Basque Folk Dance Extravaganza from Euskal Kazeta Basque News on Vimeo.

Above: Trailer for Victor Erice’s classic film. When Basque director Victor Erice shot his feature film “Spirit of the Beehive,” little did he realize that his work would become one of the enduring classics of Spanish filmmaking. The 1973 film, highlighted by an unforgettable child performance by Ana Torrent, was hailed by critics as one of the best Spanish films [...]

View Basque Summer Festivals in the U.S. in a larger map Above: Interactive Basque Festival Map. Click on the blue “Basque Summer Festivals” to see a larger view. In Basque communities across the West, the onset of summer means the celebration of festivals. These summer festivals are often referred to as “picnics,” but in reality, they are so much more [...]

For years, Father Martxel Tillous was he Catholic priest assigned to cover the Basque communities across the American West. He was known simply as “aita,” or father, in the Basque language of Euskera. He died last year of cancer. Aita Martxel Tillous: Basque Priest from Euskal Kazeta on Vimeo. In honor of the beloved priest, the Seattle Basque Club will [...]

The case against the editors of Egunkaria, the Basque daily newspaper closed down in 2003 by the Spanish government, was dismissed Monday, April 12. Spanish government officials at the time of the closure claimed that the newspaper editors had ties to the Basque separatist movement ETA, an accusation that the editors vehemently denied. The editors had widespread support from Basques [...]

Journalist Judith Torrea still remembers crossing the bridge from El Paso, Texas to Juarez, Mexico.

In San Mateo County, like elsewhere in the Bay Area, Basque immigrants grabbed a piece of the American Dream by starting their own businesses. Many of these entrepreneurs became gardeners. Now, the history of Basques in San Mateo County is being highlighted in a new exhibit at the San Mateo County History Museum. The exhibit is titled “Gardeners of Identity: [...]