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Basques
Basque Country
Basque Country Region of the
w Pyrenees in both Spain and France, consisting of the provinces of Alava, Guipúzcoa, and parts of Navarra and Vizcaya in Spain, and Basse-Navarre, Labourd and Soule in France. The main towns are
Bilbao and San Sebastian. The region is populated by the
Basques. It lost its autonomy in the late 18th and early 19th centuries and separatist movements were formed in response.
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BASQUE, CONDENSED; A brief guide to Basque contributions to art and culture
Newspaper article from: Boise Weekly; 7/27/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...to do with sheep or cod. When we speak of Basque, we might speak of ethnic Basques (those with Basque blood) or cultural/national Basques (those from the Basque country). In true Basque fashion, we're casting a wide net as we take a...
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Basque culture -- and food -- are right at home in Idaho
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 2/18/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...century since the Basques emigrated to Idaho...the mountainous Basque region in Spain...And at the Boise Basque Center, a meeting place for Basques, Fitzgerald...Sarria, Boise Basques can cook with piquillo peppers from Basque country, and...
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Basque elections loom; can the Basques live with Spain?
Magazine article from: The Nation; 11/15/1986; ; 700+ words
; BASQUE ELECTIONS LOOM Can the Basques Live With Spain? Ten...the independence of the Basque country. The other is...members. The majority of Basques have accepted the Constitution...embittered enemies of both Basque and Spanish democracy...
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Basque in freedom; Survivors of Guernica massacre make U.S. home.(NATION)(CULTURE, ET CETERA)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 9/14/2005; 700+ words
; ...owner of JT Bar, a Basque restaurant. "It just...happen." About 200 Basques have made their home...There are about 6,000 Basques in Nevada, mainly in...and Ely. Overall, the Basque population in the United...numbers about 58,000. Basques began as shepherds here...
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BASQUE WHALERS, AHOY!
Newspaper article from: Boise Weekly; 7/18/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...largest population of Basques outside of the Basque country and outside of...give a history lesson on Basque shipbuilders? Manning...the industry that the Basques excelled at a thousand years ago. Basque whalers probably came...
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the BASQUE issue; EVENTS
Newspaper article from: Boise Weekly; 7/27/2005; 700+ words
; ...promises to be just that, as Basques and friends of Basques celebrate all things Basque with music, dance, food...Santimamie to Bilbao: We are all Basques and Amerikanuak," from...director and professor of Basque Studies at the University...
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Basque in their glory
Newspaper article from: Scotland on Sunday; 10/31/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...killed just as many Basques. Much of his new book, The Basque History Of The World...particularly fertile, the Basques have been so successful...that without the Basque province and its...obsessed. As one Basque writer put it, "the Basques share with the Celts...
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Basque Conflict Demands A Return to Dialogue
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 9/21/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...as fighting to liberate a Basque society taken hostage by...mainstream parties and the Basque conservative nationalists for the turmoil in the Basque Country, a growing number...position as defender of the Basques, to the point of becoming...
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Basque Moderates Seek Allies Split Vote Is Not Expected to Harm Peace Process
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 10/27/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...Euskal Herritarrok, or Basque Citizens, considered...finished fourth, said the Basques had rejected self-determination...which has permitted Basque home rule, including...She added that Basques had shown that they...the three-province Basque region. ETA, whose...
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Basque region has favorable climate for economic development, seminar told. (Guardian Industries)(includes list of speakers at seminar)
PR Newswire; 6/27/1990; 700+ words
; ...president. Now the all-Basque management is so technically...the integrity of the Basques that we don't have...sponsored by SPRI, the Basque economic development...workforce," he said. Many Basque companies have instituted...is a priority with the Basques. SPRI operates a series...
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Basque Americans
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
...farms. Parts of the Basque Country have also...HISTORY Though the Basques are perhaps the oldest...invading armies to Basque territory in France...during the 1830s, the Basques in Spain supported...independence. THE FIRST BASQUES IN AMERICA Renowned as seafarers, Basque fishermen and ...
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Basques
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...designated as either French or Spanish Basques, the Basque people constitute one of Europe...dialectical differences in spoken Basque, provide subethnic distinctions within the Basque population. Basques entered North America as either Spanish...
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Basque Country
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
BASQUE COUNTRY BASQUE COUNTRY. The lands inhabited by Basque speakers extended between...Significant emigration to the Americas was a permanent feature in the Basque lands after 1492. Basques were prominent colonial merchants, soldiers, miners, royal...
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Basque
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
...in known as the Basque Country. The Basques possess a distinctive...Although the Basque country is divided...and Spain, the Basques have maintained...authority, many Basques in Spain have campaigned...an independent Basque state, through...
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Basque language
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Basque language tongue of uncertain relationship...language has eight dialects. Speakers of Basque are for the most part bilingual, and there are many Basques who do not speak the language. Basque is definitely not an Indo-European tongue...
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