Basques - Wikipedia
The Basques (/ b ɑː s k s / BAHSKS or / b æ s k s / BASKS; Basque: euskaldunak [eus̺kaldunak]; Spanish: vascos; French: basques) are a Southwestern European ethnic group, [6] [7] [8] characterised by the Basque language, a common culture and shared genetic ancestry to the ancient Vascones and Aquitanians.
Basque | Definition, History, Region, & Facts | Britannica
2024年11月11日 · Basque, member of a people who live in both Spain and France in areas bordering the Bay of Biscay and encompassing the western foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains.
Ancient DNA cracks puzzle of Basque origins - BBC News
2015年9月7日 · Two men saw a tree trunk with a "tronza" (traditional Basque saw) during a rural sports championship. DNA from ancient remains seems to have solved the puzzle of one of Europe's most enigmatic...
History of the Basques - Wikipedia
The Basques (Basque: Euskaldunak) are an indigenous ethno-linguistic group mainly inhabiting the Basque Country (adjacent areas of Spain and France).
What is the Basque Country? - The Land Of The Basques
2021年3月22日 · The Basque Country is one of Europe’s oldest and strongest cultures. It encompasses the region located in northern Spain, on the Bay of Biscay at the western end of the Pyrenees mountain range, straddling the frontier between southern France and Spain.
The Basques—facts and information - National Geographic
2019年10月24日 · The Basque ethnic group comes from a region of southwest France and northwest Spain known to outsiders as Basque and to Basque people as Euskal Herria.
Basque Country (greater region) - Wikipedia
The Basque Country (Basque: Euskal Herria; Spanish: País Vasco; French: Pays basque) is the name given to the home of the Basque people. [1] The Basque Country is located in the western Pyrenees, straddling the border between France and Spain on the coast of the Bay of Biscay.
Basque Country | Culture, Cuisine, Map, & History | Britannica
2024年11月13日 · Basque Country, comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) and historic region of northern Spain encompassing the provincias (provinces) of Álava, Guipúzcoa, and Vizcaya (Biscay). The Basque Country is bounded by the Bay of Biscay to the north and the autonomous communities of Navarra to the east,
Who are the Basques? - The Basque Museum & Cultural Center | Boise…
As early as the 11 th century, Basques were whalers, ship-builders, mariners, explorers, and missionaries who navigated ocean waters as far as Newfoundland and South America. Basques built and sailed Christopher Columbus’ fleet. The Basque Juan Elcano completed Magellan’s ill-fated attempt to circumnavigate the world.
An Overview of Basque Country - ThoughtCo
2019年5月28日 · Basque Country - A Geographic and Anthropological Enigma. The Basque people have inhabited the foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains around the Bay of Biscay in northern Spain and southern France for thousands of years. They are the oldest surviving ethnic group in Europe. Even so, scholars have still not determined the exact origins of the Basques.