The original population of the colony also derived overwhelmingly from certain areas of north-west Europe ( the Scottish highlands, Ireland and the Basque country ) commonly linked in popular belief and tradition with a high level of supernatural abilities such as the second sight.

His second in command, the Basque Juan Sebastián Elcano, from Getaria, completed the journey back through the Indian Ocean and round the Cape of Good Hope to Spain in 1522.

Same happened in 1980 in the first elections to the Basque Parliament, in which HB standed as second political force, with 151, 636 votes ( 16. 55 %) winning 11 seats.

It is the second largest Basque city.

Additionally, the popularisation of the compulsory national educational system and the development of modern mass media, both controlled by the State and in Spanish language, and heavily reduced the number of speakers of Basque, Catalan and Galician, as happened during the second half of the 20th century with other European minority languages which were not officially protected like Scottish Gaelic or French Breton.

In the 2006 – 07, after signing Basque José Luis Mendilibar as coach, Valladolid performed one of their best years in history while playing in the second level.

In 1997 – 98, Guerrero netted eight times in 29 contests as the Basque finished second, leading to direct qualification for the UEFA Champions League.

The Vázquez family were second generation Basque immigrants.

Arriaga's father was a rich merchant in the city, only son, and property-owner, whose heritage traced his lineage to the Fleming Joss van Aard, one of the original settlers of the island of Faial ( of the male line to a Basque family of small nobility ) and whose second cousin was Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo, 1st Marquess of Sá da Bandeira.

The Basque team finished second, two points behind Real Madrid, setting a club record for their highest ever points total, and qualifying for the UEFA Champions League for the first time.

Andregoto Galíndez ( literally Lady Goto Galíndez, from Basque title andre ) was daughter of Count Galindo II Aznárez Count of Aragon from 922, being by his second wife, Sancha Garcés of Pamplona.

In the 2002 – 03 season, he contributed with 29 games and three goals as the Basque finished in second position, trailing eventual champions Real Madrid by only two points.

Born in Bilbao, Basque Country, Mendieta made his professional debuts at just 17 with CD Castellón, in the second division.

Pedro Arrupe was only the second Basque to be Father General, the first being the founder, Saint Ignatius of Loyola himself.

France made a second attempt to reopen the supply routes in October of that year, assembling 252 merchantmen in the Basque Roads off La Rochelle.

In May 2001 he unsuccessfully ran for the Basque presidency again, coming second against incumbent Juan Jose Ibarretxe, and since then he has been the People's Party parliamentary leader in the Basque Parliament.

The second argument is based on the 12th century account, the Codex Calixtinus, of Aymeric Picaud, a French pilgrim, who recorded a number of Basque words and expressions, saying about Urtzi: et Deus uocant Urcia (" and they name God as Urcia ".

* Markina-Xemein ( Biscay ) on the second Saturday in October at the Euskal Herriko Arrazen Erakusketa (" Basque Country Breeds ' Show ")

His collection of over five hundred Basque proverbs, Atsotizac Refravac, included in a volume of his poems Gastroa Nevrthizetan, printed in Paris in 1657, was supplemented by a second collection, Atizen Venquina.

He was in continuous service during the peace of 1748 – 56, and on the outbreak of the Seven Years ' War served with Admiral Edward Hawke in the Basque Roads in command of.

The Asturian and some Basque and Santander forces ( Republicans ) comprised three weakened brigades ( fewer than 5, 000 men in all ), under the command of Colonels Juan Ibarrola Orueta and Francisco Galán Rodríguez ( Ibarrola and Galán ) in Meré, with little artillery and no air support.

On his return to Spain in 1892, he was appointed to command the 6th Army Corps in the Basque Provinces and Navarre, where he soon quelled agitations.

It was a surprise to him that the Government had left Admiral Lord Gambier in command of the Channel fleet for three years, despite the disastrous waste of opportunity at the Basque Roads.

While tensions remain ( for example, with Muslim immigrants and in the Basque region ), modern Spain has seen the development of a robust, modern democracy as a constitutional monarchy with popular King Juan Carlos, one of the fastest-growing standards of living in Europe, entry into the European Community, and the 1992 Summer Olympics.

