The mystery of the Basques

The ancient Basque culture has survived against the odds. We tour the Basque country to see what's being done to preserve its unique language, history and identity.
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[@verdew8181]

I really admire how since prehistoric times the Basques have always strongly identified themselves as such through the ages and never lost their language and identity even with the strongest political/military and economic pressures and persecutions.

[@mareksagrak9527]

​@berryblues please explain what you meant by that gibberish

[@meredithheath5272]

Agree - it must be extremely difficult to hold on to their own Indigenous identity. But, they are doing an admirable job.

[@YTfancol]

Beautiful. My mum was of Basque ancestry and she loved the ocean.

[@lilyrose367]

Half the population of the Basques have Rhesus Negative blood , which is very rare in the rest of the world. Im Rhesus Negative too, there are lots of theories about where it came from , but it is just as mysterious as the origins of the Basques.

[@MyUsernameIsElla]

Same! The research I’ve been doing on it lead me to Basque and I’m thinking about getting a DNA test done. My great grandfather was from Spain so I’m very curious now.

[@cynthiamclaglen5687]

This is my favourite video of the Basques who are Ruisco. Their dance, singing, rhythms, love of the sea, tartans, dress are like the Celts/ Gaels.The Ruisco clades are found mainly in the western side of the United Kingdom and the whole of Europe, which shows how ancient they are. There is even a link to language in the structure of the language to Gaelic. Cynthia Allen McLaglen

[@patrickconnolly3560]

The origin of Britain were the Basque people ,90% of the Irish and 70% of the Scots are Ruscio as well.

[@cynthiamclaglen5687]

Yes and most of Europe is dominated by the clades of Ruisco. They are the most ancient people and I also come from them originally.

[@mmpdg]

Very interesting!

[@cynthiamclaglen5687]

@Black Lesbian Poet Well my ancestor wuz black, that I know for certain. I am proud of her and the other people who came out of Africa and went along the Yemen coast to the Indus. She is related to me and many other females who were mutated in India and from there they went around the earth and began to change because they were not getting enough sun, and the right kind of food, so the darker skinned people died off and the pinker people stayed and multiplied. In Australia they stayed darker skinned because we need the protection with this skin from the hot sun. Cynthia Allen McLaglen

[@elyjane8316]

As I was listening, the sings sounded very Gaelic.

[@brendaellenbentley]

The Paisa culture of Medellin, Colombia, is all from Basque men migrating there over several centuries. The Paisas of Medellin are all doers, coffee farmers, travel company operators, and founders all kinds of other enterprises. The Basques are most interesting!

[@anaplane7520]

Do tell more I appreciate the knowledge

[@scrio1]

Eso sí que no os permitire, eso de paisa es todavía peor.

[@xWHITExEAGLEx]

Hey, I enjoyed listening to Basque, and as a Scotsman, respect the age of your heritage, as Scotland is one of the last cultural identies of Celtic. Here, we call the pre-celtic people that lived here, "Picts" who were probobly related to the Basques, and we still have stone circles made by them and place/personal names.

[@1Fireskull]

National identity and self-determination for the Basque and all nations! I salute the Basque honor!

[@Kraw1989]

What the fuck are you talking about

[@maiteargaluza5541]

Kraw1989 Dear Kraw, I`ll explain it to you, firstable, calm down please. What Basque Country claims is just to get back its own right of being basques, with an idiom wich origin is still unknown, stolen by Fascists, in former times, and also tortured in the not so far past. Let me tell you something: Nowadays, prestigious british and american antropologists, are still studying about this people. They wonder How, When, Where, Why ...etc. Lesson number one has ended. Have a nice day

[@brandonwright1001]

1Fireskull run into you in the weirdest places on youtube bro. Lol. Yes, I also agree the basque should be allowed to have their own homeland. I did a DNA test and found out I was part basque, very interesting people.

[@ximo8533]

Brandon Wright Y esa cuatribarrada de detrás?.La bandera catalana-valenciana.

[@1Fireskull]

Brandon Wright Yes. They are our R1b brothers and sisters. If the majority of Basque want nationhood, then I say give it to them. They are a part of Spain from the Spanish Empire imperialism, but historically they had their own culture. Basque independence might be the quickest way of their leaving The European Union empire of Cultural Marxism with its MASSIVE immigration and selling Europe to the world. As I remind people: Patriotism is rising in every nation of Europe now. Peace and unity for our peoples!

[@sueko5121]

I love Basque people. I went to Basque Country for my holiday, they are so warm and gentle.

[@elisabethdakak878]

I lived in the basque village of Sare, one of the most beautiful villages of France. I know the french basque country very well. Stunning!

[@psychopain1]

I have Basque and Scottish ancestry, it's very cool

[@RodrigoSilvaDiaz]

Very cool indeed.

[@laurar2418]

I'm so glad that this interview exist. In France I rarely find such as interesting documentary about Basque Culture!

[@akatxupowell4431]

Laura R because france is the most nationalist and imperialist country of europe,a bigoted country

[@emmaphilo4049]

I think they don't want to ignite the indépendantist streak so they rather not insist on regional identity

[@puma1304]

happy basque-irish descendant from south america: this marine tradition is nice, it reminds me when the cod fishing basques and Saint Brendan visited the coast of Newfoundland... gora Euskal Herria! Éire beo fada!

[@rainandsnowandsorrow]

I looked up my maiden name and it turns out it’s Basque. I also took a DNA test and it came back with roots in Spain France and Portugal.

[@ThePumpingiron27]

I just found out I am Basque. Well at least part Basque. Now I have a new language to learn! Yay!!!

[@wc7484]

Same here :3

[@pennydavis2637]

Same

[@rerun374]

What if the company you gave your DNA to decides to behave like Facebook?

[@chrisardaiz6010]

@@pennydavis2637 Same here Penny.

[@dorakemba2899]

How did you found out tho? I think it's beautiful if you would learn Basque. It is an extremly unique and special language! I really hope you already started :)

[@54markl]

I am Irish, I am an Ancient Basque. They are my Forefathers, I must respect them. Even my Italian half comes from Basques, the old Appeninians, older than Etruscans.

[@katieb2098]

how did you discover that?

[@adityanawani8134]

54markl WE WUZZ BASQUESS N SHEEEETTTTT!😂😂😂

[@lebigmac1426]

Basques only were in the northern part of Italy in the alps. The boot of Italy was completely different.

[@AnelyMG]

@@lebigmac1426 Thanks for this information. I'm o- my dad is o- and his grandfather was from the Italian alps. I'm curious to find out if we have Basque in us or not.

[@koesben9363]

@@lebigmac1426 but basques are from the Pyrenees mountains not the alps 😮

[@andrewflare1361]

Greetings and respect to the Basque people, from a country also fighting to maintain their cultural and physical existence in this world despite the odds. Hellas and Euskera, might not only have that in common !

[@anaworld4354]

The independentism movement in the Basque Country is minimal. The majority of them feel Spanish.

[@rubensimon48]

@@anaworld4354 not really

[@anaworld4354]

@@rubensimon48 Yes, it's true. The majority is not a big majority, but still it's a majority.

[@luisasensio3011]

​@@anaworld4354 no te lo crees ni tu.

[@williamkelly9859]

What the man says is so fundamentally important.we must all hold our añcestors close. They are who we are.the basque language is precious.

[@roxyaedoo]

I'm an english teacher, studying mandarin chinese... and makes me so sad that I can speak spanish (castilian), english and chinese, and I'm not able to speak euskera. My grandfather told me once "We used to speak different when was a kid. Old people spoke a language, I could understand it back then, but I forgot it. Adults decided to forget it when we became settlers and came here" According to my researches, that language was euskera, and I've always wondered why they decided to forget it.

[@calebgamer1720]

Because people assimilate to new countries a lot of time their language and customs are lost over time and replaced by those of the country they live in..

[@Amy-gf7je]

Forced to replace ir

[@scrio1]

Mira mi niña, no os estás perdiendo de nada.

[@EMVelez]

I have Basque ancestry on my mother’s side. The family name is Echevarria. They settled in Puerto Rico.

[@paulm2467]

Echevarria is Etxeberria in Euskera (Basque) and means New House. Most British people have some common genes with the Basques as they were thought to be a major part of the re-occupation of the British Isles after the last ice age.

