Basque Americans (Basque: Euskal estatubatuarrak, Spanish: Vasco estadounidenses) are Americans of Basque descent. According to the 2000 US census, there are 57,793 Americans of full or partial Basque descent.

The most important nuclei of Basque immigration into the Americas were located on the Labourd coast, including Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Ciboure and Bayonne. Other important ports in southern Basque country included Pasaia, Getaria, and Bermeo. Basque toponyms in the Americas

Basques in the American West Similar to millions of other European immigrants during this period of time who experienced difficulties, Basques wished to build better lives. America offered opportunity and hope, so they began to migrate to the United States in …

Renowned as seafarers, Basque fishermen and sailors had probably reached American waters well before the voyage of Columbus in 1492. They were among the first Europeans to hunt whales off the northeastern coast of North America.

The largest of several important Basque communities in the United States is in the area around Boise, Idaho, home to the Basque Museum and Cultural Center, host to an annual Basque festival, as well as a festival for the Basque diaspora every five years.

2022年2月9日 · Basques made significant contributions to the colonization of the Americas by Spain. The Basques considered themselves noble. Their industrious nature and their strong ethics won them favor with the Spanish hierarchy who often chose Basques to …

Basques and Indians were in their places for a very long time, probably before anyone else. Archaeologists have found Navajo tools and Basque skulls dating long before Columbus or the Romans. Both groups had ways of living and speaking that didn’t seem to come from anywhere else, and both lived that way for millennia.

For many, Basque identity is defined by preserving elements of the past while transforming and innovating, creating a synergy of old and new, homeland and diaspora. Basque Americans are highly aware of their Basque identity, expressing their culture in …