* May 15 – Juan José Ibarretxe, Basque Lehendakari ( Prime Minister )

The coast of the Bay of Biscay – San Juan de Gaztelugatxe ( Biscay )( Basque Country ( autonomous community ) | Basque Country )

The museum's permanent collection includes works by modern and contemporary Basque and Spanish artists like Eduardo Chillida, Juan Munoz and Antonio Saura, as well as works from the foundation, and it has organized various exhibitions curated by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York.

The use of Basque language ( Euskera ) terminology in the present territory of Colombia goes back to the early exploration occurred in 1499, during the third voyage of Columbus, it is said that from that time the territory experienced a strong presence of Basques including prominent figures such as the pilot and geographer Juan de la Cosa, nicknamed " El Vizcaino " ( although some sources claim that reputable and solvent was not a native of the Basque Country, but was born in Santona, Cantabria ).

The Fueros gave Basque subjects a separate position in Spain with special tax and political status ; basically, Basques were not subject to direct levee to the Castilian army, although many volunteered, especially in the Spanish navy, which was led, among others, by Basque sailors like Juan Sebastián Elcano.

The plan conducted by the Basque president Juan José Ibarretxe ( known as Ibarretxe Plan ) to reform the status of the Basque Country in the Spanish state was rejected by the Spanish Cortes, on the grounds ( among others ) that it amounted to an implicit reform of the Constitution.

Thus, EA has participated in several PNV-led Basque governments, including the one of President Juan José Ibarretxe Markuartu.

Former president Juan José Ibarretxe spearheaded a call for the reform of the Statute of Autonomy that governs the Basque Country Autonomous Community, through a proposal widely known as the Ibarretxe Plan which was rejected by the Cortes Generales.

Juan José Ibarretxe Markuartu ( born May 15, 1957 ) is a Basque politician of Spain.

* New Opportunities for Peace in the Basque Area: A Discussion with Juan José Ibarretxe U. S. Institute of Peace, June 2006 ( Audio, Remarks and Photos )

Juan de Zumárraga ( 1468 – June 3, 1548 ) was a Spanish Basque Franciscan prelate and first bishop of Mexico.

The island was discovered by the Basque Spanish explorer Juan Sebastián Elcano on 18 March 1522, in the course of his voyage of global circumnavigation.

Juan José Ruiz de Apodaca y Eliza Gastón de Iriarte López de Letona y Lasqueti () ( February 3, 1754, Cadiz, Spain — January 11, 1835, Madrid, Spain ) was a Spanish Basque naval officer and viceroy of New Spain from September 20, 1816 to July 5, 1821, during Mexico's War of Independence.

In the 60s, in step with the Basque cultural and musical revival movement, Josean and Juan Mari Beltran, a founder of the School of Hernani himself, took up txalaparta and encouraged its expansion.

It has a temple with a magnificent reredos by Juan de Antxieta, the only work by this Basque sculptor found in Gipuzkoa.

In 1968, he joined the clandestine Basque Nationalist Party, mentored by the pre-war leader Juan de Ajuriaguerra.

Some of the song's melody is based on a Basque lullaby, Pello Joxepe ( Foolish Joseph ), composed by Juan Francisco Petriarena ' Xenpelar ' ( 1835-1869 ), which Shemer had heard in a performance by singer / songwriter Paco Ibañez, who visited Israel in 1962 and sang this song to a group that included Naomi Shemer and Nehama Hendel.

He married María del Carmen de Barrenechea y Montegui, Dame of the Order of Noble Dames of Queen Maria Luisa of Spain and Grand Cross of the Order of Beneficence of Spain, of Basque descent (- Madrid, 1926 ), daughter of Juan José de Barrenechea e Urdampilleta ( himself the son of Pedro de Barrenechea y Zubea and wife María Ignacia de Urdampilleta y Lagarto ) and wife Micaela Montegui y Mercaide ( herself the daughter of José Manuel Montegui and wife María de la Concepción Mercaide ), and had three daughters: