{"id":511,"date":"2020-05-02T00:14:29","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T22:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurominority.eu\/?page_id=511"},"modified":"2020-05-15T22:34:28","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T20:34:28","slug":"basque-country","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eurominority.eu\/index.php\/en\/basque-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Basque Country"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Basque Country, always fighting for their rights<\/h2>
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Euskal Herria is the term that describes the whole of the Basque Country. It is a cultural region to the west of the Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es, torn between Spain and France. Seven provinces make up this nation\u2019s historic Bay of Biscay. <\/p>

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The Basques used the term Ikurri\u00f1a<\/em> to name their flag. It was created in 1896 by Sabino Arana Gori, considered the founder of modern Basque nationalism. It represented Biscay and was adopted in 1936 as the flag of the Euskadi government before being adopted by the whole of Basque. The white cross of St Andrew is positioned on a green cross representing the oak of Guernica and a red background representing the Basque people. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

The Basques\nare considered descendants of the Paleolithic people of Western Europe, which\nmakes them one of the oldest people on the continent. During Roman occupation,\nthe Basque tribes were already present. There is no doubt that Basque was\nalready spoken at the start of the Middle Ages between Ebra and Garonne in the\nregion called Biscay. After the Muslim invasions and the Frankish expansion,\nthe territory was broken up. The Basque Country known under the name of Navarre\nwas partially annexed by the kingdom of Castille in 1512\u201321. However, the\nBasque provinces benefited from relative autonomy until the French Revolution\nin the north and the Carlist Wars in the south.<\/p>

Despite a statute of autonomy\nbeing acquired in 1936, the civil war put an end to the first democratic\nadvances. Guernica, the former Basque capital was bombarded by the Germans\nallied to the Spanish nationalists. Despite a different approach by Basque\nmovements to achieve independence, desired by the former nationalist\ngovernment, the Basque parties continued to gain the votes of their compatriots,\nin a context of enthusiasm for the Basque language, which is popular with them.<\/p>

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Identity card<\/h3>
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Name <\/em><\/td> Euskal Herria <\/strong>| Basqu<\/em>e
Pa\u00eds Vasco <\/em><\/strong> | Castilian<\/em>
Pays basque<\/em><\/strong> | French<\/em>
(Basque Country) <\/td><\/tr>
Population <\/em><\/td> 3,155,597 inhab.<\/strong> (2017)<\/td><\/tr>
Area<\/em><\/td>20,947 km\u00b2<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr>
Languages <\/em><\/td>Euskara <\/strong>| Basqu<\/em>e
Castellano <\/em><\/strong>| Castilian<\/em>
Fran\u00e7ais <\/em><\/strong>(official) <\/td><\/tr>
Number of native speakers<\/em><\/td>750,000 \u00e0 1,185,500 <\/strong><\/strong>(passive speakers) | basqu<\/em>e (2016)<\/td><\/tr>
State of guardianship<\/em><\/td> Spain, France<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr>

Official status<\/em> <\/td>		 Autonomous regions in Spain, no status in France<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr>
Capital <\/em><\/td> Iru\u00f1ea <\/strong>| Basqu<\/em>e
Pamplona <\/em><\/strong>| Castilian<\/em>
(Pampelune) <\/td><\/tr>
Historic religion<\/em><\/td> Roman Cathoilic<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr>
Flag<\/em><\/td> Ikurrina <\/strong>| Basqu<\/em>e
(Symbol) <\/td><\/tr>
Anthem<\/em><\/td> Eusko Gudaria<\/strong> | Basqu<\/em>e
(The Basque Fighter) <\/td><\/tr>
Motto<\/em><\/td> Zazpiak bat<\/strong> | Basqu<\/em>e
(Seven makes one) <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>
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Timeline <\/h3>
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