Thank you! Im 85% Basque. My father and grandmother spoke Euruska. This was such an informative program! My grandfather was a coal miner in Nevada,herded sheep in Idaho. I have always identified as Basque.

You mention the first migration of the Basques with Columbus, and you mention Basques in South America. What about the Basques that migrated from south to north and settled in Northeast Mexico and South Texas up to San Antonio in the early 18th century. That is another Basque story. I am a descendant of the Basques in San Antonio, but not much is mentioned or written about Basques in Texas and that migration to that portion of the US.

I am originally from CA's San Joaquin Valley Area where there is the Basque Shepherds Community of Kern, Co. (South of my Hometown Area), but now I currently reside in Taos, NM. and I found out that there are some families that are of Spanish Basque Ancestry, such as the Aguirre's, the Arreguin's, and the Mondragon's.

My Basque part of the family is on my mothers father's side, Oquendo Izaguirre, from San Sebastian. My grandfather's parents left the Basque country to Cuba in the late 19 Century.

Once and old básque told me a Spanish Civil War story..... It was in the very early days of the War and this REQUETE battallion From NAVARRA which is the part of Spain (the old KINGDOM of Navarra From were today's Euzkady stems From)so mostly are básque speakers too....were going to the front.... So he went on; US kids seing such gallant Armed Troops wearing their red berets Hailled them telling them in básque; Gora Chapelgorry gudariak...gora gora....Requeteak.... When two of the soldiers left the formation and taking as kids by the Ear began kicking US in our back sides and when they stop hurting US they said aloud : This monkey silly Talk of yours is Now prohibited in our Beloved España....so Talk Castilian Spanish from Now on....understood.? But we only had hailed them the old básque said by shouting; Long live the red Beret Requeté Soldiers long live...long live....and he Smiled as he told me his childhood Civil war story.....

An excellent well rounded story. Many thanks.

this was sooo good!

Those Berriochoa girls sure are sharp! Aupa neskak!

One of my favorite really local nicer restaurants that’s been around since at least 1980s called Louie’s Basque Corner. It was family style sitting it was the coolest place my papa an Italian man knew the owners or something and my parents wedding rehearsal dinner was held there. Since Covid I’m not sure if it’s still there I hope so. I day dream about salmon I ate there literally 10 years ago lol

are these communities still strong? I'd love to visit from Euskadi.

The first lady looked so much like my grandmother. 😭 Genes are a funny thing.

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Gora. Euskal. Erria. Askatuta

Tira! Eskerrik asko!

Ay ama, usteet eztetela iñoiz aitu ainbeste euskaldun ameriketako inglesa hitzeiten. Nere amona inglaterra juntzan ez ameriketa. Ze dokumental on, uain ameriketa naet jun jende hau bixitatzea

I recently had an update on my ancestry and found out I Basque in my blood line but can't figure out how or when and if it is Spain or French, my grandfather uyse to tell his children that they had French ancestry but was just vague, so I'm guessing French.

Basque (Euskara) is the only Paleo-European language that has survived the Indo-European migrations.

Boise. Is. Biskaia

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GORA EUSKALERRIA TA ASKATATUTA

there are reparations coming. trudeau declared the french settlers and their descendants effected by the forced removals from nova scotia in the 1700s as First Nation. those benefits will never come but the declaration is bound to set off a battle in canada. cast to sea families split up, by order of the crown. from the highlands to the islands, the Basque people came thru Capbreton.

I'm from the central mountains of Puerto Rico and my DNA test said I have 2 percent basque bloodlines on me but I'm 85 percent ancient celts bloodlines mostly Iberians celts bloodlines from north portugal and north Spain but I'm Irish north west England south west England north Scotland as well French plus I even have 2 percent north Norway and 1 percent Switzerland.No Africa or oriental or jew Hebrew moors etc weird but my ancient ancestors stay with in the blood rest of my blood is native from Puerto Rico.But im mostly ancient celt blood lines

Basques culture is just another Iberian culture....they have always been Spaniards, citizen's of the oldest nation state in Europe..... The Germánic Gothic KINGDOM that created Spain as we know It. Spaniards stem from the Celtiberia Meltingpot as do the Basques . There are French Basques too....their Land not being so heavely industrialised and developed as Spanish Euskady though. Franco Didn't supressed the Basques for being Basques.....they Were suppresed for being Republicans....just like the other Republican Regions of Spain. Most Troops that suppresed them were básque speaking too and Mostly Basques from NAVARRA . Which were staunchly rightwing.... The REQUETES..fanatically spanish. The básque historicaly had a very REQUETES polítical strand.