The Basques and the Pacific
07 January 2009
Until 28 February, 2009, The Maritime Museum of San Sebastian is home to the exhibition The Basques and the Pacific, a homage to the sailor Andrés de Urdaneta from Guipuzcoa.
The exhibition, designed by AIRU Z.K. and ADN DESIGN, provides an overview of the history of the presence of the Basques in the Pacific, including islands such as the Philippines and geographical areas like the West Coast of America or the coastal regions of the South of China. The exhibition reveals the important role that the Basques played in exploring and discovering new shipping and trading routes, as well as their active economic, scientific, cultural, administrative, military and religious functions within the framework of Spanish colonisation.
The chronological development ranges from the period of the great discoveries, with sections devoted to Juan Sebastián Elcano, Andrés de Urdaneta and Miguel López de Legazpi, right up to the present day, with reference to commercial exchanges with Asia or to the setting up of Basque companies in China. In this latest section it is worth mentioning the presence of SteamXpress, an iron designed by ADN DESIGN and manufactured in China for Black & Decker Appliances USA.
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