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were made for or they would not fit properly causing the gun to jam or not fit in at all. Ironically, the end of the European war in 1918 brought about the decline and transformation of the Basque industry. In the French Basque Country, its inhabitants were drafted to add to the French war effort. War took a heavy toll on the Basques, 6,000 died. It also significantly spurred the penetration of French nationalist ideas into Basque territory, limited to certain circles and contexts up to that point.
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confrontation to gain a new status for the Basque Country, PNV and the Spanish Communists and Socialists opted for negotiations with the Francoist regime. In 1978, a general pardon was decreed by the Spanish Government for all politics related offences, a decision affecting directly Basque nationalist activists, especially ETA militants. In the same year, the referendum to ratify the Spanish Constitution was held. The electoral platforms closer to ETA's two branches (
3388: 2947: 1345: 1801: 2484: 2858: 1621: 2035:), but neither with success. In 587 the Franks launched a second attack on the Basques, but they were defeated on the plains of Aquitaine, implying that Basque settlement or conquest had begun north of the Pyrenees. However, the theory of a Basque expansionism in the Early Middle Ages has often been dismissed and is not necessary to understand the historic evolution of this region. Soon afterwards, the Franks and Goths created their respective 3647: 1033: 3065:'s geographic distribution of trade in late 18th century is estimated at 37.2% with France (unspecified), 62.3% with other Basque districts, and only 0.5% with the Spanish heartland. On a positive note the Spanish customs exactions imposed over the Ebro favoured a more European orientation and the circulation of innovative ideas—labelled by many in Spain as "un-Spanish"—both technical and humanistic, such as Rousseau's ' 3492:, badly affected by war developments up to 1814 and intermittently cut off since 1793 from its customary trade flow with fellow Basque districts to the south, was languid and marked by small scale exploitation of natural resources in the rural milieu, e.g. mining, salt extraction, farming and wool processing, flour mills, etc. Bayonne remained the main trade hub, while Biarritz thrived as a seaside tourist resort for the elites ( 1491: 1609: 3767:
war effort. Basque gunsmiths being highly competent, working in small shops and not especially concerned about patent laws(seeing as coming to Spain and actually enforcing it in the court of law was more hassle than it was monetarily worth) allowed them to flourish into a handgun making industry to make up the shortfall for France as their home factories were required for many other things. Companies such as
3631: 2016:, the only Spanish source of the period, ends in 469, the actual events of the Visigothic confrontation with the Basques are obscure. Apart from the vanished previous tribal boundaries, the great development between the death of Hydatius and the events accounted for in the 580s is the appearance of the Basques as a "mountain roaming people", most of the times depicted as posing a threat to urban life. 534: 2783: 2329:
to the Ebro valley (Saragossa and Tudela conquered in 1118), so shifting its power base to the lowlands and urban areas, with the Basque language and culture receding at the pressure of the stronger urban population and Latin (and Arabic) civilization's prestige encountered at the Ebro valley. Basque ceased to be the main language of communication in many areas of the central Pyrenees, and
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latter stressed Catholicism and the charters mingled with a Basque national awareness (Jaungoikoa eta Lege Zarra). Besides showing at the beginning slightly different positions, the Basque nationalists took hold in the industrialised Biscay and to a lesser extent Gipuzkoa, while the Carlist entrenched themselves especially in the rural Navarre and to a lesser extent in Ɓlava.
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tons of ore were exported from the Basque Country to Great Britain. The profits gained in this exportation was in turn reinvested by local entrepreneurs in iron and steel industry, a move spurring an "industrial revolution" that was to spread from Bilbao and the Basque Country across Spain, despite the economic incompetence shown by the Spanish central government.
3536:—as well as Spanish and foreign high demand for iron ore. The transfer of the Spanish customs border from the southern boundary of the Basque Country to the Spanish-French border ultimately encouraged the inclusion of Spain's Basque districts in a new Spanish market, the protectionism of which favoured in that respect the birth and growth of Basque industry. 3057:, etc. At home, the need for technical innovations—not encouraged any longer by the Spanish Crown during the last third of the 18th century—the virtual exhaustion of the forests supplying the ironworks, and the decline of the Guipuzcoan Company of Caracas after the end of its trade monopoly with America heralded a major economic and political crisis. 4100:, who turned to the systematic use of arms as a form of protest in 1968. But ETA was only one component of a social, political and language movement rejecting Spanish domination but also sharply criticizing the inertia of the Basque Country's own conservative nationalists (organized in the PNV). To this day the dialectic between these two political trends, the 3674:
Galicia and Andalusia. The Basque Country, hitherto a source of emigrants to France, Spain and America, faced for the first time in recent history the prospect of a massive influx of foreigners possessing different languages and cultures as a side-effect of industrialisation. Most of these immigrants spoke Spanish; practically all were very poor.
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The 1979 Statute of Autonomy is an organic law of mandatory implementation, but powers have been devolved gradually over decades as a result of re-negotiations between the Spanish and successive Basque regional governments according to after-electoral needs, while the transfer of many powers is still
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In the 1970s and early/mid-1980s, the Basque Country was gripped by intense violence practised by Basque nationalist and state-sponsored illegal groups and police forces. Between 1979 and 1983, in the framework of the new Spanish Constitution, the central government granted wide self-governing powers
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Franco's authoritarian regime continued until 1975, while the latest years running up to the dictator's death proved harsh in a Basque Country shaken by repression, turmoil and unrest. Two new stances arose in Basque politics, namely break or compromise. While ETA's different branches decided to keep
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Industrialisation across the Atlantic basin Basque districts (Biscay, Gipuzkoa, north-western Ɓlava) was further boosted by the outbreak of World War I in Europe. Spain remained neutral in the war conflict, with Basque steel production and export further expanding thanks to the demand of the European
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and its associated betting become en vogue among the high class and several pelota court were opened in Madrid. At the same time, a regular immigration of administration and customs officials from the French and Spanish heartlands ensued, ignorant of local culture and often reluctant, even hostile to
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With regards to the economic activity, high quality iron ore mainly from western Biscay, processed up to the early 19th century in small traditional ironworks around the western Basque Country, was now exported to Britain for industrial processing (see section above). Between 1878 and 1900 58 million
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stated that no agreement bound him, and went on to decree the "Act for the Abolition of the Basque Charters", with its 1st article proclaiming the "duties the political Constitution has always imposed on all the Spanish." The Basque districts in Spain including Navarre lost their sovereignty and were
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and Aragon became separate kingdoms ruled by his sons, who were responsible for the first partitioning of Pamplona (1076). Pamplona, the main Basque kingdom (to be renamed Navarre), was absorbed and dwindled for the benefit of AragĆ³n. The kingdom of AragĆ³n itself expanded from its Pyrenean stronghold
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In this period, Biscay reached one of the highest mortality rates in Europe. While the new proletariat's wretched working and living conditions were providing a natural breeding ground for the new socialist and anarchist ideologies and political movements characteristic of the late 19th century, the
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failed to capture the four capitals in the territory, bringing about attrition and the gradual collapse of Carlist military strength starting in summer 1875. Other theatres of war in Spain (Castile, Catalonia) were no exception, with the Carlists undergoing a wide number of setbacks that contributed
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The Guipuzcoan Company greatly added to the prosperity of the Basque districts, by exporting iron commodities and importing products such as cacao, tobacco, and hides. Merchandise imported on to the Spanish heartland in turn would incur no duties in its customs. The vibrant trade that followed added
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or 'pagan wizards', they were not considered 'people of the Book' (Christians). Still in 816, Muslim chroniclers attest not far from Pamplona a so-called 'Saltan', "knight of the pagans", certainly a distorted name maybe referring to Zaldun, literally in Basque "Knight". Later Muslim historians cite
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made themselves strong in the district, they initiated a terror campaign against blacklisted individuals aimed at purging the rearguard and breaking any glimmer of dissent. The confirmed death toll rose to 2,857, plus a further 305 in prison (malnutrition, ill-treatment, etc.); victims and historic
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saw incredible demand during this time for their pistols, both proprietary designs and a variant of the Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless that were hand fitted pistols called the Ruby were made in the tens of thousands. This hand fitting caused problems because magazines had to be matched to the gun they
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broke into Spanish territory by the western Pyrenees (April 1719) only to find Gipuzkoans, Biscayans and Ɓlavans making a formal, conditional recognition of French rule (August 1719). Confronted with a collapsing Basque loyalty, King Philip V backed down on his designs in favour of bringing customs
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some 10 years earlier) was defeated by the Pamplonese and maybe the Banu Qasi, after crossing the Pyrenees, probably in the wake of Basque rebellions north of the Pyrenees. In the west fringes of Basque territory, Ɓlava arose first in history attacked by Asturian and Cordovan hosts and comprising a
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On the heat of the 1199ā€“1201 Castilian conquests (Gipuzkoa, shire of Durango, Ɓlava), a number of towns were founded all along the coast during the next two hundred years. The towns chartered by the Castilian kings, thrived on fishing and maritime trade (with northern Europe), as depicted in their
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started a policy of colonization in Aquitaine and Vasconia after the submission of both territories in 768ā€“769. Enlisting the Church on his side to strengthen his power in Vasconia, he restored Frankish authority on the high Pyrenees in 778, divided the land between bishops and abbots and began to
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The collapse of the Roman Empire seems to have turned the tide. Basques are not identified anymore with Roman civilization and its declining urban life after the late 5th century, and they prevailed over Roman urban culture, so that paganism remained widespread among the Basques at least up to the
