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Quilmes, Argentina. “There was a Basque club in our city already in 1901.  The latest data regarding club activities, according to records in La Plata date back to 1981.  Since then and until the beginning of this century, we don’t know about any activity in the local Basque activity.”  “Until a group of friends started talking and meeting during the last few years, with a common goal, to rescue the culture of Euskal Herria, land of our elders,” as explained by Quilmes Basque club to EuskalKultura.com.

“During the last few years we have approached FEVA and other clubs to share, for example, during the Argentinean Basque National Week.  We have always been very warmly received and were able to exchange ideas in order to become a center that hosts the locals we can once again share the excitement of having a Basque club.”

Basque cultural outreach

The Quilmes Basque club provides a cultural opportunity to the community to awake the interest in Basque descendants in the area.  On April 27, Mikel Ezkerro renowned lecturer visited the city who gave a lecture entitled, “The mystery of the Basque People,” in the Pedro Goyena Public Library.

[Professor Mikel Ezkerro during his talk at the Pedro Goyena Public Library.   In the photos, from left to right, Library president Ana Aispuru, club president, Eduardo Erdozain and Mikel Ezkerro; and a partial view of the audience (photoEE)]

On June 14, everyone is also invited to the First Basque Day in the city.  The program of activities includes a talk “Basque Migration to Argentina from 1750-1944,” by Luis Luquez and an exhibit on the history of the Quilmes Basque club by its president Eduardo Erdozain.  The event will begin at 18:00 in the City's Department of Culture at Sarmento and Rivadavia Streets.

Next month, on July 6, there will be another talk again at the Pedro Goyena Library entitled, “Children of the Spanish Civil War.”  As part of the talk, Armando Velasco, club member, will relate his experience.

The board of the directors of the Quilmes Basque club follows:

-President: Eduardo Erdozain
-Vice-president: Armando Velasco Yubero
-Secretary: Ana María Erdozain
-Minutes keeper: Emilio M Padín
-Treasurer: Mónica Buldain
-Treasurer pro-temp: Tideo Elisiri

-First Director: Raúl Indarramendi
-2nd Director: Héctor Elizaincin
-3rd Director: Eduardo Vides

-1st Alternate Director: Carlos Da Pena Aramburu
-2nd Alternate Director: Jorge Pastor
-3rd Alternate Director: Marta Imirizaldu

-Auditors: Raúl Mendizábal, Fernando Ulibarri and María Luisa Ezquerra