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Fighting Basques

Fighting Basques: The Story of Major General Eugene Salet Irigaray: Faith, Courage, Patriotism, and Sacrifice

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by Sancho de Beurko Association At barely 19 years old, Marie Irigaray Inchauspe arrived in the United States to start a new life. The year was 1904. She was accompanied by her older brother Jean who was 20 at the time. Years later, at least three more siblings—Marie, Jeanne, and Grace—joined them in pursuit of the “American […]

Basque Fact of the Week, Diaspora, History

Basque Fact of the Week: The Center for Basque Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno

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“During the darkest day of the Franco era when we were denied our language, our culture and our identity, we were consoled by the knowledge that an American university in Nevada had lit one small candle in the night.” – Basque President Jose Antonio Ardanza This is how important the William A. Douglass Center for […]