basque heritage worldwide
02/10/2021
Mariana Demicheli Uribeondo created the “Amalur” project in 1994, when she had the opportunity to travel to the Basque Copuntry. “At that time I was studying at the National Ceramics School #1 in Buenos Aires and in general, the popular productions always sparked my interest. In the Basque Country, I found a kind of very simple production, well determined by its particular forms, full ...
02/09/2021
The database of victims in the Civil War in Araba, Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa is now available on the Gogora Institute’s website. This data (in Basque, in Spanish) is based on a study of fatalities in the Basque Country during the civil war and the first Franco Regime (1936-1945) and on the Basque who died in Spain outside the Basque Country as a result of the war. At present, it contains the records of ...
02/08/2021
The talk presented by expert Kirsty Hooper is entitled “Basques in Liverpool and the Spanish Colonial Empire: from Mundaka to Manila (via the Mersey).” It will begin at 3pm local time and 4pm in Euskal Herria. The researcher from the University of Warwick will concentrate and analyze the Olano, Larrinaga & Co, company founded in 1862, by Basques Ramon de Larrinaga, Jose Antonion de Olano and ...
02/08/2021
Would you like to spend a month at the University Of Nevada, Reno researching a topic relating to the Basque Diaspora with Access to resources such as the Basque Library, the Center for Basque Studies and others? The Etxepare Basque Institute along with the Nevada System of Higher Education invite you to the 2021 edition of the Jon Bilbao Chair. Deadline to apply and submit all required documentation is ...
02/05/2021
“Manuel Irujo Ollo. A Legacy of Peace, Freedom, Justice and Democracy is comprised of a series of articles written for the occasion by referents of Basque nationalism in the Basque Country as well as in the Diaspora,” its editor Fernando Lizarbe, general coordinator of “Geroa Bai Argentina,” said. “It includes contributions by Uxue Barkos, former Lehendakari of Navarre, and ...
02/05/2021
The Laurak Bat Basque Club in Valencia announced an express Euskera course that begins on February 15th with classes “online for now, and in person once circumstances permit it.” Classes are on Mondays and Wednesdays from 7:30-9pm from February to June. “Our goal is for local people, previous knowledge is not necessary. The course runs for five months but the content will be the equivalent of ...
02/04/2021
The choirs of Santa Ageda are a tradition in many towns and places in the Basque Country, a tradition that is also reflected in the Diaspora. Some Basque club revive the custom of going from house to house, visiting neighbors and singing the traditional Santa Ageda verses, banging the ground with makilas (sticks). As with many other events that include gatherings this year Santa Agueda will not be ...
02/04/2021
Every February, the Basque Cultural Center has this date marked in red on its calendar. This year too, when they will celebrate the 39th anniversary of “Gure Euskal Etxea,” constructed by auzolan (Basque communal work) and inaugurated with its fronton in 1982. Last year, the anniversary was the last event to be celebrated prior to the pandemic, and the next scheduled big event, a Bertsolari ...
02/04/2021
With the pandemic and its restrictions, 2020, left us with a bad taste in our mouths and moments that we will never forget. However, it would not be fair not to highlight the work and commitment of various institutions in the Basque Diaspora that have adapted to the new conditions and provide an unending list of viable proposals during quarantine, contributing support and a breath of fresh air in these uneasy ...
02/03/2021
The Basque Government and the Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture (OEI) have signed this morning an agreement of collaboration that aims to develop joint actions in education, science and culture between the Basque community and the Ibero-American community taking into account the historical, cultural and social ties that unite both communities. The agreement was ...
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