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EGUINO TRECU, Jose (Religious People)

Priest (1906) born in Azkoitia on 16th October 1880 and doctor in Theology (1903) and Law (1906) at the Pontifical University of Comillas. He was cura(...)Read the article

ANDUEZA MENDIZABAL, Modesto (Handball)

Andueza III. One of the pelotaris who has been playing the ball the longest in the hand frontons. Born on 8 July 1940, in Azkoitia (Gipuzkoa), he has (...)Read the article

ASBAJE, Juana de (Religious People)

In her literary work and convent life Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. Basque-Mexican poet and prose writer, known as the "Phoenix of Mexico". She was born(...)Read the article

Bereciartua Barrenechea, Julián (Doctors)

Doctor born in 1935 in Azpeitia (Gipuzkoa).He studied medicine in Zaragoza, where he graduated; he specialised in surgery at the University of Vallado(...)Read the article

AGIRRE LOPETEGI, Xabier (Actors)

Xabier Agirre Lopetegi (Legorreta, Gipuzkoa, 1963) is a Basque actor and producer whose career has spanned theatre, television and film. His connectio(...)Read the article

Battle of Beotibar (Concept)

It took place on 19 September 1321 and was not as large as reported by the chronicler Zaldibia, Alonso Onceno, Ochoa Álvarez de Isasaga and others wh(...)Read the article

Colino, Pablo (Managers)

Ecclesiastic, choirmaster and chapel master from Navarre who even worked in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. He was born in Pamplona on 25 January(...)Read the article

KORTADI OLANO, Edorta (Investigators)

Professor and art critic born in Tolosa (Gipuzkoa) on 13 April 1946 into a family of merchants and men of letters. He completed his early education at(...)Read the article

Gallastegui Uriarte, Elías (Politicians and Public Officials)

Arrantzale, Baltzuri, Errementari, Gudari, Nik, Peli Azkasibar.Basque nationalist leader born in Bilbao on July 20, 1892.He wrote a wide variety of ar(...)Read the article

Los Bocheros (Musical Groups)

A vocal ensemble from Bilbao, who especially cultivated the popular songs of Bilbao and, in general, all Basque folklore. During the early 1940s, he e(...)Read the article

Nuestra Señora del Buen Consejo School of Lekaroz (Schools)

The school was founded by the Capuchin Fathers in Lekaroz and has been in existence for 100 years (1890-1990).The first stone was blessed and laid on (...)Read the article

SENOSIAIN (Surnames)

Basque surname originating from the estate called ‘Zirizarena’ in Ollo (Navarre).Read the article

AMUCHÁSTEGUI, Guillermo (Handball)

Guillermo. Pelotari. Born in Ondarroa in 1911, his activities date back to 1923, when he was twelve years old. Those were the times of the Erdoza, "Is(...)Read the article

Nafarroa Beherea (Territories)

Lower Navarre, with its 1,336 km² - including Bidache and Came - is larger than Laburdi and Zuberoa, which are 857 and 789 km² respectively. It lies(...)Read the article

Cuesta Ezeiza, Arantza (Historians)

Arantza Cuesta Ezeiza is a Basque historian and cultural manager who has developed an extensive professional career in the preservation, documentation(...)Read the article

Muro Arriet, Koro (Historians)

Historian born in Hernani (Gipuzkoa) in 1967, Koro Muro Arriet has developed a solid and committed professional career in the of culture, heritage an(...)Read the article

Colonialism (Concept)

Colonialism itself is a doctrine that during the 19th and 20th centuries sought to justify the control and exploitation of numerous territories by Wes(...)Read the article

Zurbaran (Architecture)

An old tower in Bilbao (Bizkaia) that was demolished in 1878. It was located in Calle de la Torre, next to the church of Santiago; in the 15th century(...)Read the article

Tuberculosis in Gipuzkoa (Concept)

Tuberculosis, also known as white plague, is a disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis or Koch's bacillus after its discoverer in 1(...)Read the article

Beribilez (1931), Jean Etxepare Bidegorri (Literary Figures)

In 1931, the doctor Jean Etxepare (1877-1935) published the travel book Beribilez (By Car). It is the account of a journey by car through the Basque C(...)Read the article