[@Dancingsingingstars]

I'm half Basque half Irish ^^ and thank you! :D

[@tenzinsangpo2221]

Irish and basques we have the same rooths

[@user-zp2uo9od6l]

@@tenzinsangpo2221 about 4500 years ago

[@MiloManning05]

@@user-zp2uo9od6l1,000

[@akatxupowell4431]

Im basque and proud...euskalduna naiz eta arro...je suis basque et fier...soy vasco y orgulloso ✌💪

[@adamtorua8743]

Mexican and I’m 10% Basque 😭 this is awesome

[@CTS55555]

@Adam I also got 10% basque ethnicity. The last ancestor to be born in Mexico and lived in Mexico her whole life was my great grandmother and we had her do ancestry dna test when it came out years ago. It was right before she passed away. Her actual Mexican ethnicity ( Native American tribes from Mexico) was only 20%. 75 of her ancestry dna was mostly European DNA. When I checked the latest ancestry dna updates for my great grandmother her basque percentage was 20%.

[@MyUsernameIsElla]

I’ve been doing some research myself and it all started with the fact that during my pregnancy I found out I was an Rh negative blood type. My great grandfather is from Spain and I’m currently living in Texas with family from Mexico (Zacatecas by way of Chihuahua). I hope to get a DNA test soon. Maybe we might be related! 😮😊

[@dgenmaxi]

Same 8% Basque 15% Portuguese 25% Spanish and 52% Indigenous Mexican

[@TheEIREGUNNER]

irish people's closest genetic ancestors are from the basque region.

[@motorvating]

Look at the Rh- factor, it means the whole of the UK's is closely related to the Basque's. The Rh- factor is strongest in the Basque people followed by the those living in the British Isles.

[@motorvating]

***** Well I'm English and have Rh- blood, as does 15% of the population of England, which isn't much less then wales, Ireland or Scotland.

[@motorvating]

***** Recent DNA studies show that the original British DNA stock in England is still prevalent above the stock of all the invading forces, so showing the Angle, Saxon and Norse invasions didn't wipe out the local Britons, but rather took control of royalty, politics and institutions. I'm fascinated with genealogy so had a DNA test done which shows me to be British as British could be. I've traced one family line back to 15th c Sywell in Northamptonshire; family name being Darker which was a Anglo Saxon derogatory name for the Britons as they tended to be of a darker complection.

[@motorvating]

***** cheeky git

[@motorvating]

***** ***** Don't talk like a cnut. Take a poll in any country and they will be different e.g. the Scots and Irish will poll badly towards the English, whilst most of Spain will poll badly against Catalonia, as the Poles will against the Germans. If you're gonna come on here to debate, at least use credible evidence and not huge sweeping generalisations.

[@joalexsg9741]

Thank you so much for this most educational video on the wonderful Basque people´s history!

[@sandrakimberlin5027]

Hi everyone I wish you peace and love I'm skandinavian ,Icelandic!

[@alexriches6957]

My great grandmother was from Donostia. I would love to go there one day and see it for myself.

[@samuelmartin5340]

+alex riches come over!

[@arrietagarmendia8334]

Pthe city's absolutely stunning

[@websurfer5772]

Basque culture is beautiful! 🎼 🚣‍♂ 🌊

[@ssibhah]

Proud that my husband is of Basque origin!

[@tenzinsangpo2221]

Kisses for both.

[@ftlkh9608]

@@tenzinsangpo2221 Are you from Tibet? I see(many times) that you are interested answering on "basque subjects" Segi hol'hola mutikoa Plazer egiten du beti zu bezalako baten ikustea Ene lehengo izen bat Tatagatha Rimpoche izan da Ahaha Lehengo ixtorio Izan untsa Ikus artio

[@ramirochavera2437]

Im a descendant of the Vidaurri Family ( Mier Mexico/ South Texas) passed on the Basque genes

[@MyUsernameIsElla]

Hi! Did you take a DNA test or did an ancestry check to know this? I’ve been doing my own research which mostly came from the fact that my blood type is Rh negative and it has lead me to the people of Basque. My family is from Mexico (Zacatecas by way of Chihuahua) and I currently live in Houston, Texas. Any chance we might be related?

[@hgudelj2]

Amazing land, people and culture, I'd love to learn more about them.

[@russellm7530]

My Grandmother was a Basque embassador or something like that here in the U.S. with NABO. She and several of my older relatives spoke Basque.

[@JM23007]

I have a lot of heritage from the different regions of Spain. Basque is part of it through my fathers side. My mothers side is a lot of Galician. Love getting to know the cultures, hope to visit the regions some day.

[@amonamaria2000]

yes the Irish and basque are the same DNA brothers you can say.

[@beth-rg8bm]

No were not!

[@StarCoded]

As a nation, Australia has more of the Rh negative blood (19%, compared with 15% in Ireland - that is, the world average.) As an ethnic group, the Basque people demonstrated 21-43% of the negative factor (dependent on location). The highest percentage is among the Basque- speaking regions of their nation.