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In 2015, a new scientific study of Basque DNA was published which seems to indicate that Basques are descendants of Neolithic farmers who mixed with local hunters before becoming genetically isolated from the rest of Europe for millennia. Juan Lizariturry from Uppsala University in Sweden analysed
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was left out of the new autonomous region after the Socialists backed down on their initial position, and it was made into a separate autonomous region. Thereafter, despite the difficulties facing, with overt long-time institutional and academic hostility in the French Basque Country and Navarre,
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the spirit and print of the agreements in respect of finances and taxation, the crowning jewels of the Southern Basque Country's separate status along with the specificity of the military draft. Following the instability of the I Spanish Republic (1868) and the struggle for dynastic succession in
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While the Visigoths seem to have claimed the Basque territory from an early date, the chronicles point to their failure to subdue it, punctuated only by sporadic military successes. The years between 435 and 450 saw a succession of confrontations between the Bagaudae and Romano-Gothic troops, the
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The loss of the Charters in 1876 spawned political dissent and unrest, with two traditionalist movements arising to counter the Spanish centralist and comparatively liberal stance, the Carlists and the Basque nationalists. The former emphasized staunchly catholic and absolutist values, while the
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and heavier mining, while industrialization took off in Gipuzkoa. The large numbers of workers which both required were initially drawn from the Basque countryside and the peasantry of nearby Castile and Rioja, but increasingly immigration began to flow from the remoter impoverished regions of
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and other American destinations in large numbers. They account for about half of the total emigration from France during the 19th century, estimated at 50.000 to 100.000 inhabitants. The same fate—North and South America altogether—was followed by many other Basques, who during the
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In the south-western marches of the Frankish Duchy of Vasconia, extending at certain periods during the 6-8th centuries across the Pyrenees, Cantabria (maybe including Biscay and Ɓlava) and Pamplona remained out of Visigothic rule, with the latter sticking to either self-rule or under Frankish
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Two developments during the Franco dictatorship (1939ā€“1975) deeply affected life in the Basque Country in this period and afterward. One was a new wave of immigration from the poorer parts of Spain to Biscay and Gipuzkoa during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s in response to the region's escalating
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However, the Carlist ideology was not in itself prone to stand up for the Basque specific institutions, traditions, and identity, but royal absolutism and Church, thriving in rural based environments and totally opposed to modern liberal ideas. They presented themselves as true Spaniards, and
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endeavour in 1588, largely relying on heavy whaling and trade galleons confiscated from the reluctant Basques, proved disastrous. The Spanish defeat triggered the immediate collapse of Basque supremacy over the oceans and the rise of English hegemony. As whaling declined privateering soared.
4032:. Franco's regime passed harsh laws against all minorities in the Spanish state, including Basques, aimed at wiping out their cultures and languages. Calling Biscay and Gipuzkoa "traitor provinces", he abolished what remained of their autonomy. Navarre and Ɓlava were allowed to hang onto a 3462:
over to the coast and the Pyrenees, which destroyed the formerly lucrative Bayonne-Pamplona trade and much of the region's prosperity. The dismantling of the native political system had severe consequences throughout the Basque Country, leaving many families struggling to survive after the
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liberalized the exportation of iron ore, and in the same year the first mining railway line was pressed into operation. A rapid development followed, encouraged by a dynamic local bourgeoisie, coastal location, availability of technical know-how, an inflow of foreign steel industry
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started to turn against the Carlists, which in turn widened the gap between the Apostolic (official) and the Basque pro-fueros parties within the Carlist camp. Echoing a widespread malaise, J.A. MuƱagorri took the lead of a faction advocating a split with claimant to the throne
2565:(32) by an Icelandic force commanded by the sheriff Ari Magnusson acting on orders of the Danish king. The act ordering the killing of Basques was finally revoked in 2015 during a Basque-Icelandic friendship event. However, northern Atlantic fishing continued at least up to the 1085:
Although little is known about the prehistory of the Basques before the period of Roman occupation owing to the difficulty in identifying evidence for specific cultural traits, the mainstream view today is that the Basque area shows signs of archaeological continuity since the
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also seem to point to Basques being the most direct descendants of prehistoric Western Europeans, having the highest percent of "Western European genes" but found also at high levels among neighbor populations, as they are also direct descendants of the same people. However,
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to office. The central government started to enforce its decisions single-handedly, e.g. regional quotas in military mobilization, so the different Basque autonomous governments—Navarre, Gipuzkoa, Biscay, Ɓlava—felt definitely disenfranchised. During the
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Army, allowed in Spain as an ally in 1808, at start encountered little difficulty in keeping the southern Basque districts loyal to the occupier, but the tide started to turn when it became apparent that the French attitude was self-serving. Meanwhile, the Spanish
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uprising in Bilbao, a broad-based riot including several cross-class interests, violently quashed by the intervention of the Spanish military (1804). The offensive on the ground was accompanied by an attempt to discredit the sources of Basque self-government as
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realm detached from the distant Merovingian rule. Synergies between "Roman", non-Frankish urban elites and a rural militarised Vascon power base enabled a strong political entity in south-west Gaul. The Basque-Aquitanian realm reached its zenith at the time of
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Use of copper and gold, and then other metals, did not begin in the Basque Country until c. 2500 BCE. With the arrival of metal working, the first urban settlements made their appearance. One of the most notable towns on account of its size and continuity was
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By the end of the 18th century the Basques were deprived of their customary trade with America and choked by the Spanish disproportionately high customs duties in the Ebro river, but at least enjoyed a fluent internal market and intensive trade with France.
2767:). A combination of factors—suspicion of the Basques, intolerance to a different language, religious practices, traditions, high status held by women in the area (cf. whaling campaigns), along with political intrigues involving the lords of Urtubie in 3953:'s insurgent forces. (The latter were known in Spain as "Nacionales"—usually rendered in English as "Nationalists"—which can be highly misleading in the Basque context). However, Navarre especially was not spared. As soon as the rebels led by 2806:
upheld actual Spanish and French territorial control and determined the fate of vague bordering areas, so establishing customs that did not exist up to that point and restricting free cross-border access. The measures decided were implemented as of 1680.
3157:, confiscations, and the death of hundreds. It has been argued that despite its 'fraternal' intent, the intervention of the French Revolution actually destroyed a highly participatory political culture, based on the provincial assemblies (the democratic 3258:"The Basques have always been a nation, their hallmarks being independence, isolation, and courage. They have always spoken their ancient language, and have constituted a confederation of small republics, related by their common ancestry and language." 2317:). William VIII intervened on the dynastic struggles taking place in AragĆ³n and other Peninsular kingdoms, but Gascony progressively moved away from the Basque political sphere, just as its own ethnic make-up: the Basque people increasingly turned into 3757:
ideas with abhorrence towards Spanish immigrants whom they perceived as a threat to the ethnic, cultural and linguistic integrity of the Basque race while also serving as a channel for the importation of new-fangled, leftist (and "un-Basque") ideas.
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Urzainqui, Tomas; Esarte, Pello; Garcƭa Manzanal, Alberto; Sagredo, IƱaki; Sagredo, IƱaki; Sagredo, IƱaki; Del Castillo, Eneko; Monjo, Emilio; Ruiz de Pablos, Francisco; Guerra Viscarret, Pello; Lartiga, Halip; Lavin, Josu; Ercilla, Manuel (2013).
2880:, thrived on whale hunting, shipbuilding, iron exportation to England, and trade with northern Europe and North America during the 16th century, at which time the Basques became the masters not only of whaling but the Atlantic Ocean. However, King 2192:(recorded as Sihiminum too, maybe Semeno) in Bordeaux. They took over Bayonne, and attacked Pamplona (859), even taking the king Garcia prisoner, only released in exchange for a hefty ransom. They were to be overcome only in 982 by the Basque Duke 2180:
c. 824, the Basques managing thereafter to fend off Frankish rule to the south of the western Pyrenees. The line of the Aristas ruled Pamplona side by side with the Banu Qasi of Tudela up to the decline of both dynasties (early 10th century). When
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On arrival of the Romans to current south-west France, the Pyrenees and its threshold up to Cantabria, the territory was occupied by a number of tribes, most of them non Indo-European (the nature of others remain unclear, e.g. the Caristii). The
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The French railway arrived at Hendaye (Hendaia) in 1864, so connecting Madrid and Paris. The railway provision for the Basque coast entailed not only a more fluent freight shipping, but a quicker expansion of the seaside spa model of
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After 1937, the Basque territories remained behind the war lines, but the French Basque Country became a forced destination for fellow Basques from Spain fleeing war, only to find themselves confined in prisoner camps, such as
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Many Basques found in the Castilian-Spanish Empire an opportunity to promote their social position and venture to America to make a living and sometimes amass a little fortune that spurred the foundation of the present-day
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managed to retain a large degree of self-government within their respective districts, practically functioning initially as separate nation-states. The western Basques managed to confirm their home rule at the end of the
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In the Basque Country, settlements now appear mainly at points of difficult access, probably for defensive reasons, and had elaborate defense systems. During this phase, agriculture seemingly became more important than
3212:(1806ā€“1808), commissioned by the Spanish government, praised by Godoy, and immediately contested by native scholars with their own works—P.P. Astarloa, J.J. Loizaga CastaƱos, etc. Napoleon, stationed in Bayonne ( 3485:), was established with a view to defend and spread the idea of a Spanish central state, particularly in rural areas, while the 1856 education reform consciously promoted the use of the Castilian (Spanish) language. 2546:
in Basque), and also seals preserved in Navarrese and Parisian historical archives which show similar vessels. The first mention of use of a rudder was referred to as steering "Ć  la Navarraise" or "Ć  la Bayonnaise".
