In the nineteenth century…Antoine d´Abbadie was a key figure in organizing a series of poetry competitions known as Lore Jokoak. Thanks to these Floral Games, the Basque language gained presence in the public arena and laid the foundations of a collective Basque consciousness that transcended national borders, which would eventually allow the language to be rediscovered […]| The Opposite of Indifference
Historian Daniel Gray draws connections between football and the Spanish Civil War, as personified by the Basque refugee children who became footballers in England. This article was published in issue 59 of ¡No pasarán! in January| International Brigade Memorial Trust