Basques - Wikipedia
Among the most notable Basque people are Juan Sebastián Elcano (who led the first successful expedition to circumnavigate the globe after Ferdinand Magellan died mid-journey); Sancho III of Navarre; and Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier, founders of the Society of Jesus.
What is the Basque Country? - The Land Of The Basques
Mar 22, 2021 · 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.
Basque Country (greater region) - Wikipedia
Comprising the Autonomous Communities of the Basque Country and Navarre in Spain and the Northern Basque Country in France, [2] [3] the region is home to the Basque people (Basque: Euskaldunak), their language (Basque: Euskara), culture and traditions.
Ancient DNA cracks puzzle of Basque origins - BBC News
Sep 7, 2015 · The distinct language and genetic make-up of the Basque people in northern Spain and southern France has puzzled anthropologists for decades. One theory proposed that they were an unmixed...
History of the Basques - Wikipedia
Juan Lizariturry from Uppsala University in Sweden analysed genetic material from eight Stone Age human skeletons found in El Portalón Cavern in Atapuerca, northern Spain. These individuals lived between 3,500 and 5,500 years ago, after the transition to farming in southwest Europe.
Basque | Definition, History, Region, & Facts | Britannica
Sep 19, 2024 · 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. The land inhabited by the Basques has a mild and damp climate and is largely hilly and wooded.
The Basques—facts and information - National Geographic
Oct 24, 2019 · 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.
The Basque People: Who Are The Basques? - MyHeritage Knowledge Base
The Basque people lived in a region that stretches between modern-day northern Spain and southern France. It contained 7 historical provinces. Only 3 of those provinces (Araba, Bizkaia, and Gipuzkoa) are included in the modern-day Basque Autonomous Community, which is one of the 17 autonomous communities in modern Spain.
Basque Country | Culture, Cuisine, Map, & History | Britannica
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, La Rioja to the south, and Cantabria to the west.
An Overview of Basque Country - ThoughtCo
May 28, 2019 · 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.