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fraught with irregularities—while in 1600 allegations arise of discrimination by Castilian abbots and bishops to the Navarrese monks "for the sake of their nation", as pointed by the Kingdom's Government (the
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There was a significant Roman presence in the garrison of Pompaelo, a city south of the Pyrenees founded by and named after Pompey. Conquest of the area further west followed a fierce Roman campaign against the
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forced their way into Hispania through the western Pyrenees, chased closely by the Visigoths in 416 as allies of Rome, while the consequences of their advances are not clear. In 418 Rome gave the provinces of
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culture. Hunters turned from large animals to smaller prey, and fishing and seafood gathering became important economic activities. The southern part of the Basque Country was first settled in this period.
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in 1854). The arrival of the railway was to have a deep social, economic and cultural impact, sparking both admiration and opposition. With the expansion of the railway network, industry also developed in
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to Bilbao with the purpose of "restoring order." Pamplona also refused to give a blank check, Navarre's deputy in CƔdiz asked for permission to discuss the matter and call the Parliament of Navarre (the
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Basques played an important role in early European ventures into the Atlantic Ocean. The earliest document to mention the use of whale oil or blubber by the Basques dates from 670. In 1059, whalers from
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predominates, while caves are also employed in some places. Unlike the dolmens of the Mediterranean basin which show a preference for corridors, in the Atlantic area they are invariably simple chambers.
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The political events were accompanied by a collapse in the manufacturing industry in the Southern Basque Country following the 1973 and 1979 crises. The marked decay of the 1970s put an end to the
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cultures. Except for the Aurignacian, these all seem to have originated in the Franco-Cantabrian region, which suggests no further waves of immigration into the area during the Paleolithic period.
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William started a policy of rapprochement to Pamplona, by establishing dynastic ties with their rulers. Despite its newly found strength, by the 10th century the territory of Vasconia (to become
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Basque language. However, meanwhile, prominent figures concerned with the decay of Basque culture started to promote initiatives aimed at enhancing its status and development, e.g. the renowned
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enforcement of the French Civil Code in the continental Basque region. The French legal arrangement deprived many families of their customary common lands and had their family property divided.
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rose to prominence in 905, Pamplonese allegiances switched to their neighbour Christian realms, with the new royal lineage starting its expansion south to the territory of their former allies.
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backed down on their 769 allegiance vow. After 781, tired of the Basque uprisings, Charlemagne appointed no more dukes, instead opting for a direct rule by creating the Kingdom of Aquitaine.
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The following alternative theories about the prehistoric origins of the Basques have all had adherents at some time but are rejected by many scholars and do not represent the consensus view:
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While the traumatic war developments above pushed some Basques to counter-revolutionary positions, others saw an option through. A project drafted with the input of the Basque revolutionary
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Emigration to America did not stop, with Basques—reputed for their close solidarity bonds, high organizational skills and an industrious disposition—found venturing into Upper
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had settled. The ruling Carlist government included not only judiciary arrangements for military matters but the establishment of civil tribunals, as well as its own currency and stamps.
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and the formal comeback of Basque institutions (Mayā€“August 1814) saw an overturn of the liberal stipulations approved on the 1812 Constitution of CĆ”diz, but also a serial breach of basic
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Gradually, Neolithic technology started to filter through from the Mediterranean coasts, first in the form of isolated pottery items (Zatoia, Marizulo) and later with the introduction of
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Despite early Christian testimonies and institutional organization, Basque Christianization was slow. The Basques hung onto their own pagan religion and beliefs (later transfigured into
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ravaged the territories of the Vascones, probably looting their way through the region on their way back home from Toulouse. Settlements were clearly damaged after the raids and, while
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following a different pattern—slower, distributed across different valleys, and centred on metallic manufacturing and processing, thanks to local expertise and entrepreneurship.
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in a single super-family. Even if such a Basque-Caucasian connection did exist, it would have to be at too great a time depth to be relevant to Indo-European migrations. Apart from a
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classification of the remains suggests the possibility of some Mediterranean colonisation here. A comparable situation is found in Aquitaine, where settlers may have arrived via the
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contributed to the Spanish centralizing drive. Despite the circumstances and their Catholicism, many Basques came to think that staunch conservatism was not leading them anywhere.
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Within the present-day Basque Country, settlement was limited almost exclusively to the Atlantic area, probably for climatic reasons. Important Basque sites include the following:
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to the coast and the Pyrenees. With their overseas and customary cross-Pyrenean trade—and by extension home rule—under threat, the royal advance was responded by the
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among Basques, who have the highest level worldwide, had already been interpreted as suggestive of the antiquity and lack of admixture of the Basque genetic stock. In the 1990s
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escaped Roman control in the midst of revolts. Several Roman villas (LiƩdena, Ramalete) were burned to the ground. The proliferation of mints is interpreted as evidence for an
1101:, shortly before Roman occupation. The possibility therefore cannot be ruled out of at least some of the same people having continued to inhabit the area for thirty millennia. 851:). Their history is therefore interconnected with Spanish and French history and also with the history of many other past and present countries, particularly in Europe and the 3455:), whereby Navarre ceased officially to exist as a kingdom and was made into a Spanish province, but keeping a set of important prerogatives, including control over taxation. 4279: 3471:
following decades set out from Basque and other neighbouring ports (Santander, Bordeaux) in search for a better life, e.g. the bard Jose Maria Iparragirre, composer of the
3903: 3073:). Cross-Pyrenean contacts among Basque scholars and public personalities also intensified, increasing awareness of a common identity beyond district specific practices. 2550:
Magellan's expedition was manned on departure by 200 sailors, at least 35 of them Basques, and when Magellan was killed in the Philippines, his Basque second-in-command,
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of Ustaritz) was significantly curtailed. In 1661 French centralization and the nobility's ambition to take over and privatize commons unleashed a popular rebellion in
4104:(patriotic or nationalist) Left and the PNV, dominate the nationalist part of the Basque political spectrum, the rest of which is occupied by non-nationalist parties. 980:, although this is strongly suggested both by the historically consistent toponymy of the area and by a few personal names on tombstones dating from the Roman period. 5572: 4270: 2355:, who fought Castile for control over its western lands of the realm (La Rioja, Ɓlava, and parts of Old Castile; see map). In the mid-12th century, Navarrese kings 3571:(1872ā€“1876), the implementation of the treaties concluding the First Carlist War was faced with tensions arising from the Spanish Government's attempt to alter by 2129:'s interests in the Spanish marches (siege of Zaragoza). After pulling down the walls of Pamplona, Roland's rear guard headed north and were defeated in the first 3296:
By the end of the Peninsular War, the devastation of the maritime commerce of Labourd started in the War of the Pyrenees was complete, while across the Bidasoa,
3831:
republican forces kept working on a statute, this time only for the Basque western provinces, Ɓlava, Gipuzkoa and Biscay, eventually approved in 1936, with the
1838:. However, it remained a slow internal process that stretched from the 4th century to the 12th century, with some scholars extending it up to the 15th century. 4872: 1656:), the Romans had reached the upper Ebro region at the beginning of the 2nd century BC, on the fringes of the Basque territory (Calagurris, Graccurris). Under 814: 2023:
displaced the Visigoths from Aquitaine in 507, placing the Basques between the two warring kingdoms. In 581 or thereabouts both Franks and Visigoths attacked
1764:
seem to have produced a major impact on Basque history in the late Empire. In the late 4th century and throughout the 5th century, the Basque region from the
4088:
Secondly, the regime's persecution provoked a strong backlash in the Basque Country from the 1960s onwards, notably in the form of a new political movement,
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liberals strong at the moment in war and poverty stricken Pamplona confirmed most of the above arrangements, but signed the separate 1841 "Compromise Act" (
1539:
with its characteristic pottery style, which is mainly found around the Ebro Valley. Building of megalithic structures continued until the Late Bronze Age.
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Early 17th century international treaties seriously undermined Basque whaling across the northern Atlantic. In 1615, Gipuzkoan whalers frequenting Iceland
2188:
In 844, the Vikings sailed up the Garonne to Bordeaux and Toulouse and raided the countryside on either bank of the river, killing the Duke of the Basques
2733: 2665:, i.e. France and Spain. Most of the Basque population ended up in Spain, or "the Spains", according to its poly-centric arrangement prevailing under the 4345: 2669:. The initial repression in Navarre on the local nobility and population (1513, 1516, 1523) was followed by a softer, compromising policy on the part of 1289:
and Basque have also been cited, but this fails to account for the fact that attempts so far to decipher Iberian using Basque as a reference have failed.
