Baztango euskalkiaz: Elizondoko doktrina bat

Abstract

One of Prince Bonaparte's most faithful collaborators was doubtless Bruno Echenique, as is shown by their plentiful correspondence. Some years ago, the author published part of the essay produce by Echenique at Bonaparte's request (see Baztango Euskalkiaz, University of Deusto, 1980). The text reproduced here is previously unpublished, although some references to it may be found in the letters mentioned above. It is a catechism translated by Echenique (to judge by the handwriting and the style of the translation) and presumably acquired by Bonaparte around 1860. It constitutes an excellent example of the type of Basque spoken in the Valley of Baztan (Navarra) in the middle of the last century.