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28 EXILIO VASCO EN AMÉRICA Koldo San Sebastián Vitoria-Gasteiz, 2014 Un registro bibliográfico de esta obra puede consultarse en el catálogo de la red Bibliotekak del Gobierno Vasco: http://bibliotekak.euskadi.net/WebOpac Edición: 1.ª, marzo de 2014 Tirada: 750 ejemplares © Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoko Administrazioa Lehendakaritza Administración de la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco Departamento de Presidencia Director de la Colección: Asier Vallejo Itsaso Internet: www.euskadi.net Edita: Eusko Jaurlaritzaren Argitalpen Zerbitzu Nagusia Servicio Central de Publicaciones del Gobierno Vasco Donostia-San Sebastián, 1 – 01010 Vitoria-Gazteiz Diseño portada: Canaldirecto. Bilbao Fotografías: Archivo del autor Fotocomposición: Astidiseinua.com Impresión: LEITZARAN GRAFIKAK, S. L. Martin Ugalde kultur parkea Gudarien etorbidea, 29 20140 Andoain. (Gipuzkoa) ISBN: 978-84-457-3338-7 Depósito Legal: SS 59 - 2014 Nota: El editor no se identifica necesariamente con todas las opiniones del autor. José María Burgaña, capitán del pesquero Bigarrena, que junto con el Donibane navegaron desde Francia hacia el exilio en América. Tras una travesía de 34 días ambas embarcaciones entraron en el puerto de la Guaira (Venezuela) con la ikurriña izada en sus mástiles. A Paule San Sebastián, mi nieta Índice Aurkezpena / Presentación ........................................... 12 Hitzaurrea / Prefacio ................................................ 16 Introducción ....................................................... 20 1. La opinión pública americana y la guerra civil en Euskadi ................ 26 Estados Unidos, la causa de la neutralidad. México, un país diferente. Cuba, curiosas simpatías. República Dominicana, el jardín de Trujillo. Venezuela, en pleno cambio. Colombia, estabilidad democrática. Argentina en reacción. Chile: una opinión en América Exilio Vasco dividida. El bombardeo de Guernica. El caso de los niños vascos. Las relaciones con 9 los diplomáticos americanos. La actitud de la comunidad vasca. 2. Hacia el destierro................................................. 64 En Santander. Las repatriaciones. Delegación Vasca en Barcelona. Entre dos guerras. Tiempo de persecución. Desde la Francia ocupada. Francia dividida. La evacuación de los dirigentes políticos. El Consejo Nacional de Londres. 3. Las Delegaciones................................................. 96 La Delegación de México. La Delegación de Nueva York. Con los católicos. La derrota de la Republica. Entre dos guerras. La Subdelegación de Boise. Propaganda vasca en Estados Unidos. La Delegación de Buenos Aires. El Centenario de la Abolición Foral. Otras delegaciones. 4. La financiación del exilio .......................................... 124 El SERE. Los vascos y el Vita. Los vascos y la JARE. Nueva vías de financiación. Crisis para después de una guerra. 5. Acuerdos para la inmigración....................................... 152 Estados Unidos. México. República Dominicana. Venezuela, una emigración singular. Colombia. Argentina y el Comité Pro inmigración Vasca. Chile. Las pequeñas odiseas. 6. De París a Nueva York ............................................. 186 Una polémica. Reacciones al recibimiento. La vida en la gran ciudad. En la Delegación. El profesor Aguirre. “De Guernica a Nueva York pasando por Berlín”. La historia vasca. 7. La política vasca en América........................................ 224 Reforzar la presencia vasca. Uruguay. Chile. Prieto se distancia. Los vascos y la Junta Española de Liberación. La crisis socialista. Los comunistas y la Unión Nacional. Galeuzca en América. 8. La Nueva Europa en América ....................................... 260 Guerra intelectual en Francia. Liga Internacional de Amigos de los Vascos. En Inglaterra. La llegada de la Delegación Vasca. Aguirre en Nueva York. 9. La propaganda democrática en Latinoamérica ........................ 286 Los católicos norteamericanos ante el Eje. La movilización del exilio vasco. Pro deo. Información y propaganda. Una gira continental. 10. Los espías vascos................................................ 318 La contribución vasca hasta 1940. Los observadores vascos. Una red vasca en Latinoamérica. Lucha contra el contrabando. Al otro lado del Atlántico. La profesionalización del Servicio. Se desmonta el servicio en América. Una fuente de 10 financiación. Índice 11. La reunificación del campo republicano ............................. 350 Preparando el regreso. Los socialistas y la reorganización del Gobierno. El regreso definitivo. 12. Las dificultades del exilio . 378 Argentina. Venezuela. México. Un nuevo papel para las Delegaciones. La Democracia Cristiana. Apoyo a la resistencia antifranquista. Expulsión de los comunistas. La desaparición de Galíndez. Congreso Mundial Vasco. 