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06/04/2013
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Donostia-San Sebastian. “Being Basque means to love the country and symbols of gure arbasoak (our ancesters): it means Respect, Work, Constancy, Perseverance, Dignity and “to never to give up in the face of whatever adversity,” that’s what Juan L. Agotegaray Etxaniz, from Arrecifes (Argentina) told us it means to be Basque to him. If you would like a copy of Basques: Their Language throughout History tell us what it means to you to be Basque.
We will give away four copies of the fabulous book published by Pamiela among all of the submissions. Sunday, June 9, is the deadline to enter. You can share your reflections three different ways:
Here are some of the responses we’ve received so far in Basque and Spanish (now you can try also in English):
Marisa, Orio
I hope that this message finds you. I live in Texas and I'm also trying to find info about my grand father Francisco G. Elizarraraz was from a ranch in Guanajuato then alone came to texas at a very young age. Curious to find out if they were from the same family.
Robert Elizarraraz, 03/04/2014 01:57
Go ahead Juan Antonio, best wishes for your trip back to your rooths and family places. Keep us posted!
EuskalKultura.com, 06/20/2013 11:41
For me I am just trying to learn about my dad's side of the family. I know that my Dad is Spanish and Basque. I don't know which year it was that my fathers great great grandfathers came to Mexico. All I know is the history of my Dad's family from the stories that were passed on. There were two big gated ranches one belonged to the Vazquez and the other to Elizarraraz. The two family married one another. My father is that product. From this story I discovered that I was part Basque. I always wondered why my father's great great grandparents came to Mexico. Spain and the Basque country are so beautiful. The ranches that I have not yet gone to visit are in Guanajuato Mexico. My father told me about an underground room that was made under the ranch. I wonder if it still there and if it would tell me more about my family. Maybe names of cousins or letters. Loved ones. The ranch has changed what was there hardly remains. Many family heirlooms and treasures stolen from a group that my grandmother called Los Crinacos (A type of pancho villa group from what my dad says)...They were thieves and would still women. The Basque and Spanish men would fight them off. My grandmother tells me that she would go into hiding and sometimes on top of a roof and some would hide in this hidden underground room. Inshallah I will visit Guanajuato soon and see if I could find clues or see what remains to maybe one day track records of both my Spanish and Basque families.
Juan Antonio Vazquez Elizarraraz, 06/20/2013 11:13
I'd be curious to hear what non Basques say about us. But I'm my personal opinion being Basque means 'Resilience'.
Max de Zarobe, 06/08/2013 14:42
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