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Basque: References & Edit History

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cuisine
- In gastronomy: Spanish and Portuguese
ETA
- In ETA
- In Spain: Security
- In Spain: Franco’s Spain, 1939–75
jai alai
- In jai alai
whaling
- In whaling: Primitive whaling

distribution

France
- In Basque Country
- In France: Ethnic groups
Gascony
- In Gascony
Nevada
- In Elko
Pyrenees Range
- In Pyrenees: People and economy
Spain
- In Basque Country

folk arts

In folk art: Mediterranean

folk music
- In wind instrument: In folk traditions
oral tradition
- In oral tradition: Diversity, shared features, and functionality

history of

Spain
- In Spain: The Visigothic kingdom
- In Spain: Opposition movements, 1898–1923
Spanish Civil War
- In Spain: The Civil War
Vizcaya
- In Vizcaya

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: Frontiers - Basque Ethnic Identity and Collective Empowerment: Two Key Factors in Well-Being and Community Participation.	Gloria Lotha	May 24, 2024
	Add new Web site: Oregon Encyclopedia - Basques.	Aakanksha Gaur	Sep 16, 2022
	Add new Web site: National Geographic - How the Basques became an autonomous community within Spain.	Aakanksha Gaur	Feb 05, 2021
	Corrected display issue.	Adam Augustyn	Feb 27, 2019
	Add new Web site: Canadian Museum of History - Virtual Museum of New France - Basque Whalers.	Gloria Lotha	Feb 11, 2019
	Add new Web site: The Basque Museum and Cultural Center - Who are the Basques?	Gloria Lotha	Feb 11, 2019
	Add new Web site: Minority Rights Group International - Basques in Spain.	Gloria Lotha	Feb 11, 2019
	Add new Web site: Joshua Project - Basque.	Gloria Lotha	Jun 10, 2014
	Add new Web site: Joshua Project - Basque.	Surabhi Sinha	Jan 31, 2014
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998