13. La Cultura ...................................................... 406 La prensa. Editoriales. La Literatura en lengua vasca. La acción cultural. Recrear la Sociedad de Estudios Vascos. El regreso. 14. La Nueva Diáspora ............................................... 428 Nuevas migraciones. Las comunidades vascas: Estados Unidos, México, Cuba, Venezuela, Argentina, Uruguay Bibliografía ........................................................ 454 Aurkezpena IÑIGO URKULLU RENTERIA Lehendakaria Gasteizen 1999an izan zen Kanpoko Euskal Gizataldeen II. Mundu Biltzarrari hasiera emateko, William A. Douglass Estatu Batuetako antropologoak egin zuen diskurtsoan, euskal emigrazioaren historia biltzeko lanari ekiteko eskatu zien euskal agintariei, zuzeneko informazio-iturriak galtzen ari zirela eta. Urte haietan, artean bizirik zeuden emigranteak zaharkitzen ari ziren, eta haien bizitzen lekukotasunak, Euskal Herriaren Historia osatzeko hain inportanteak direnak, betiko galtzeko arriskua zegoen. Ezin azkarragoa eta eraginkorragoa izan zen Eusko Jaurlaritzak eta kanpoko euskal komunitateak eman zuten erantzuna. Hala, bada, hurrengo biltzarrean –hura ere Gasteizen egin zen, 2003an–, Urazandi bilduma honen aurreneko hamabost liburukiak aurkeztu ziren, non munduko euskal etxe nagusien ibilbidea jasotzen zen, emigratu zuten pertsona haien lehenengo eskuko lekukotasunetan oinarritua jaso ere. Urte hauetan guztietan, etengabe hazi da Urazandi bilduma, liburuki gehiago argitaratuz. Horrela, latitude berrietako euskal komunitateen lekukotasunak edo Exilio Vasco en América Exilio Vasco euskal emigrazioari buruz hain ezagun ez diren kontuak dokumentatu dira, esate 13 baterako, Eusko Jaurlaritzak kanpoan izan dituen ordezkaritzen istorioa, edo Erresuma Batuan –gerratik ihesi– hartu zituzten haurrena. Baina bilketa-lana ez zen izan ahozko lekukotasunei edo lekukotasun horietan oinarritutako ikerketei buruzkoa soilik. Kanpoan zegoen euskal komunitateak argitaratutako aldizkarien produkzio guztia digitalizatzeari ere ekin zitzaion. Lan horri guztiari esker, ehunka aldizkariren eduki guztia bilduta dago, etorkizuneko ikerketarako aztergai izan dadin. Horixe da, ez besterik, Urazandi Digitalaren sorrera. Jabetzen gara memoria historikoa biltzeko lana ezin dela inoiz amaitu, gaur egun ere migrazio-mugimenduak izaten ari baitira. Esan dezakegu, baita ere, mugimendu horiek gero eta handiagoak direla, globalizazioaren fenomeno orokorra dela eta, eta enpresen nazioartekotze-prozesuen edo Europar Batasunaren baitan izaten ari den profesionalen zirkulazio askearen ondorioz. Proiektu hau bultzatzen jarraitzeko hitza ematen dugu; gure Historiaren parte garrantzitsua denez gero, hurrengo belaunaldiei transmititu nahi diegu eta. Holaxe erantzuten diegu, bada, Donostian, 2011n, egindako azken Euskal Kolektibitateen Mundu Biltzarrean berariaz egin ziguten eskaerari. Lerro hauen bidez, berriz ere berresten dugu Eusko Jaurlaritzak proiektu honekin duen konpromisoa, ale eta material berriak argitaratuz erakutsiko duguna; gure Herriaren Historia ezagutzeko eta hobeto ulertzeko ezinbesteko ondarea baita. Presentación IÑIGO URKULLU RENTERIA Lehendakaria El año 1999, el antropólogo estadounidense William A. Douglass, en su discurso de apertura del II Congreso Mundial de Colectividades Vascas celebrado en Vitoria-Gasteiz, urgió a las autoridades vascas a iniciar la labor de recopilación de la historia de la emigración vasca, debido a que las fuentes directas se estaban perdiendo. En aquellos años, los emigrantes que aún vivían se estaban haciendo mayores y se corría el riesgo de que los testimonios de sus vidas, tan importantes en la configuración de la historia del Pueblo vasco, se perdieran para siempre. La respuesta del Gobierno Vasco y de la comunidad vasca en el exterior no pudo haber sido más rápida y eficaz. Durante el siguiente Congreso, celebrado en 2003 también en Vitoria-Gasteiz, se presentaron los primeros quince volúmenes de esta colección Urazandi, que recogían «la historia de los principales centros vascos del mundo, basada en los testimonios de primera mano de aquéllos que emigraron». Durante todos estos años la colección Urazandi no ha dejado de crecer con la publicación de nuevos volúmenes. Así se han documentado los testimonios de comunidades vascas de nuevas latitudes o aspectos menos conocidos de la emigración Exilio Vasco en América Exilio Vasco vasca, como la historia de las delegaciones del Gobierno Vasco en el exterior o el relato 15 de los niños de la guerra acogidos en el Reino Unido. La recopilación no se centró únicamente en los testimonios orales o en los trabajos de investigación basados en los mismos. Se procedió también a la digitalización de toda la producción de las revistas editadas por parte de la comunidad vasca
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