Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Basque-Argentine Foundation Juan de Garay recently evaluated its 2018 activities. Stand outs include their weekly Tuesday activity, as part of its cultural cycle, organized by Jorge Beramendi that included films projections, talks and presentations in 31 meetings, with 8 films and 23 presentations, followed by as many dinners, as well as Basque language class with 24 lessons.
Basque class was attended by 8 people, three of which attended all 24 classes.
Other topics in its cultural cycle include, the Basques and the Great Army 1588, Basque Heraldry, Basque Txoko, Genealogy of the Basque kings, painter Kaperotxipi, the book of the language of love, Basque language and its institutions, Basque arm makers, the Basque health system, classical ballet and the Basques, the Basque kings’ royal palaces in Spain, journalist Ezcurra, the Basque king’s royal palaces in France, the Basque Diaspora, noble palaces in Navarre, the shipwreck of the Tromelin, the Bourbons, Basque or French? Seven Basque queens in Sicily, Basque trade and its influence in Argentina, Basque Nobel prizes, Basque actors…
The Foundation led by Diego Ibarbia was present and also participated in events like the Semana Nacional Vasca, Buenos Aires Celebrates, the anniversary Foundation of the city, Visit of the Lehendakari and the President of Navarre, San Ignacio mass…
It also published three issues of its magazine The Basques Euskaldunak numbers 68, 69 and 70 along with the 2018 directory of Basques in Argentina; and held its usual stand at the International Book Fair in Buenos Aires over 23 days, in a year that it also repaired part of its headquarters.
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