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Basque Language and Culture
The Basque People primarily live in the area known as the Basque Country, located around north-central Spain and south-western France.
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Yes they did. They were shorter than those worn in Scotland and Ireland from what I understand. As to the textiles or patterns of the materials used I have no knowledge.
The historical event which resulted in the creation of world-famous chocolates in the Basque speaking city of Bayonne was the Spanish Inquisition.
What is the largest city in Spain's Basque Country?
Bilbo is the largest city in the Basque Country.
Specifically, the city carries the English and Spanish names of Bilbao. It functions as the capital city and cultural, industrial and services center of the Basque Country's province of Bizkaia (Vizcaya in Spanish, Biscay in English). Its population hovers around 351,629 according to 2012 statistics.
A language and a people are what Basque is.
Specifically, the language is spoken on both sides of the border separating southwestern France and northwestern Spain. The people reside in the three provinces which are found on the French side and the four on the Spanish. They either speak Basque as their first language from birth or in tandem with fluency in French and/or Spanish.
Which castle in the Basque Country would Kate Middleton have liked to be married in?
The Butron Castle in the Basque Country is the dream castle of Kate Middleton.
Do the Basque people wear kilts?
Yes, Basque people are known to wear kilts.
Specifically, the Basques can be as attuned to style as people worldwide. If kilts are in style, then it is possible to find some Basques wearing them and others not. In such a case, the colors, the lengths and the pleating styles will be current, and they will be worn commonly by females and uncommonly by males.
A constant in male wardrobes are same-colored shirts and slacks with something non-leather serving as a belt.
The Heinkel He 111 and Bf 109Bs biplanes were the planes that were used to bomb the Basque City of Guernica on April 26th 1937.
The name of the main concentration camp to which Spain and Germany deported thousands of Basques to die is the Gurs internment camp.
Jean Borotra is the name of the Basque tennis player who became the first Wimbledon winner from outside the English speaking world.
What kind of Basque language was spoken in Navarrenx France?
Eastern lower Navarrese (Nafarroa Beherea) is the kind of Basque language which historically is spoken in Navarrenx, France.
Specifically, the location is within the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in terms of southwestern France and within the northwestern part of Euzkadi ("The Basque Country"). It is within an area which historically is associated with Labourdian Basque (Lapurtara/Lapurtera), the other of the three main kinds of Basque -- along with Souletin Basque (Zuberera) -- spoken in the northern Basque Country/southwestern France.
What is the name of the official anthem of the Basque Country?
Eusko Abendaren Ereserkia ("Anthem of the Basque Ethnicity") -- which is pronounced "EY-oo-sko a-BEN-da-ren EY-rey-SERK-kya" by Guipuzcoan Basque-speakers -- is the official anthem of the Basque Country. Affectionately shortened to Euskadiko Ereserkia, the anthem owes a traditional Basque tune for its music and Abando-born Biscayan writer Sabino Arana Goiri (January 26, 1865 - November 25, 1903) for its lyrics.
The geo-political and historical explanation for the name Basque Roads for a bay so far from the Basque Country is Euskal Herria.
Begoña and Begoñita are the family nicknames for the Basque mother of Russian ice hockey legend Valeri Borisovich Kharlamov (January 14, 1948 - august 27, 1981). Valeri's parents were Russian-born factory locksmith Boris Kharlamov and Basque Country-born factory turner Carmen Oribe Abad.
The three-part division of the provision is the reason why there are three trees on both the coat of arms and the flag of the Basque Country's province of Gipuzkoa.
Specifically, the trees in question are yews (Taxusspp). The notion of three also is repeated in the three waves, to symbolize the province's north-to-south flowing rivers. The province serves as a popular tourist destination for many reasons, including a tripartite geography of coasts, mountains, and hills/plains/valleys.
Who are the people of the Pyrenees whose language and customs are unlike those of the rest of Spain?
The Basque people.
What is the name of the Basque owner and shipmaster of Christopher Columbus's ship 'Santa Maria'?
Juan de la Cosa was the name of the Basque owner and shipmaster of Christopher Columbus's ship 'Santa Maria'.
What is 'Kapitania' when translated from Basque to English?
"Captaincy" is an English equivalent of the Basque word kapitania.
Specifically, the word is a noun in its singular form. The above-mentioned form is just one of many which it takes in Basque, a language in which nouns are declined and take on different endings according to the role which they play in a phrase or sentence. The term historically refers to an administrative division within Spain's former colonies and nowadays to a command center, such as of a port authority.
Are there Basque people in Portugal?
Yes, there are some Basque people in Portugal.
Specifically, Portugal has a historical reputation for welcoming exiles and refugees from Spain since the time of the Moorish occupation (711-1492). It has the appeal of being a coastal nation since the Basque people include fishing among their traditional activities. But Portugal was not a place where the Basques tended to go during the years of Francisco Franco y Bahamunde (1892-1975) since the Portuguese experienced a similar dictatorship under António de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970).
What happened to the people of the Basque Country after the war with Spain?
Control, harassment and repression in terms of the civil war and autonomy in terms of the regional conflict are what happened to the Basque people after the war with Spain.
Specifically, there are two recent wars which pit the Basque Country against Spain and vice versa in the twentieth century. The first war is the (not at all politely conducted) Civil War of 1936-1939, which ended in the linguistic, politico-economic and social control of Spain's four Basque-speaking provinces by the Nationalist government established by General Francisco Franco y Bahamonde (1892-1975). The second is the Spain-ETA conflict of 1959-2011, which undoubtedly contributed to Basque autonomy within the Kingdom of Spain after the General's death and Juan Carlos I's (born 1938) involvement in the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy.
