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Basque Fact of the Week, People

Basque Fact of the Week: Saint Ignatius, Founder of the Jesuits

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Note that, if you get this post via email, the return-to address goes no where, so please write blas@buber.net if you want to get in touch with me. Basques were relatively late-comers to Christianity, holding on to their pre-Christian ways longer than many of their neighbors. However, when they did embrace the new religion, they […]

Books, Diaspora, Euskadi, History, People, Politics

Basque Firsts by Vince J. Juaristi

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Basques have had their impact on world history and there are key historical figures that most Basques already know. St. Ignatius, the founder of the Jesuit order, was born in Loyola. The first person to (deliberately) circumnavigate the Earth, Juan Sebastian Elcano, was from Getaria. However, there are many other Basques that have made important […]