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Basque Country (greater Region)
The Basque Country ( eu, Euskal Herria; es, País Vasco; french: Pays basque) is the name given to the home of the Basque people. Trask, R.L. ''The History of Basque'' Routledge: 1997 The Basque Country is located in the western Pyrenees, straddling the border between France and Spain on the coast of the Bay of Biscay. Comprising the Autonomous Communities of the Basque Country and Navarre in Spain and the Northern Basque Country in France, the region is home to the Basque people ( eu, Euskaldunak), their language ( eu, Euskara), culture and traditions. The area is neither linguistically nor culturally homogeneous, and certain areas have a majority of people who do not consider themselves Basque, such as the south of Navarre. The concept is still highly controversial, and the Supreme Court of Navarre has upheld a denial of government funding to school books that include the Navarre community within the Basque Country area. Etymology The name in Basque is ''Euskal Herria' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zazpiak Bat
Zazpiak Bat is a heraldic nickname for the Basque coat of arms which includes the arms of the seven provinces mentioned, stressing their unity. It was designed by the historian Jean de Jaurgain in 1897 for the ''Congrès et Fêtes de la Tradition basque'' celebrated at Saint-Jean-de-Luz. Name ''Zazpiak Bat'' is a motto attributed to Basque people, Basque explorer Antoine-Thomson d'Abbadie in the late nineteenth century, from the Basque language, Basque words ''zazpiak'' meaning 'the seven' and ''bat'' meaning 'one', translates as "the seven [are] one" and refers to the seven Basque Country (greater region), Basque Country traditional provinces. However, it was first cited in 1836 by a friend and collaborator of Antoine d'Abbadie's, the Souletin Agosti Xaho (''Etudes grammaticales sur la langue euskarienne'', dedicated to the ''Zazpirak Bat''). The motto is based on a similar one fashioned by the Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenment society Real Sociedad Bascongada de Amigos del Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
