Basques in America
Chap. 1. Basques in America: Havana
In Havana, we begin our journey through America and the mark left by the Basques. A journey of more than 20,000 kilometres from Tierra del Fuego to Newfoundland. With images by David Quintas and texts by Martín Ibarrola.
Chapter II. Basques in America. Saddle Island, The mystery of the red tiles
We continue our journey through the life of the Basques in America and we do it now in the lands of Newfoundland, in Canada: ‘Saddle Island, The mystery of the red tiles’. Photographer David Quintas and writer Martin Ibarrola.
Chapter III. Basques in America. The Ogarrio tunnel
In the third chapter of the section, we learn the story of Vicente Irizar. He was born in Elgoibar on 9 March 1834, lost his parents before he was twelve years old and, seeing that the inheritance of his family -former steel manufacturers- was scarce, he decided to go to Mexico in search of new opportunities.
Chap. IV. Basques in America. A duel in Comanche land
Rumours spoke of an army of shadows that always rode in the light of the full moon. Their cries were a harbinger of devastation. When Comanche horsemen entered New Mexico in the early 18th century, they declared war on the white man and cornered the Spanish settlers in their own forts.
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