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Etxepare Basque Institute

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The Etxepare Basque Institute is a public agency created by the Basque Government. The institute is named after Bernat Etxepare, author of Linguae Vasconum Primitiae (1545), the first book to be published in the Basque language, or Euskara. The phrase that defines the Institute can be found in that first book: "Heuscara/Ialgi hadi mundura" (Euskara, go out into the world).2 It is headquartered in San Sebastián.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Oct 29, 2010Founded1

The Etxepare Basque Institute is a public agency created by the Basque Government. The institute is named after Bernat Etxepare, author of Linguae Vasconum Primitiae (1545), the first book to be published in the Basque language, or Euskara. The phrase that defines the Institute can be found in that first book: "Heuscara/Ialgi hadi mundura" (Euskara, go out into the world).2

Timeline

  1. Oct 29, 2010Founded Founded1

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