Some basques throughout the history

Eneko Atxa “Present and future of the new international cuisine concept”

Eneko Atxa Azurmendi was born in 1977 (aged 38) in Amorebieta-Zornotza, Basque Country). He is an outstanding Basque chef. He studied at the [...]

Jon Kortajarena

Foto: GoodFon Jon Kortajarena Redruello (Bilbao, Basque Country, 19 May 1985) is a Basque model and actor. In June 2009, Forbes ranked Jon [...]

Saint Ignatius of Loiola “Co-founder and first leader of the Jesuits”

Ignatius of Loyola (Azpeitia, Basque Country, 1491 – Rome, 31 July 1556) was a Basque soldier and then a priest who became a religious [...]

Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco – Top tennis player

Photo: Fred Romero Renowned tennis player. On 4 June 2016 she won Roland Garros, the first Grand Slam of her career, after beating world No. 1 [...]

Jon Rahm – The international golf hope

Jon Rahm is the best “amateur” in the modern history of golf. With this calling card the Basque golfer from Barrika made his debut in [...]

Cristobal Balenziaga “International fashion reference”

Cristobal Balenciaga Eizaguirre (Getaria, Basque Country, 21 January 1895 – Valencia, Spain, 23 March 1972), better known simply as [...]

Saint Francis Xavier “Co-founder of the Jesuits and first European missionary in Japan”

Francis Xavier or Frances de Jasso (Castle of Xavier, Kingdom of Navarre, 7 April 1506 – Island of Shangchuan, China, 3 December 1552) was [...]

Diego Gardoqui. “A European who played an essential role in the independence of the United States of America”

Diego María de Gardoqui y Arriquibar (Bilbao, Basque Country, 12 November 1735 – Turin, 12 November 1798) was a Basque politician, diplomat [...]

Paco Rabanne “The metallurgical fashion genius”

Francisco Rabaneda Cuervo was born in 1934 in Pasajes, in the Basque Country. His mother was the chief seamstress of the Basque designer [...]

Edurne Pasaban – A life linked to the mountain

Edurne Pasaban was born in Tolosa on 1 August 1973. In addition to being the first woman ever to climb the 14 eight-thousanders in the world, she [...]

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