Beyond the Friendly, Two Immigration Stories
The July 18 friendly between Athletic Club de Bilbao and Club Tijuana in Boise, Idaho was an imagined thing, drawn up years ago on a…
Society
Txakoli, a Basque Wine Open to the World
A country that boasts its own personality and character must have elements and indigenous traditions that set it apart from neighboring countries. That is the…
Oñati, Sociology of Law “World Capital”
by Fernando Tapia Alberdi. Since I could not attend as I would have liked the activities organized by the International Institute for the Sociology of…
My Life Under Franco
This is how I remember it: One night at dinner when I was six, Dad announced that we were going to Spain for a year….
San Sebastian: My Place in the World
by June Yamaguchi. I arrived in Donostia-San Sebastian on a sunny summer day, one of those days that just doesn’t get any better. I enjoyed the…
Manuel de Gotor: a Basque on the Conquest of the Interior World
by Borja Elorza. Manuel de Gotor is without a doubt an icon of men’s underwear fashion in Spain. This Basque designer born in Bilbao began his…
Will a Jesuit Pope Boost Basque Tourism?
by Aitor Azurki. Recently the Buenos Aires newspaper ‘La Nación’ published a story about the impact on tourism in Argentina by the first Argentine Pope of…
‘Made in Basque’ Fashion
by Borja Elorza. Basque fashion has had prime examples in the world. Designers Paco Rabanne and Cristóbal Balenciaga have been, without a doubt, the biggest names…