moreale Olaizola; treasurer, Fernando Urroz; pro-treasurer, María Inés Bentancor; and director, María Noel Arrúa. Articles published in the daily Pueblo de Salto last Friday.
06/06/2016
The President of Navarre, Uxue Barkos, recognized “the example, effort and work of the Navarrese who had to leave Navarre to make a better life for their families,” during the celebration last Saturday in Lekunberri of the 28th edition of the 'Day of Navarrese living abroad.' The event was attended by nearly 1,000 people. Barkos thanked everyone for their interest in disseminating the culture of Navarre and its identity.
06/03/2016
Today is the deadline to enter the raffle to win four wonderful prizes: Aita deitzen zen gizona, a book written in Basque and in verse by Basque-American Joan Errea; CD and book Boga boga a classic of traditional Basque songs of the sea, with sheet music, lyrics and audio; the double CD Korrontzi Getxo, by the group of the same name, a musical luxury; and a large assortment of stickers with Ikurriñas and other Basque motifs. Hurry up!
06/03/2016
Descendant of a Yarza emigrant from Oñati married in 1855 in Uruguay with a Lasarte woman from Oronoz, Enrique Yarza is a lawyer, historian and genealogist. He has just presented a book on his ancestors in Montevideo and Minas, Uruguay.
06/03/2016
Former pilotaris, Pedro Txikuri, Santi Txikuri, Enrique Bonilla and Rafael Badiola were the center for a beautiful tribute at the end of May, as part of an event that joined Basque gastronomy and this most appreciated sport in Mexico. The initiative was proposed by Pablo San Roman who gathered nearly 300 people at the club Mundet including food lovers, pilota fans, friends and family.
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