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Basque cuisine. Basque cuisine refers to the cuisine of the Basque Country and includes meats and fish grilled over hot coals, marmitako and lamb stews, cod, Tolosa bean dishes, paprikas from Lekeitio, pintxos (Basque tapas), Idiazabal sheep's cheese, txakoli ( sparkling white wine ), and Basque cider . A basquaise is a type of dish prepared in ...
Constitutional background 1937 image of Guernica. After a period of self-government, the Basque government was abolished by the Spanish government in 1839.. Under the Spanish Franco regime during the Spanish Civil War, the Basque language was banned, the rights of Basques were reduced, and the Basque city of Guernica was bombed on behalf of Franco by the Nazis.
A red field with the white central cross that extends to the edges of the flag superimposed on the green diagonal cross that extends to the corners of the flag. Designed by. Luis Arana and Sabino Arana. The ikurrina flag (in Basque) [1] or ikurriña ( Spanish spelling of the Basque term) [2] is a Basque symbol and the official flag of the ...
Basque word order involves in a very basic way two rules, the "focus rule" and the "topic rule", as follows: Focus rule: Whichever constituent of a sentence is in focus immediately precedes the verb. Topic rule: A topic is emphasised by placing it at the beginning of the sentence. Compare, for example: Txakurrek.
The Basque-style beret was the traditional headwear of Aragonese and Navarrian shepherds from the Ansó and Roncal valleys of the Pyrenees, a mountain range that divides southern France from northern Spain. The commercial production of Basque-style berets began in the 17th century in the Oloron-Sainte-Marie area of southern France. Originally a ...
Basque and Breton fishing sites in 16th and 17th centuries. Algonquian–Basque pidgin, also known as Souriquois, [2] was a Basque -based pidgin spoken by Basque whalers and various Algonquian peoples. [1] It was spoken around the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. It was in use from at least 1580 until 1635, [2] and was last attested in 1711.
Basque Canadians. Basque Canadians are Canadian citizens of Basque descent, or Basque people who were born in the Basque Country and reside in Canada. As of 2021, 7,745 people claimed Basque ancestry. [2] Basque sailors were whaling and fishing around Newfoundland beginning in 1525 and ending around 1626. [3]