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and halted the internal Spanish immigration trend started in the postwar years. The crisis left the newly established Basque autonomous government from
2152:
in Basque), acted as a buffer state between the Basques and the Cordovan Umayyads that helped consolidate the independent Kingdom of Pamplona after the
1652:
Most of the Aquitanian tribes were subjugated by Crasus, lieutenant of Caesar, in 65 BC. However, prior to this conquest (celebrated apparently, on the
3002:, or uprisings, that shook 30 towns in coastal areas (Biscay, Gipuzkoa). Spanish troops were sent over, and the widespread rebellion quelled in blood. 3500:
and Navarre showed little economic dynamism, remaining largely attached to rural activity with a small middle-class based in the capital cities—
3403:, and financed largely by the governments of the Basque districts. The opposing Isabeline Army had the vital support of British, French (notably the 756: 4717: 1391:. Throughout this region, which underwent similar cultural developments with some local variation, Aurignacian culture was successively replaced by 5708: 5646: 4014: 3314:) that came to shake the foundations of the Basque legal framework, such as fiscal sovereignty and specificity of military draft. The end of the 2899:. Basques serving under the Spanish flag became renowned sailors, and many of them were among the first Europeans to reach America. For example, 2211:
and stripped by the 11thā€“12th centuries of its original ethnic sense) fragmented into different feudal regions, for example, the viscountcies of
2110:
defended by the Basques and ransacked Aquitaine. After several military setbacks, the Basques pledged submission to Pippin on the river Garonne (
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coat of arms. The development of ironworks (water propelled) and shipyards added to the Basque naval effort. Basque whalers used longboats or
3399:) under a modern, liberal Spanish constitution, Basques in Spain rushed to join the traditionalist army led the charismatic Basque commander 3185:, the impending threat to the self-government on the part of the Spanish royal authority was critical for war events and alliances—cf. 2554:
took the ship all the way back to Spain. Eighteen crew members completed the circumnavigation, four of them Basques. The Basques mutinied in
1676:. The survival of the separate Basque language has often been attributed to the fact that Basque Country was little developed by the Romans. 2504:
are recorded to have presented the oil of the first whale they captured to the viscount. Apparently the Basques were averse to the taste of
4644: 4425: 3297: 2758:'s breach of the binding terms laid out in his oath taking ceremony—tension came to a head in 1592 with an imposed oath pledging for 3665:
Following up economic developments started in mid-19th century and given the momentum of the Spanish internal market after the end of the
3424:
After Tomas Zumalacarregui's early and unexpected death during the Siege of Bilbao in 1835 and further military successes up to 1837, the
2094:
Vasconia's submission to the Franks after Odo's death in 735 was interrupted by frequent outbreaks of resistance, led by the latter's son
3711:
literary and cultural festivals, with the liberal Donostia also becoming a vibrant hotspot for Basque culture, featuring figures such as
5546: 4309: 2586: 2383:, AntoƱana (1182), La Puebla de ArganzĆ³n (1191). A peace treaty signed in 1179 ceded La Rioja and the northeastern part of present-day 807: 4497: 3841: 3444: 2601:("tower houses") built by local noble families, few of which survive today, were frequently razed by fire, sometimes by royal decree. 4219: 3642:(1903): "We, the Basques of today, in memory of our eternal ancestors, have gathered here to show our determination to keep Our Laws" 786: 2585:, bitter partisan wars between local ruling families. In Navarre these conflicts became polarised in a violent struggle between the 1757:) and mining sector on the Atlantic arch (the Atlantic route of cabotage), as well as other settlements dotting the Atlantic basin. 1237:
settlers: According to this theory, a precursor of the Basque language might have arrived about 6,000 years ago with the advance of
2538:
In Europe, the rudder seems to have been a Basque invention, to judge from three masted ships depicted in a 12th-century fresco in
976:, there is no direct proof that the Vascones were the modern Basques' ancestors or spoke the language that has evolved into modern 498: 3104: 2678: 2633: 1050: 1924:
Navarrese leaders of the early 9th century (but not only them) as holding onto polytheist religious practices and criticize the
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in full swing, two short-lived civil constituencies were eventually created directly answerable to France: Biscay (present-day
2535:. The Basques began cod-fishing and later whaling in Labrador and Newfoundland as early as the first half of the 16th century. 1209:
have cast doubts over this theory. Along the same lines, a genetic study carried out in 2001 revealed that the Y-chromosome of
1187:, PC 5, was shown to be a typically Basque trait believed to have receded owing to the migration of Eastern peoples during the 4210:) advocated for a "No" option, while PNV called for abstention on the grounds that it had no Basque input. The results in the 4022: 2704:. The printing of books in Basque, mostly on Christian themes, was introduced in the late 16th century by the Basque-speaking 5935: 5858: 5830: 5788: 5725: 5635: 5477: 4373: 4223: 3994: 2995: 1546:, a culture of bowmen that spread rapidly through Western France and Belgium from its homeland near the Garonne c. 2400 BCE. 984: 800: 385: 2681:
remained independent and attempts at reunification, both in Iberian and continental Navarre, did not cease up to 1610—
1268:
shows few certain Celtic or other Indo-European loans, other than those transmitted via Latin or Romance in historic times.
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populations do not differ statistically from the Basques, establishing a link between them and such populations as the
1167: 3447:. It included a promise by the Spaniards to respect a reduced version of the previous Basque self-government. The pro- 2054:
After much fighting, the Duchy of Vasconia was consolidated as an independent polity between 660 and 678 ruled by the
1783:, where coins were minted for the purpose of paying troops. After the fall of the Empire, the struggle against Rome's 1745:
basin and the mountains to the north. It has been held by historians that Romanisation was significant in the fertile
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show the closest identification with current Basques, but evidence points to Basque-like people extending around the
1569:
followed the Ebro upstream as far as the southern fringes of the Basque Country, leading to the incorporation of the
1072: 708: 4068:. The whole western and central Pyrenees became a hotspot for clandestine operations and organized resistance, e.g. 2931: 3014:
back to the Ebro (1719). A pardon to the leaders of the rebellion in 1726 paved the way to an understanding of the
2417:, Gipuzkoa and Ɓlava back, but ultimately that did not happen. However, the Castilian king went on to ratify their 703: 4970: 2569:(1713), when the Spanish Basques were definitely deprived of their traditional northern European fishing grounds. 2161:
blur territory previously held by the Duchy of Cantabria (current Cantabria, Biscay, Ɓlava, La Rioja and Burgos).
4368: 3338: 2987: 2641: 2314: 2133:(778) by the "treacherous" Basques, as put by Frankish chroniclers, suggesting that the Basques overall and Duke 1532:(Treilles group). Concurrently, caves and natural shelters remained in use, particularly in the Atlantic region. 1353: 840: 516: 3576:
Madrid, by 1873 the Carlists made themselves strong in Navarre and expanded their territorial grip all over the
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popular uprising in Navarre (1893ā€“1894) that provided a springboard for the incipient Basque nationalism—
3054: 2153: 1054: 445: 134: 5363: 3010: 2862: 2674: 2193: 1897:. However, less than a century later, no reference is made by Frankish chroniclers to Basque paganism in the 910: 746: 675: 313: 5389: 4207: 3704: 3186: 2072: 1916: 637: 604: 491: 3686:, providing a steady flow of tourists, elitist first and middle class later—especially from Madrid. 3277: 3178: 3150: 2558:' expedition, a distinctive group who is reported to have erected a makeshift camp on an American island. 4139: 3232: 2732:
and other institutions as early as 1521, especially in bordering areas, a matter with close links to the
1811: 1549:
In the Late Bronze Age, parts of the southern Basque Country came under the influence of the pastoralist
927: 914: 594: 164: 5189:"Garat propuso a NapoleĆ³n un PaĆ­s Vasco unificado y separado de EspaƱa: una alternativa al nacionalismo" 2830:—led by Bernard Goihenetche "Matalaz"—ultimately quelled in blood. However, Labourd and its 2625: 886:, a 2,200 years old (1st century BC) bronze hand silhouette was unearthed in June 2021 from a Navarrese 5654: 5612: 4680: 4263: 3695: 2298: 1889:, but the actual influence of these centers on the different domains of the society is not well known. 556: 3519:. A critical moment for the development of heavy metal industry came with the introduction in 1855 of 1477:
appeared throughout the area. Burials become collective (possibly implying families or clans) and the
4214:
showed a conspicuous gap with other regions in Spain, especially in the Basque Autonomous Community.
