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Sponsored by the Federation of Basque Institutions in Uruguay (FIVU) and organized by the Haize Hegoa Basque club and the Euskaro Center, the exhibit “Gure Arropa-Our Clothes” visited the Uruguayan capital for the first time in April. Afterwards, both Basque clubs commemorated the 79^th anniversary of the Bombing of Gernika in the Plaza of the same name in Montevideo.

Montevideo, Uruguay. Sponsored by FIVU, and as part of a tour that also included stops in Carmelo and San Jose, the exhibit of old Basque clothes “Gure Arropa - Our clothes" by Magdalena Mignaburu also came tom Montevideo where it was exhibited on April 26-29 at the Euskaro Center facilities. The event was co-organized by the center and the Haize Hegoa Basque club.

As a complement to the exhibit, Magdalena Mignaburu inaugurated it explaining the details of each model to the audience. “I also presented the hosts a copy of my book on the history of Argentine Basque Nationalism Basque Homeland in Argentina.” “I was very well-received and so I want to thank everyone who participated in the event,” Mignaburu told EuskalKultura.com.

The exhibit “Gure Arropa – Our Clothes” was declared of Ministerial Interest by the Uruguayan Minster of Education and Culture.

79th anniversary of the Bombing of Gernika

Joining other institutions in the Basque Diaspora who remembered the bombing, the Euskaro Center and Haize Hegoa Basque club, along with FIVU also held a ceremony in honor of the victims of the attack on the Bizkaian village.

The event took place on April 30 at the Plaza Gernika in Montevideo and began with an address by the President of the Euskaro Center, Juan Pedro Arin, and continued with an Aurresku by dantzaris from Haize Hegoa. There was also a song and wreath laying.

First lunch of the year at Euskaro

Among the latest activities that have taken place at the Euskaro Center, they also let us know that the club held its first lunch of the year in the beginning of April. Besides sharing an excellent paella, those present also enjoyed the music of Baldomero Anso and his son Alejandro Anso “who entertained the public with songs and music on the drum, txistu and accordion. There was also dancing and everyone had a great time,” they said.