Mr. d'Abbadie eta Arana Jose Inazio

Abstract

José Ignacio, a Jesuit born in Azkoitia, "one of the greatest bibliographers in the 19th century" in the opinion of José Antonio Arana Martija, was a staunch friend of Antoine d'Abbadie for almost 25 years. He sent d’Abbadie almost 100 letters and the latter answered with about 60. Furthermore, they managed to meet in three or four occasions. In Arana’s vast work, EGUNARIA, that I have used, there is no mention on the content of such correspondence, as he only occasionally comments that he has received a letter or that he has written one. He was, without doubt, one of D'ABBADIE's most habitual correspondents.