Basque oral History Project

Chronicler: Interviewer: Location: Date: Language:	Richard Gabica Lisa Corcostegui Nampa, Idaho 1992, 1995, 2001 English

	Ricardo Pedro Gabica was born in 1914 at Reynold's Creek Ranch in Idaho. His parents, Elias Gabicagoxeascoa Echaniz and Valentina Uberuaga Azcuenaga, were immigrants from Bizkaia. He is also the grand-nephew of Antonio Azcuenaga, early settler of Jordan Valley, Oregon. He grew up in Nampa, Idaho where he became known as Richard or Dick. Richard attended St. Paul's School and later Nampa High. Richard worked in the sheep business with his father and later became a successful cattle rancher. In his interview Richard talks about his family history, growing up in Nampa, and the lifestyle of Basque sheepherders, and the sheep industry during the Great Depression.
Richard Gabica


	(Audio Files in English) Narration about Family's Fox Farm (4:23) Early Experience with sheepherding and Camp Tending (3:13) Transition from Sheep to Cattle Ranching (3:28)		Richard's Parents' Wedding Photograph 1911 Reynold's Creek Ranch

Keywords in Order of Appearance
Places	People	Topics	Years
Reynold's Creek, Idaho Nampa, Idaho Boise, Idaho Jordan Valley, Oregon	Lorenzo Uberuaga Antonio Azcuenaga Miguel (Mitchel) Gabica Jess Gabica Joe Legarza Andy Little	Silver Fox Farm Sheepherding Camp Tending	1925-26 1936 1939 1945
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