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Magdalena Mignaburu and Josu Legarreta author another book on the history of the Euskal Echea Association

07/17/2019

Covers of the book "Euskal Echea. 115 Years of Confraternity, Solidarity and Education in Argentina"
Covers of the book "Euskal Echea. 115 Years of Confraternity, Solidarity and Education in Argentina"

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Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Euskal Echea Cultural and Charitable Association celebrates its 115th anniversary this year, and so at the request of the institution, Magdalena Mignaburu and Josu Legarreta have written a book about the history of the association from its origin to the present.  Entitled, Euskal Echea. 115 Years of Confraternity, Solidarity and Education in Argentina, its 250 pages are organized chronologically according to important changes at the institutional level.

Mignaburu explains, “Although there already exists a work of great documentary and methodological value on the Euskal Echea done by Drs. Marcelino Iriani Zalakain and Oscar Alvarez Gila, that covers through 1950, our work covers through present day,” she said.

Mignaburu also stresses that their new findings incorporated into the book, only reaffirm the importance of making the Association better known.  “We were able to corroborate that it is a pharaonic and magnificent work, unique outside Euskal Herria, which demonstrates the importance that the Basques have always given to children and the elderly.  We know of the existence of the Vizcainas School in Mexico, but Euskal Echea has gone, and goes beyond the educational purposes of that centenary institution which we respect but evaluate as a more limited work,” she said.

“It has been a privilege to delve into the knowledge of a work, which i personally believe is not as well-known as it should be outside of Argentina.  We hope that those who agree to read this book feel the same emotion before this unprecedented work,” Mignaburu concludes.

The date of the book’s presentation and release will be announced soon.



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