Category: History

Calle Norzagaray in Old San Juan

Basque Footprints in the Caribbean

Basque influence has been prevalent throughout Puerto Rico’s history

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Tree Carvings Threatened

Basque Sheepherder Carvings in the Sierras from Euskal Kazeta Basque News on Vimeo.

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Basque San Telmo Museum

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Costume designer Ane Albisu with the exhibit she prepared.

Basque Society Changes Highlighted at Donosti museum

By Nancy Zubiri Costume expert Ane Albisu had a hard time tracking down a bona fide bikini and miniskirt from the 1960s. Albisu was collecting authentic items of clothing for the main exhibits of the San Telmo Museum in Donosti, which deal with Basque society through the ages. She didn’t have difficulty digging up donations of traditional Basque costumes. People [...]

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The sheepherer monument. Photo: Euskal Kazeta

Basque Sheepherder Monument Restored With New Plaques

Bronze plaques engraved with the names of hundreds of herders were stolen in January 2011

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Jean Irola, longtime owner of Jean's Restaurant in Colton

Two longtime restaurateurs from SoCal pass away

Two longtime Southern California Basque restaurant owners have passed away recently — Jean Irola and Jean Baptiste “J.B.” Sabarots. Jean Irola Jean Irola, longtime owner of the popular Jean’s restaurant in Colton, Calif., passed away April 26. He was 78. Irola continued to run his restaurant up until recently, when he was diagnosed with cancer. The family has kept the [...]

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75th Anniversary of the Gernika Bombing

75th Anniversary of the Gernika Bombing

Seventy-five years ago today, waves of Nazi planes devastated the Basque town of Guernica in an atrocity that shocked the world. The town was was leveled on April 26, 1937, in a blitzkrieg attack by the Condor Legion of the Nazi Luftwaffe during the Spanish Civil War. Residents, many of them in the town marketplace, were trapped as the planes [...]

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Guernica is one of the most iconic paintings in the world. Photo: Wikipedia.com

Picasso’s ‘Guernica’ Undergoes Robotic Checkup

Pablo Picasso’s iconic “Guernica” is undergoing a robotic health check as the renowned painting marks its 75th anniversary. A specialized machine that relies on infrared and ultraviolet photography is taking thousands of microscopic shots of the oil-on-canvass masterpiece. Dubbed “Pablito,” the robotic mechanism is scanning the painting each Tuesday when the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, which houses the work, [...]

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One of the Basque aspen rubbings at the exhibit. Photo: Nevada Historical Society.

Basque Aspen Art Exhibit Opens in Reno

The Nevada Historical Society in Reno is hosting an exhibit on Basque aspen art rubbings. The rubbings are made from the carvings left by Basque immigrants who worked as sheepherders. In the summer, Basque herders trailed with their sheep across the mountain ranges, taking advantage of abundant streams and lush pastures. RELATED EUSKAL KAZETA REPORTS: Video — Basque Tree Carvings [...]

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The Garnier home is a centerpiece of Los Encinos State Historic Park. Credit: The park.

Gift of $150,000 made to save Los Encinos Park, which features historic Basque ranch

An anonymous donor has provided $150,000 to save Los Encinos State Historic Park, which features a landmark Basque ranch and was threatened with closure because of budget cuts. The 5-acre park, in the the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, was one of dozens of California parks slated to be closed because of a state budget crisis. It features an [...]

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