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Vicenta Moguel, first Basque woman writer

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Posted on 2019-03-08 in
Image taken from Bidegileak [Forerunners], 4.

Bidegileak [Forerunners], 4. Euskal Biblioteka. Labayru Fundazioa.

Vicenta Antonia Moguel (1782–1854) is the first known woman to write in Basque. She was the youngest sister of Juan José Moguel (1781–1782), also a writer. A number of circumstances are essential for a person to become a writer, among others, writing skills, enjoyment of writing, creative talent, and intelligence. In the case of Vicenta Moguel, family circumstances, specifically her father’s early death, prompted her uncle, the famed writer Juan Antonio Moguel (1745–1805), to take care of the education of his niece and nephew. (more…)

Occurrences of a particular vessel in Basque language and literature

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Posted on 2018-04-06 in
Copper errada belonging to the Olabarria family from Udiaga. Orozko (Bizkaia)

Copper errada belonging to the Olabarria family from Udiaga. Orozko (Bizkaia), 2018. Itziar Rotaetxe. Labayru Fundazioa Photographic Archive.

According to the accurate definition provided by the Royal Spanish Academy, the herrada is ‘a wooden bucket with large cast iron or brass bands, wider at the base than at the top rim’, more of a museum piece than a useful object today. Most notably throughout the 19th century and the first few decades of the 20th century, this particular bucket served an important function in Basque society, for it was used by women to fetch water from the source. In western Basque dialects it is known as errada, perrada, edarra, and others, ferreta being the commonest word for it in eastern varieties. (more…)

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