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Not only did the demand fall on deaf ears, but the Council of CƔdiz submitted the military commander
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for the French and Spanish kings alike, namely Joanes Suhigaraitxipi from Bayonne (17th century) and
2907:
was partially manned by Basques, the Santa Maria vessel was made in Basque shipyards, and the owner,
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Basques as an Iberian subgroup: Based on occasional use by early Basques of the Iberian alphabet and
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With the Spanish Civil War over, the new dictator began his drive to turn Spain into a totalitarian
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In 1931, at the outset of the Spanish 2nd Republic, echoing the recently granted self-government to
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and Beaumont parties. In Biscay, the two major warring factions were named OƱaz and Gamboa (cf. the
1525: 3391:
Jose Maria Iparragirre, a volunteer with the Carlists, a bard, an exile, and an emigrant to America
1898: 1241:. The only archaeological evidence that could partly support this hypothesis would be that for the 723: 599: 3793:), but after an initial overwhelming approval of the draft and a round of council mayor meetings, 3435: 3241: 2958:—to the Crown of Castile (1700), but the absolutist outlook inherited from his grandfather, 2551: 2363:
asserted Navarrese authority over central Ɓlava in their contest with Castile by granting various
2273: 6032: 4231: 4211: 4061: 3946: 3784: 3577: 3400: 3356: 3165: 2815: 2410: 1380: 1043: 484: 344: 4528:"Temporal Mitochondrial DNA Variation in the Basque Country: Influence of Post-Neolithic Events" 3293:
strong in Navarre deciding in turn to forbid his men to pledge an oath to the new Constitution.
3252:, with the assembly agreeing on the submission of deputies to CƔdiz with a negotiation request. 2349: 4097: 4089: 3998: 3730:. The Spanish government's failure to comply with the provisions established at the end of the 3589: 3290: 3220: 2986:, attempted to enlarge his tax revenue and foster a Spanish internal market by meddling in the 2982:
disquieted the Basques. It did not take long until the Spanish king, relying on prime minister
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due. In January 2017, the first common administrative institution ever was established in the
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Basque language education has grown to become a key actor in formal education at all levels.
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and garner their loyalty. They managed to retain a large degree of their self-government and
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Tripartite meeting of the three main Basque institutional representatives with peace broker
3493: 2285:, Pamplona controlled the entire southern Basque Country. Actually, its power extended from 5736: 5470:
Stalin's niƱos: educating Spanish Civil War refugee children in the Soviet Union, 1937-1951
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in Navarre, who attempted to restore the Inquisition and established in 1823 the so-called
2971: 2955: 2900: 2713: 2682: 2555: 2409:, Castile invaded and annexed the western Basque Country, leaving Navarre landlocked. King 2399: 2290: 2189: 2182: 1775: 1520:
in southern Ɓlava, which may have served as a link, and possibly a trading centre, between
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amidst heated controversy over the validity of the votes (Pamplona, 1932). Tellingly, the
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in 1728. The Basque districts in Spain kept operating virtually as independent republics.
2810:
The region specific laws also underwent a gradual erosion and devaluation, more so in the
2728:
and sustained by the Kingdom of Navarre-Bearn, were subject to intense persecution by the
2368: 2125:
Vasconia's newly suppressed resistance cleared the way for the Frankish army to deal with
154: 8: 5970:
Collins, Roger. "The Basques in Aquitaine and Navarre: Problems of Frontier Government".
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in France, to the north of the present-day Basque region, whose ancient inhabitants, the
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industrialization aimed to supply the Spanish internal market as a result of a post-war
3613:
assimilated to the Spanish provinces, still preserving a small set of prerogatives (the
2610: 2422: 2372: 2156:, when a Frankish expedition led by the counts Eblus and Aznar (sometimes identified as 405: 5807: 5702: 5520: 4624: 4601: 4574: 4555: 3962: 3942: 3828: 3824: 3727: 3407:
legion) and Portuguese forces, and the backing of these governments. The Irish legion (
3249: 3201: 3042: 2881: 2755: 2725: 2717: 2701: 2693: 2646: 2531:-fishing are probably responsible for early Basque contact with both the North Sea and 2345: 2325: 2260: 2224: 2220: 2177: 2134: 2059: 2040: 1543: 766: 728: 718: 627: 622: 415: 390: 4575:"The mitochondrial lineage U8a reveals a Paleolithic settlement in the Basque country" 3544: 3100:
and on into the Ribera of Navarre, both fertile grounds for vineyards and cereal crops
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drew to a close, the Basques got sandwiched between two rising superpowers after the
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genetic material from eight Stone Age human skeletons found in El PortalĆ³n Cavern in
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in 1865, while the French railway cut its way along the Basque coast all the way to
2930:. In the latter, we hear that they went on to cluster around a national confederacy 2919: 1535:
Undecorated pottery continued from the Neolithic period up until the arrival of the
1011:. The area where a Basque-related language is best attested from an early period is 5443: 5158: 4987: 4596: 4586: 4559: 4539: 4527: 4511: 4108: 4010: 3990: 3982: 3950: 3932: 3891: 3698:, vacationed there and was followed by the court. As a result of this, the game of 3528: 3520: 3473: 3245: 3015: 2582: 2578: 2454: 2442: 2232: 2157: 2111: 2107: 2032: 1956: 1902: 1858: 1827: 1823: 1588:
It may be during this period that new megalithic structures, the (stone circle) or
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The PNV, pursuing the goal of independence or self-government for a Basque state (
3687: 3683: 3125: 253: 5989: 5974:. J. Gillingham and J. C. Holt, ed. Cambridge: Boydell Press, 1984. Reprinted in 5682: 5625: 5573:"Jean-RenƩ Etchegaray Ʃlu prƩsident de la communautƩ d'agglomƩration Pays basque" 4402: 4363: 4313: 4247: 4124: 4049: 3605: 3585: 3501: 3467: 3318:
in Spain brought to prominence the most staunchly Catholic, traditionalists, and
3315: 3224: 3066: 3050: 3038: 3006: 2983: 2938:, formed by a melting pot of Spanish colonists and Native Americans (1620ā€“1625). 2908: 2835: 2739: 2709: 2539: 2434: 2376: 2356: 2145: 2012:, in an effort to destroy the Suevic kingdom of Rechiar, but as the chronicle of 1727:) with many local tribes, allowing them almost total autonomy within the Empire. 1719:(faithful) for service to the Emperor. Romans apparently entered into alliances ( 1697: 1685: 1314: 1265: 977: 883: 856: 832: 781: 298: 263: 174: 127: 107: 102: 97: 92: 4669:
Ancient genomes link early farmers from Atapuerca in Spain to modern-day Basques
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MS205 Minisatellite Diversity in Basques: Evidence for a Pre-Neolithic Component
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was mired in constant disputes with the royal Spanish authority—breach of
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posed new threats for this state, eventually spurring its downfall and breakup.
2008:
After 456, the Visigoths crossed the Pyrenees twice from Aquitaine, probably at
2005:
and Pamplona survived, IruƱa (Veleia) seems to have been abandoned as a result.
1625: 1116:'stone', which they take as evidence that the Basque language dates back to the 6017: 5851:
The Spanish Holocaust: Inquisition and Extermination in Twentieth-Century Spain
4405:, the Romance language that has been spoken in Aquitaine since the Middle Ages. 4203: 3712: 3691: 3670: 3228: 3182: 2851: 2772: 2666: 2491: 2318: 2265: 1886: 1536: 1517: 1308:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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after a referendum on a Basque statute, including its own elected parliament,
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Self-government in the northern Basque Country came to an abrupt end when the
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to the Castilian crown. In return, this pact acknowledged that central Ɓlava,
2102:(+768). In 762, the hosts of Frankish king Pippin crossed the Loire, attacked 1853:(I) written in the early 5th century, reminding to the town's "one-time pagan 1410: 1094: 897:
regional influence, with archaeo-linguists able to identify the Basque sound "
6026: 3978: 3887: 3699: 3478: 3301: 3267: 3069:', hailed especially by the Basque liberals, who widely supported home rule ( 2962:, could hardly withstand the test of the Basque contractual system. The 1713 2799: 2697: 2509: 2446: 2251:
arose as the main regional powers with Basque population in the 9th century.
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in Basque) but Roman rule was not consolidated until the time of the Emperor
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Railway bridge engineered by Eiffel's company over Ormaiztegi, home town of
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in the 1st century BC, the Romans stationed in and founded Pompaelo (modern
1252:: Linked to an unproven linguistic hypothesis that includes Basque and some 5613:"The Century of the Basques: Their Influence in the Geography of the 1500s" 4610: 4551: 4065: 4029: 3974: 3954: 3883: 3466:
The new political design triggered also cross-border smuggling, and French
3192: 3173: 2636:, with a requirement for all its members to have a command in Basque (1523) 2086: 2009: 1336: 1218: 1214: 1198: 1121: 999:. Historical sources do not state whether these tribes were related to the 698: 353: 323: 318: 248: 223: 179: 5870:
Una Ruta Europea; Por Ɓlava, a Compostela; Del Paso de San AdriƔn, al Ebro
5450:. Basque Government's Department of Education, Language Policy and Culture 4526:
Alzualde, A.; Izagirre, N.; Alonso, S.; Alonso, A.; de la RĆŗa, C. (2005).
