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Basque Fact of the Week, Diaspora, History

Basque Fact of the Week: Charles de Salaberry, Hero of Canada

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It’s often easy to forget the role that France, and along with them the Basques from Iparralde, had in the history of North America. From Louisiana to Canada, Iparraldetarrak had an enormous hand in shaping the history of the continent. One dramatic example comes from Quebec, in which the grandson of a Basque military officer […]

Basque Fact of the Week, History, People

Basque Fact of the Week: The Disappearance of Jesús Galíndez Suárez

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The aftermath of Spanish Civil War and World War II forced many Basque intelligentsia to flee their native land and settle elsewhere. Indeed, the Basque government itself was in exile. Many of those Basques eventually found their way to the Americas where they became important figures, both representing the cause of the Basque government or […]