Wikipedia:WikiProject Basque

Welcome to the Basque WikiProject. We are a group dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of Basque people, the Basque Country, the Basque language, as well as Basque history and culture.

(For more information on WikiProjects, please see Wikipedia:WikiProject and the Guide to WikiProjects).

Goals

• Build up an excellent Basque Portal (see also: Basque Portal (draft))
• Improve coverage of Basque issues and the quality of existing articles of Basque theme
• Discuss NPOV standards in our area of interest
• Categorize consistently

Scope

• Everything Basque: Basque people, Basque Country, Basque language, history and culture.

Guidelines

None yet.

Members

Please feel free to add yourself here, and to indicate any areas of particular interest.

1. Sugaar (particularly interested in prehistory, history and old Basque religion)
2. Húsönd (language, geography, history)
3. A R King (language, general knowledge)
4. Martín (saying/doing) (geography, cuisine, culture)
5. David (saying/doing) (geography, history, transport)
6. Damienguerra (Language, History, Culture)
7. AmbrosePhillips

Userbox

WikiProject Basque Userbox for those who like userboxes.

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Portal

Basque Portal It needs your help.

Articles

This list is incomplete. Please help expanding it and improving the quality of articles listed.

Basque people

• List of Basques

Basque Country (historical territory)

• Northern Basque Country: Labourd, Lower Navarre,Soule
• Navarre
• Western Basque Country: Araba, Biscay, Guipuscoa
• Major cities of the Basque Country: Bayonne, Bilbao, Donostia, Pamplona, Vitoria-Gasteiz

History and Prehistory

• Franco-Cantabric region
• Tribes: Aquitani, Vascones, Varduli, Caristii, Autrigones
• Roman period: Iruña-Veleia
• Duchy of Vasconia: Duke of Gascony
• Kingdom of Navarre: List of Navarrese monarchs
• Lord of Biscay
• Juan Sebastián de Elcano
• Carlist Wars
• Basque Country in the Spanish Civil War: Bombing of Gernika

Basque law

• Fuero (traditional charters and custom law)
• Basque Statute of Autonomy
• Ertzaintza
• Gernikako Arbola
• Biltzar

Basque language

• Basque language
• Aquitanian language
• Basque dialects: Bizkaiera, Gipuzkera, Lapurtera, Goi Nafarrera, Behe Nafarrera, Xiberuera
• Standard Basque
• Earliest Basque texts: Iruña-Veleia

Basque Literature

• Bernard Etxepare
• Juan Antonio Mogel
• Pedro Agerre
• Agustin Xaho
• Bernardo Atxaga

Basque culture

• Basque symbols: Lauburu, Ikurriña, Arrano Beltza
• Pilota (see also Jai Alai)
• Basque cuisine
• Basque music
• Bertsolaritza (song/poem contests)
• Basque mythology: Mari (goddess), Sugaar, Urtzi, Lamiak, Jentilak, Sorginak
• Basque cinema: Álex de la Iglesia
• Euskal Telebista

Basque Christianity

• Ignatius Loyola
• Francis Xavier
• Pedro Arrupe
• University of Deusto
• Basilica of Begoña

Basque politics

• Basque nationalism
• Some Basque parties: EAJ-PNV, PSE-EE, Batasuna, Euskal Herrietako Alderdi Komunista (duplicated as Communist Party of the Basque Homelands), Eusko Alkartasuna, Eusko Abertzale Ekintza, Abertzaleen Batasuna, Batzarre, Aralar, Nafarroa Bai, Euskadiko Ezkerra (defunct)
• Labour unions of the Basque Country: ELA-STV, LAB
• Historical Basque politicians: Sabino Arana, Pasionaria, Felix Likiniano, Federico Krutwig

Violence in the Basque Country

• ETA
• Minor Basque leftist armed groups: Comandos Autónomos Anticapitalistas, Iraultza
• Spanish unionist armed groups: GAL

Basque diaspora

• Catalina de Erauso, cross-dressing conquistadora.
• Lope de Aguirre

Basque music

• Typical Basque instruments: Txalaparta, Alboka, Trikitixa
• Basque rock: Kortatu, Negu Gorriak, Barricada, La Polla Records, B.A.P.!!
• Kepa Junkera
• Luis Mariano
• Pablo de Sarasate

Featured content

None yet

Candidates

None yet

New articles

Please feel free to list your new Basque-related articles here (newer articles at the top, please). Any new articles that have an interesting or unusual fact in them should be suggested for the Did you know? box the Main Page.

Collaboration and review

Collaboration of the week

Peer review

Assessment

Templates

• Template:WikiProject Basque: this template should be added to the talk pages of all articles within the scope of the project.

Categories

• Category:Basque