3235:) and Navarre, along with other territories to the north of the Ebro. The 2508:
themselves, but did successful business selling it and the blubber to the
1431:
Isturitz (Lower Navarre): Gravettian, Solutrean and Magdalenian, mural art
1428:
Aitzbitarte (Gipuzkoa): Aurignacian, Gravettian, Solutrean and Magdalenian
1348:
Horse paintings on the walls of the cave Ekain (Ekainberri), near Azpeitia
1340:
Map of the Franco-Cantabrian region, showing the main caves with mural art
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Estimating the Impact of Prehistoric Admixture on the Genome of Europeans
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to a flourishing building activity and the establishment of the pivotal
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War and Society in the Middle Ages: Essays in Honour of J. O. Prestwich
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The Basques initially welcomed Philip V—from the lineage of King
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Blacksmiths dressed up in period attire at an ironwork re-enactment in
2716:, a Protestant, converted to Roman Catholicism in order to become King 2657:
recognised separate laws, taxation and courts in each district. As the
2505: 2483: 2466: 2338: 1842: 1800: 1693: 1511:
Typical round shack and settlement of La Hoya on the Ebro banks (Ɓlava)
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The Development of Southern French and Catalan Society, 718–1050
5811: 5599: 4426:"Deciphering an Ancient Enigma: The Irulegi Hand's Linguistic Mystery" 4002: 2857: 1641:
and up to the Garonne, as evidenced by Caesar's testimony on his book
1620: 6009:(in Spanish, though it can be searched in English, Basque and French) 5924: 4993: 3776: 2959: 2915: 2705: 2524:
which they rowed in the vicinity of the coast or from a larger ship.
2438: 2141: 2002: 1969: 1964: 1925: 1846: 1701: 1529: 1396: 1357: 1276: 1234: 1188: 1181: 1097:, provide evidence for continuity from Aurignacian times down to the 303: 268: 4573:
GonzƔlez, A. M.; Garcƭa, O.; Larruga, J. M.; Cabrera, V. M. (2006).
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fled for their lives to exile by the tens of thousands, including a
3646: 2927: 2450: 1997:. Just about the same period, in 449ā€“51, the Suevi under their king 1459:. As in most of Atlantic Europe, this transition progressed slowly. 1379:
At this stage, the Basque Country formed part of the archaeological
1032: 5547:"Abian da Euskal Elkargoa [The Basque Community kicks off]" 4290: 4005:
on condition that the lives of the Basque soldiers were respected (
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to establish a Basque principality was not implemented in the 1808
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protecting commercial routes all along the Ebro river, and along a
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published his findings according to which one of the main European
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Many Basque archaeological sites, including cave dwellings such as
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of the French Atlantic, including the French Basque Country up to
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at the head of the early expeditions and governor positions, e.g.
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was set to march over Navarre at the moment of his assassination.
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Embrace of Bergara, the final act of the First Carlist War (1839)
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was in common use among inhabitants of this side of the Pyrenees.
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Pro-peace rally in Bayonne on ETA's disarmament day (08/04/2017)
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suzerainty (Councils of Toledo unattended between 589 and 684).
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Basques in the present-day Spanish and French districts of the
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Medieval stellae collection exhibited at the San Telmo Museum,
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Three different peoples inhabited the territory of the present
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council of Pamplona claimed that "it is unacceptable to call
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by February 1876. This time the rising Spanish Prime Minister
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Harbour of Bayonne in 1755, at the height of trade within the
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turned into Gascony, merged by personal union with Aquitaine (
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inscriptions (person and god names), and several place-names.
1573:; this corresponds to the beginning of Indo-European, notably 6007:
A Basque Encyclopedia and other cultural and historical funds
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Oroz Arizcuren, Francisco J. (1990). "Miscelania HispƔnica".
4045: 3604:'s Spanish army. Its columns advanced and took over Irun and 3512: 2827: 2782: 2487:
Basque fishing sites in Canada in the 16th and 17th centuries
2429:, by chartering new towns, e.g. TreviƱo (1254, rechartered), 2321:
on the plains to the north of the central and west Pyrenees.
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was even recognized as champion of Christianity by the Pope.
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in the north of Britain for many years, and earned the title
1574: 1264:, archaeology offers little support for this hypothesis. The 1257: 1008: 937: 931: 844: 632: 213: 169: 4572: 4525: 4455: 2144:(meaning "heirs of Cassius" in Arabic), founded c. 800 near 4467: 3548: 3532:
investors—partnering with a local family owned group
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and considered a 'historic' event by the representatives.
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already raging and an effective control just over Biscay.
3477:, widely held as the Basque national anthem. In 1844, the 2079:
was fighting the Basques in Pamplona, and the rise of the
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In the Ebro valley, more fully Neolithic sites are found.
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in Navarre) raised a public outcry, crystallizing in the
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Noticias histĆ³ricas de las tres provincias vascongadas...
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with Madrid officials, and the ensuing foundation of the
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Modern Basque History: Eighteenth Century to the Present
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Rothschild; Una historia de poder e influencia en EspaƱa
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Euskal Herria Kartografian eta Testigantza Historikoetan
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was coined during this period. See Watson (2003), p. 57.
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end of the 19th century also saw the birth of the above
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in exchange for generous terms in overseas trade. Their
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The Duchy of Vasconia and neighbouring territories (740)
1688:). There are archaeological remains from this period of 5800:
La Navarre du IVe au XIIe siĆØcle: peuplement et sociĆ©tĆ©
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was absorbed by the Kingdom of France, and in 1659 the
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Pueblos, lengua y escrituras en la Hispania prerromana
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Diccionario geogrĆ”fico-estadĆ­stico-histĆ³rico de EspaƱa
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retained important attributions and autonomy, showing
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A furnace to melt whale grease left by the Basques in
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On the whale hunt, as depicted on the coat of arms of
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Duchy of Vasconia and both sides of the Pyrenees (760)
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Center for Basque Studies, University of Nevada, Reno
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town of great historical and symbolic importance, by
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was called in Bilbao by the Basque militia commander
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French map of the Basque districts (mid-18th century)
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and beginning of 9th century identify the Basques as
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predates the timelapse previously stimated, and this
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Law, Culture and Regionalism in Early Medieval Spain
5825:. Madrid: MARCIAL PONS, EDICIONES DE HISTORIA, S.A. 5500:(in Spanish). Basque ministry of tourism. April 2007 5139: 5127: 5054: 5028: 5011: 3958:
memory associations raise the figure to near 4,000.
