The Gure Mendietakoak in Caldas (Antioquia) participated in the 9th edition of the book fair in Medellin, Colombia that gathered more than 30,000 people and 62 stands with various academic, cultural, literary and musical activities. Among the books displayed at the Basque stand, were various volumes of Basque literature, history books on the Basque Country as well as on local history, including the work by local historian and researcher, and founding member of Gure Mendietakoak, John Alejandro Ricaurte.
Medellin, Colombia. The Book Days fair took place in Medellin on April 24 and 25 gathering publishers and cultural centers from all over the region in hopes of promoting Reading and culture in the city.
More than 30,000 attended the event this year. It also included a stand by the Gure Mendietakoak Basque club, “aimed at spreading the Basque culture in Antioquia, through a display of Basque literature, books in Euskera and a presentation of the historic research Vasco Navarros in Antioquia, 1890-1970: An Approximation of the History of Religious and Exiled Migrants by John Alejandro Ricaurte Cartagena,” club president, Catalina Fernandez told EuskalKultura.com.
John Alejandro Ricaurte will soon present his new research, sponsored by the Basque Government, The Basques in Antioquia under the Period of Austrias 1513-1700. The work was finished in December 2014 coinciding with the anniversary of the Center for Basque Studies in Antioquia and is hoped to be published by the end of the month, according to club sources.
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