Basque

Matthew Kirk

Introduction and location

• located in the north of Spain and the south of France.

• The Basques people are a nation.

• This group of people sees themselves as linked together, as brothers and sisters in some way.

Information cntd.

• The Basque country has 7 provinces (four in Spain and three in France).

• The total Basque population is approximately 3 million with 92% being Spanish citizens.

• A stateless nation• Does not have a national

homeland that overlaps into more than one state.

MORE INFORMATION Related to the stateless nation term, ethno-nationalism.

Ethno-nationalism leads to separation.

There is not a civil war, and even violence exists, this is not major.

CULTURE The Basques are

considered as a nation because these people share same commonalties, they share the same culture. There are different characteristics of the Basque culture.

1. Euskera, the Basque language

2. Particular Basque food

3. Festivals and traditions

4. Basque sports5. Universities6. Art and literature

History & development of the conflictThe Basque history

is interconnected with Spanish and French history.

There are different keys in their history that will help us to understand the conflict in the their region.

geographic enclaveRomans, Celtics and

Visigothsthe 16th centurythe Carlist WarsFuerismo1895dictatorship of Primo

de Rivera1959, Euskadi Ta

Askatasuna (ETA)

The conflict today..