Basque Provinces

In 17th-century New England, Sweden and the Basque provinces of Spain, children were the most important sources for allegations against supposed witches.

Hard-liners believe a Basque nation should encompass Spain’s three Basque provinces as well as the French Basque Country and the neighboring Spanish region of Navarra.

Batasuna, founded in 2001 by members of an earlier banned separatist party, wanted independence for seven traditionally Basque provinces in northern Spain and southwest France.

With the fatal propensity of Spanish rulers to bequeath discord, he divides his kingdom among his sons; to Don Sancho, Castile; Le�n to Alfonso; the Basque provinces to Garc�a; the fourth son already was of enough importance, "Arzobispo de Toledo, Maestre de Santiago, Abad en Zaragoza, de las Espa�as, Primado."

Back in the Basque provinces the new idea had dawned on us that this was not a spent, degenerate race, but a young unspoiled one, and every excursion in the country parts of Spain made deeper the assurance of red blood coursing in her veins.