The Euskaltzaindia was established within the context of the Basque Renaissance (Eusko Pizkundea, 1876–1936) in the framework provided by the Congress of Basque Studies held in Oñati in 1918, at a time when the Basque language was being proclaimed as a central cultural value to be protected and promoted.
Euskaltzaindia je osnovana u sklopu baskijske renesanse (Eusko Pizkundea, 1876.-1936.), u okviru Kongresa baskijskih studija održanog u Oñatiju godine 1918, , u vrijeme kada je baskijski jezik proglašen središnjom kulturnom vrijednosti koju treba zaštititi i promicati.