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Fearing that they would lose their self-government (
3172:—and talks came to a deadlock on accession of 3005:
In the wake of the events, an expedition led by the
5949:. University of Nevada, Center for Basque Studies. 5681:Douglass, William A.; Douglass, Bilbao, J. (2005). 4746: 4025:, becoming political pawns over the next 20 years. 1352:About 35,000 years ago, the lands that are now the 5521:"Local language recognition angers French academy" 4968: 3961:Another big atrocity of this war, immortalised by 3413:) was virtually annihilated by the Basques in the 1542:In Aquitaine, there was a notable presence of the 944:After the Roman invasions, in the 1st century BC, 890:hillside and is the oldest Basconic text to date. 5905: 5182: 5180: 4930: 3216:), took good note of the Basque dissatisfaction. 2297:. Through marriage Sancho also became the acting 2269:The Kingdom of Pamplone in the early 10th century 2058:Felix, who by means of a personal union with the 1285:. Apparent similarities between the undeciphered 6024: 5715: 5680: 5418: 5388: 5216: 5096: 5084: 5072: 2620: 2341:brought the new language along, and not Basque. 1104:Some scholars have interpreted the Basque words 859:keep attached to their roots, clustering around 5797: 4836: 4111:spent the summers between 1941 and 1975 at the 3149:, etc.) went on to be shaken by indiscriminate 2219:out of former tribal systems and minor realms ( 1438: 1425:Koskobilo (Gipuzkoa): Aurignacian and Solutrean 1368:, who gradually displaced the region's earlier 5839: 5644: 5623: 5242:"Fernando VII: La decada del foralismo formal" 5186: 5177: 4971:"Killing of Basques now banned on West Fjords" 4485: 4473: 4461: 948:wrote that the northern parts of what are now 877: 5798:Larrea, Juan JosĆ©; Bonnassie, Pierre (1998). 5759:Philip V of Spain: The King who Reigned Twice 5666:(2nd ed.). Oxford, UK: Basil Blackwell. 4681:Ancient genomes link early farmers to Basques 3034:, for the encouragement of science and arts. 2720:too ("Paris is well worth a mass"). However, 2692:made some inroads and was supported by Queen 1985:best documented of which were the battles of 1473:In the second half of the 4th millennium BC, 1434:Gatzarria (Soule): Aurignacian and Gravettian 1419:Ermitia (Gipuzkoa): Solutrean and Magdalenian 1293: 808: 492: 5928:La Conquista de Navarra y la Reforma Europea 5820: 5734: 5707:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 5335: 4764: 4638: 3617:, and the 1841 Compromise Act for Navarre). 3580:except for the capital cities, establishing 3547:franchise, arrived at the bordering town of 3458:Customs were then definitely moved from the 3111:, follow-up to Donostia's destruction (1813) 2649:'s civil wars, pledging an oath to claimant 2597:in Italy). High defensive structures called 1885:(Elusa) is attested as episcopal see in the 1826:), and were Christianized at a par with the 1416:Bolinkoba (Biscay): Gravettian and Solutrean 5444:"La Guerra Civil EspaƱola en Euskal Herria" 5050:Matxinada de 1718 (AuƱamendi Entziklopedia) 4873:Ducado de Vasconia (AuƱamendi Encyclopedia) 4713: 4711: 4657:Ancient DNA cracks puzzle of Basque origins 4064:, with the rest of it being falling on the 3439:). The dissatisfaction crystallized in the 2818:. In 1660 the authority of the Assembly of 2158:the local Frankish vassal toppled in Aragon 1899:Frankish assault on Basques and Aquitanians 1893:late 7th century and the failed mission of 1422:Amalda (Gipuzkoa): Gravettian and Solutrean 1356:, together with neighbouring areas such as 5624:Cavalli-Sforza, Luigi Luca (1 June 2000). 4942: 3993:, the troops of the new government of the 3753:), represented an ideology which combined 3076: 2495:Basque warriors in military outfit (1530s) 1912:baptize the pagan Basques of this region. 1733:mentions the natural division between the 815: 801: 499: 485: 5776: 5518: 4600: 4590: 4449: 3989:at Franco's bidding. In August 1937, the 3433:under the banner "Peace and Fueros" (cf. 3119:centralized government and abolished the 1901:, despite its powerful propaganda value, 1834:expansion (8th-9th century), such as the 1485: 1073:Learn how and when to remove this message 5886: 5867: 5687:. Reno, NV: University of Nevada Press. 5610: 5570: 5022: 4969:Svala ArnarsdĆ³ttir, EyglĆ³ (2015-04-27). 4918: 4906: 4728: 4708: 4704:Saltus Vasconum (AuƱamendi Encyclopedia) 4075: 3645: 3629: 3523:for the mass-production of steel in the 3386: 3372: 3361: 3350: 3342: 3285:)—the jurisdictional organ of the 3103: 3091: 2945: 2856: 2845: 2781: 2738: 2624: 2616:Self-government status and accommodation 2490: 2482: 2272: 2264: 2116: 2085: 2039:in order to contain the Basques Ģ¶ the 1845:sings to the prominent Vasconic town of 1810: 1799: 1619: 1607: 1506: 1489: 1343: 1335: 1306:The official findings were published in 919: 5848: 5661: 5430: 5356: 5350: 5278: 5266: 5005: 4894: 4860: 4848: 4824: 4812: 4800: 4788: 4776: 4740: 4096:), better known by its Basque initials 3496:'s venue in 1854). During this period, 2841: 2750:The Parliament of Navarre in Pamplona ( 1915:Muslim accounts from the period of the 1260:presence in the Ebro valley during the 1224: 6025: 5944: 5906:Urzainqui, T.; Olaizola, J.M. (1998). 5519:Chrisafis, Angelique (June 17, 2008). 5467: 5323: 5311: 5290: 5228: 5145: 5133: 5108: 3945:in Biscay and Gipuzkoa sided with the 3722:, or play-writer Ramon Maria Labaien. 3620: 3445:Act for the Confirmation of the Fueros 2941: 1120:. However, stone was abandoned in the 1019:, spoke a language related to Basque. 5806: 5755: 5738:Historia de Pamplona y de sus Lenguas 5684:Amerikanuak: Basques in the New World 5486: 5060: 5037: 4752: 4645:Ancient DNA Elucidates Basque Origins 3783:for the Basque territories in Spain ( 3761: 3330:First Carlist War and the end of the 3300:(September 1813). The restoration of 3081: 2712:in the northern Basque Country. King 1372:population. The settlers brought the 863:which are centers for Basque people. 386:Basque Country national football team 5889:Historia de Navarre, el Estado Vasco 5816:. Austin: University of Texas Press. 5716:Esparza Zabalegi, Jose Mari (2012). 5370:(in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. 2020 5364:"Donostia / San SebastiĆ”n. Historia" 4515:, Santos Alonso and John A.L. Armour 4131:1978 SPANISH CONSTITUTION REFERENDUM 3967:April 1937 aerial bombing of Gernika 3625: 3096:Ebro river winding down La Rioja of 2632:called the Parliament of Navarre in 2405:was away on a diplomatic mission in 2277:The Navarrese territories circa 1179 1973:, probably with a view to defending 1931: 1055:adding citations to reliable sources 1026: 893:Basconic scripts appears to reflect 5159:"Manuel Godoy: La ofensiva teĆ³rica" 4234:, and control over taxation, while 4023:NiƱos de Rusia (Children of Russia) 3941:across Spain, in the face of which 3866:at a party rally in Donostia (1933) 3707:, a major driving force behind the 3366:Political Spain in 1854, after the 3298:San Sebastian was reduced to rubble 3020:Royal Guipuzcoan Company of Caracas 2990:and moving Basque customs from the 2967: 2932:engaging in war against another one 2663:Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre 2572: 2254: 2223:), while south of the Pyrenees the 2075:of 711, at which time the Visigoth 1795: 1321:Basque Country in prehistoric times 1161: 661:Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre 13: 5964: 4107:Following the monarchy tradition, 3929:World War II in the Basque Country 3847:Launch of a boat at a shipyard in 3694:of Spain. The monarch, especially 3669:, Biscay developed its own modern 1553:I culture of the Iberian plateau. 1447:, Magdalenian culture gave way to 1248:Basques arrived together with the 1168:Human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroups 14: 6044: 6000: 5844:. Salamanca, Spain: Salamanca UP. 5777:Kurlansky, Mark (11 March 2011). 5735:Jimeno Jurio, Jose Maria (1995). 5187:IƱigo Bolinaga (19 August 2013). 4718:Bagaudas (AuƱamendi Encyclopedia) 4693:Alianzas (AuƱamendi Encyclopedia) 3779:, an attempt was made to draw up 3088:End of Basque home rule in France 2472: 1741:, i.e. between the fields of the 709:End of Basque home rule in France 5821:LĆ³pez-Morell, Migule Ɓ. (2015). 4943:Perez Zala, Ander (2015-07-17). 4544:10.1046/j.1529-8817.2005.00170.x 4337: 4325: 4302: 4278: 4085:policy, favoured by the regime. 3997:surrendered to Franco's fascist 3902: 3871: 3856: 3840: 3600:to the eventual victory of King 3254: 2914:Other seamen became renowned as 2724:ideas, imported via the vibrant 2683:King Henry of Navarre and France 2604: 1383:which extended all the way from 1136:) is sometimes considered to be 1031: 704:End of Basque home rule in Spain 532: 30: 6018:Brief history of Basque whaling 5600:"AuƱamendi Eusko Entziklopedia" 5592: 5571:SabathlĆ©, Pierre (2017-01-23). 5564: 5539: 5512: 5461: 5436: 5382: 5296: 5234: 5151: 5114: 5043: 4962: 4936: 4931:Urzainqui & Olaizola (1998) 4877: 4866: 4697: 4686: 4674: 4662: 4650: 4617: 4566: 3798:pulled out of the draft project 3588:, where claimant to the throne 3339:End of Basque home rule (Spain) 2872:), especially proper Biscayans 2457:(Arrasate; 1260, rechartered), 2309:. However, in 1058, the former 2140:The Basque-Muslim state of the 1317:groups," says Prof. Jakobsson. 