Basque language

The Basque-American Indian pidgin found in the north-eastern part of North America was first documented in the early seventeenth century. Although it is believed to have first been used in the sixteenth century, this was the first time that there was recorded documentation of someone experiencing the pidgin. The pidgin was created between the Basque people of Spain and France and the American Indian people of North America. The pidgin is believed to be composed from a lot of Basque words and influence

the cultural differences between its Spanish and Basque inhabitants. The 2.1 million people of Euskadi, the Basque area of Spain, speak a different language than typical Spaniards, have a separate culture and society from that of Spain; and have a history of their own. Throughout the decades, these major cultural differences contained within the borders of Spain have continued to cause conflict between the Spanish people and the people of the Basque area. Many within la comunidad autónoma del país

and after the War. There is one painting in particular that I am referring to. This painting is none other than, famous artist, Pablo Picasso’s painting of Guernica. Guernica is a famous piece of artwork created in 1937. It depicts the bombings of a Basque Country village in northern Spain by German and Italian warplanes during the Spanish Civil War. The attack was unsuspected and unavoidable. Nearly three-quarters of the people’s homes were demolished and a large number of their population perished

Adjusting to the monetary and other economic policies of an integrated Europe - and further reducing unemployment - will pose challenges to Spain in the next few years.      Political tension in the Basque Country has eased tangibly since the mainstream Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) achieved its greatest ever victory in the

handlings with the Basque community and popular rise. A big reason is that even the non-violent Basques are a tricky lot, while the terrorists of ETA are militarily hard to beat because they have enough popular support. Mr. Aznar has himself been obtuse, by unwisely alienating the majority of Basques who do not back ETA. In order for the Basque to be truly independent, Spain 's constitution would have to be ammended, the constitution that the Basque favored when voted. The Basque claim it was a minority

Basque Culture I grew up in a small town, which was highly populated with individuals of Basque descent. My grandfather severed in the military and was stationed in Basque Country. Despite the large Basque population surrounding me, I knew very little of the culture and traditions commonly found within the Basque Country. “The homeland of the Basque people, commonly called the Basque Country, is located on the Bay of Biscay at the western end of the Pyrenees mountain range, straddling the border

Sebastian. As a show of support many Basques attended the Extebarrieta funeral, he never before held a funeral in which many people were present. In December 1970, nine members of ETA were sentenced to death. In Spain and other

granting of regional autonomy to the Basque region in October 1936 proved critical in maintaining it within the fold of the Republican cause. Some Popular Front leftists in Madrid and Barcelona viewed the Basques with certain mistrust” (Getman and Lasanowski). This shows the administrative weakness the Republic was facing at the time. They were looking at the complete breakdown of their rule to the nationalist and even if they did not really trust the Basques and Catalans they knew they needed their

Utilising, “The Study Diamond: effects, techniques, context and meaning” (The Open University, 2013, p. 76), this essay will argue through close visual analysis from an art history point of view that Picasso’s Guernica is a form of protest. The essay will also argue that Guernica’s meaning has changed to include becoming a symbol of peace and continues to fulfil its purpose as a form of protest. A large mural, Guernica is an example of Synthetic Cubism painted by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). Created

#######poorly written######Pozzo's Triumph of Saint Ignatius of Loyola is on the ceiling of the Church of Sant'Ignazio in Rome, and was painted from 1685-1694. It is approximately 56 feet by 115 feet across the ceiling, and uses a quadratura perspective to create an almost three dimensional effect. While the effect makes the center look much higher, it is actually painted on an arched ceiling called a barrel vault. This is a fresco painting, a type of coloring that made the painting integral to the