1042:needs additional citations for 5498:Turismo en Euskadi, PaĆ­s Vasco 5085:Douglass & Douglass (2005) 5073:Douglass & Douglass (2005) 4683:, phys.org, September 7, 2015. 4671:, September 9, 2015, pnas.org. 4519: 4505: 4491: 4418: 4391: 4266:presided over by the mayor of 4036:and limited tax prerogatives. 3650:Antoine d'Abbadie's castle in 3584:a Basque state with a seat in 2398:In 1199, while Navarre's King 2324:Following Sancho III's death, 1790: 1624:Reconstruction at the site of 1331: 924:Location of the ancient tribes 135:History of the Basque language 1: 5853:. London, UK: HarperCollins. 5604:AuƱamendi Eusko Entziklopedia 5398:AuƱamendi Eusko Entziklopedia 5246:AuƱamendi Eusko Entziklopedia 5163:AuƱamendi Eusko Entziklopedia 4837:Larrea & Bonnassie (1998) 4625:"Genes link Celts to Basques" 4412: 3151:mass deportation of civilians 2972:1714 suppression of home rule 2863:Guipuzcoan Company of Caracas 2621:Navarre divided and home rule 2301:and held a protectorate over 2231:and the Pyrenean counties of 2194:William II Sanchez of Gascony 1616:, a commemorative Roman tower 1603: 1022: 676:Guipuzcoan Company of Caracas 314:Maskarada (carnival of Soule) 5994:The Perspective of the World 5647:"European Genetic Variation" 5645:Cavalli-Sforza, Luigi Luca. 4401:should not be confused with 4017:aboard chartered boats (the 3734:(1876) and before (the 1841 3468:Basques emigrated to the USA 3204:granted privileges, notably 3187:Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey 2836:an independent fiscal system 2176:), re-asserted his power in 1917:Umayyad conquest of Hispania 1439:Epipaleolithic and Neolithic 972:and the modern denomination 7: 5930:. Pamplona-IruƱa: Pamiela. 5780:Basque History Of The World 5611:Campbell, Craig S. (1987). 5390:Estornes Zubizarreta, Idoia 4501:, Isabelle Dupanloup et al. 4374:Basque Autonomous Community 4352: 4289:festival in support of the 4224:Ɓlava, Biscay, and Gipuzkoa 4015:mass evacuation of children 3995:Basque Autonomous Community 3939:a military uprising erupted 3878:Gernika in ruins after the 3233:Basque Autonomous Community 3016:Basque regional governments 2903:'s first expedition to the 2348:was restored in 1157 under 1556: 985:Basque Autonomous Community 926:Ā·Red: Theorized as Basque, 878:First historical references 595:County of Vasconia Citerior 165:Pastoral (theatre of Soule) 10: 6049: 5868:Portilla, Micaela (1991). 4264:Basque Municipal Community 4185:ABSTENTION (% reg. voters) 4122: 4118: 4090:Basque Country And Freedom 4058:German military occupation 4011:Basques (Gipuzkoa, Biscay) 3963:Picasso's emblematic mural 3926: 3922: 3696:Maria Christina of Austria 3615:Basque Economic Agreements 3569:Third (Second) Carlist War 3529:Regional Council of Biscay 3488:The economic scene in the 3336: 3262: 3257: 3161:, and the other Estates). 3085: 2911:, may have been a Basque. 2611:Basque and Pyrenean fueros 2608: 2577:The Basque Country in the 2476: 2258: 2154:second Battle of Roncevaux 1935: 1381:Franco-Cantabrian province 1324: 1294:New genetic findings, 2015 1165: 870: 866: 855:, where a large number of 747:Basque Workers' Solidarity 557:Vasconic substratum theory 5891:(2nd ed.). Pamiela. 5762:. Yale University Press. 4054:Armistice of 22 June 1940 3909:Traditionalist plaque at 3769:Star Bonifacio Echeverria 3278:Francisco Javier CastaƱos 3246:Biscayan Regional Council 2988:Basque low-tax trade area 2980:Principality of Catalonia 2479:History of Basque whaling 1600:, made their appearance. 1577:influence in the region. 1178:Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza 907:blessed, fortunate, lucky 714:Basque Economic Agreement 23:Culture of Basque Country 5945:Watson, Cameron (2003). 5887:Sorauren, Mikel (1998). 5627:Genes, Pueblos y Lenguas 5468:Qualls, Karl D. (2020). 4659:, BBC, 7 September 2015. 4532:Annals of Human Genetics 4384: 4044:on the outer fringes of 4034:small local police force 3744:Basque Nationalist Party 2752:The Three States, Cortes 2679:Kingdom of Navarre-Bearn 1172:A high concentration of 915:preindoeuropean language 787:1979 Statute of Autonomy 757:1936 Statute of Autonomy 724:Basque Nationalist Party 600:Battle of Roncevaux Pass 5741:. Tafalla: Txalaparta. 5662:Collins, Roger (1990). 5606:. EuskoMedia Fundazioa. 5419:Esparza Zabalegi (2012) 5217:Esparza Zabalegi (2012) 5097:Esparza Zabalegi (2012) 4994:Urzainqui et al. (2013) 4592:10.1186/1471-2164-7-124 4212:Southern Basque Country 4062:Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port 3917:, a Basque patron saint 3808:in Spanish. It is fine 3578:Southern Basque Country 3521:Bessemer blast furnaces 3441:1839 Embrace of Bergara 3401:Tomas de Zumalacarregui 3382:Gernikako Arbola anthem 3357:Tomas de Zumalacarregui 3166:Southern Basque Country 3077:Under the nation-states 2775:abbey—led to the 2754:) kept denouncing King 2734:shaky status of Navarre 2411:Alfonso VIII of Castile 2243:(later merged into the 2098:(735ā€“744) and grandson 1928:for allying with them. 1749:but almost null in the 741:20th and 21st centuries 5849:Preston, Paul (2013). 5802:. De Boeck UniversitĆ©. 5720:. Euskal Editorea SL. 5400:. EuskoMedia Fundazioa 5368:AuƱamendi Encyclopedia 5248:. EuskoMedia Fundazioa 5165:. EuskoMedia Fundazioa 3786:Provincias Vascongadas 3654: 3643: 3392: 3384: 3370: 3359: 3348: 3291:Francisco Espoz y Mina 3121:region specific powers 3112: 3101: 3032:Xavier Maria de Munibe 2951: 2865: 2854: 2804:Treaty of the Pyrenees 2791: 2747: 2690:Protestant Reformation 2671:Ferdinand II of Aragon 2637: 2496: 2488: 2278: 2270: 2122: 2091: 1977:from the raids of the 1881:. In the 5th century, 1819: 1808: 1629: 1617: 1565:, bearers of the late 1526:Vila Nova de SĆ£o Pedro 1512: 1504: 1486:Copper and Bronze Ages 1349: 1341: 1275:'s description of the 964:were inhabited by the 941: 836: 526:History of the Basques 49:History of the Basques 5756:Kamen, Henry (2001). 5630:. Editorial Critica. 5302:Watson (2003), p. 149 4486:Cavalli-Sforza (2006) 4474:Cavalli-Sforza (2000) 4462:Oroz Arizcuren (1990) 4285:First edition of the 4260:French Basque Country 4094:Euskadi Ta Askatasuna 4076:Franco's dictatorship 3649: 3633: 3567:In the run-up to the 3490:French Basque Country 3436:MuƱagorriren bertsoak 3390: 3379: 3365: 3354: 3346: 3337:Further information: 3242:Constitution of CĆ”diz 3206:Juan Antonio Llorente 3107: 3095: 3086:Further information: 3047:Juan Bautista de Anza 2949: 2860: 2849: 2812:French Basque Country 2785: 2742: 2651:Isabella I of Castile 2628: 2609:Further information: 2552:Juan SebastiĆ”n Elcano 2494: 2486: 2461:(1268, rechartered), 2413:promised to give the 2395:belonged to Navarre. 2276: 2268: 2120: 2089: 2043:in the south and the 1936:Further information: 1814: 1803: 1623: 1611: 1510: 1493: 1347: 1339: 923: 873:Origin of the Basques 777:Euskadi Ta Askatasuna 562:Proto-Basque language 552:Origin of the Basques 5193:Noticias de Gipuzkoa 4271:Jean-RenĆ© Etchegaray 3987:Aviazione Legionaria 3896:Aviazione Legionaria 3864:J.A. Antonio Aguirre 3755:Christian-Democratic 3634:Memorial erected in 3610:Canovas del Castillo 3324:Comisiones Militares 3028:Royal Basque Society 2956:Henry III of Navarre 2901:Christopher Columbus 2842:Masters of the ocean 2714:Henry III of Navarre 2556:Christopher Columbus 2283:Sancho III the Great 2047:in the north (602). 1594:and the megalith or 1225:Alternative theories 1112:'axe' as containing 1051:improve this article 5908:La Navarra MarĆ­tima 5808:Lewis, Archibald R. 5657:on 5 December 2006. 5433:, pp. 179ā€“183. 5338:, pp. 155ā€“156. 5336:LĆ³pez-Morell (2015) 5293:, pp. 149ā€“150. 4839:, pp. 123ā€“129. 4765:Jimeno Jurio (1995) 4399:Aquitanian language 4252:Carlos Garaikoetxea 4153:YES (% total votes) 4133: 3947:Spanish republicans 3943:Basque nationalists 3880:1937 aerial bombing 3825:Basque nationalists 3638:to the traditional 3621:Late Modern history 3543:railway company, a 3511:The centuries long 3443:and the subsequent 3415:Battle of Oriamendi 3179:War of the Pyrenees 2942:A Basque trade area 2777:Basque witch trials 2760:Philip III of Spain 2730:Spanish Inquisition 2726:Ways of Saint James 2581:was ravaged by the 2339:Andalusian kingdoms 2229:Kingdom of Pamplona 2131:Battle of Roncevaux 2081:Carolingian dynasty 1841:The Christian poet 1674:Mediterranean basin 1537:Bell Beaker culture 1376:culture with them. 1254:Caucasian languages 843:(adjacent areas of 666:Basque witch trials 638:Kingdom of Pamplona 605:Kingdom of Pamplona 376:Basque rural sports 347:and performing arts 123:Aquitanian language 5978:. Variorum, 1992. 5494:"Palacio de Aiete" 4250:(led initially by 4169:NO (% total votes) 4129: 4115:of San SebastiĆ”n. 4019:niƱos de la guerra 3806:PaĆ­s Vasco-Navarro 3762:Early 20th century 3728:Basque nationalism 3655: 3644: 3541:CompaƱƭa del Norte 3527:area. 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Index

Culture of Basque Country

History of the Basques
People
Basques
Languages
Basque
Standard Basque
Basque dialects
Gascon
Navarro-Aragonese
Erromintxela
Aquitanian language
Basque surnames
History of the Basque language
Fueros
Bertsolaritza
Pastoral (theatre of Soule)
Beret
Mus (card game)
Basque dance
Mythology
Cuisine
Pincho
Txoko
Txakoli
Basque cider
Patxaran
Cider house
Idiazabal cheese

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