[@christophercardono6274]

@@beth-rg8bm yes we are, it called black Irish because Spanish Men from Basque have Black hair and it's a fact through my DNA through my mother side of the Irish Family.

[@beth-rg8bm]

@@christophercardono6274 I'm Basque and Irish myself and genetically both bloodlines come from different area...does this mean there is no Basque blood in any Irish family... Obviously not... but they are NOT THE SAME! And yes I'm rh negative A and 99% European!

[@beth-rg8bm]

@@christophercardono6274 Grandfather told me tales of Basque fishermen getting blown off course and ended up in Scotland and Ireland and intermarriage...they were not one race! That's like saying all americans are Indian because they occupie the same country!

[@josezapata1000]

really interesting to know more about this culture, my ancestors came from the Basque country to Argentina in the early 18th century, it's quite amazing that some of the people that appear in this video resembles quite a lot with my relatives hahaha, I'd love to visit the Basque country someday. Cheers

[@patrickconnolly3560]

Just get the fly tickets and go, don't hesitate , you are going to have a very good welcome USANDIVARAS is a basque surname Basque people is very friendly and you will enjoy that for sure.

[@yomomyomom3507]

José Felix Zapata Usandivaras Friendly is an overstatement...let's leave it in 'correct'. Weather is amazingly mild (very good for European Standard, not Mediterranean though). And the food...........omg.......the food.....!!!!!!!!

[@jokerroosterx5726]

javier martinez yes we are very friendly ajajajajajaj....yes im basq

[@OriginalSoundtrack]

javier martinez ¿Y Zapata también podría ser vasco no? De zapato, como el apellido Elorduizapatarietxe (literalmente, CasadelzapaterodeElordui xD).

[@selladoscontorazon9763]

Both of your surnames are Basque Zapata and Usandibaras (writen with B not V)

[@user-yt5vc2te6b]

Basque people deserve freedom and independent state Long live the Basque Country

[@1986Richard]

NEVER !!! BASQUE PEOPLE ARE SPANIARDS

[@Tayloraurrekoetxea]

Thank you!!! Everyone should know this!!

[@GrandMoffTarkinsTeaDispenser]

Fascism is strong in this one.

[@Tayloraurrekoetxea]

Joder, enserio? Ahora todos los vascos somos etarras? Toma! Entonces, todos los alemanes son nazis...

[@josuundabarrena144]

Gonzalo Fernández Te has pasado un pelín como un chorizo.Eres un imbecil.

[@FALLOUTBIOCREED]

i just learned my dads side ancestry is Basque,hell even my last name gives it away. something that amazed me is how my last name is actually the name of the village in the Basque country,in where the people from that village that left to the new world carried the village name as their surname, so they can recall where their from.Im just amazed in how i always thought i just had Mexican ancestry.my dads side looks so white,gingers and colored eyes.that it help me see why we looked different.

[@hannahsaldivar4030]

Heyyy primo are you Saldivar?

[@AndrewEvenstar]

very interesting . my driver who drove me to San Sebastián today did say the Surnames are usually after Mountains , places of nature etc. This entire area is mountainous , beautiful and well kept up.

[@MoniB888]

Learned I was 7% Basque from my DNA test, trying to learn more about this fascinating lineage. It's definitely my favorite ❤

[@phukyew14]

Basque women are beautiful 🤩

[@martiglesias60]

Im proud to be bask and Spanish!

[@K3chocolate]

My last name is Basque and I'm really interested in my roots!

[@K3chocolate]

@Tbone Steak yes, it does. My grandparents are from Spain. And their last name is Basque. Byeee

[@meta-etherealinfo2445]

BASQUES ARE VERY FAIR SKINNED. YOU LOOK MIXED AND ARABIC!

[@K3chocolate]

@@meta-etherealinfo2445 it’s a spray tan 😂

[@eddieibarra356]

So am I my great great grandfather was Basque he immigrated to Mexico. During The Spanish Civil War in the 1930's

[@rodriguez7198]

@I love pork yes 👏

[@floresaza253]

Doing ancestry DNA it turns out my dad is 11 percent Basque and I'm 7 percent, and also of course big percentage of Spanish and some Portuguese. Really interesting to see their culture.

[@RabidWookies]

My son asked me about the region where our Xavier family is from. I knew we were Basque, but I then realized I knew nothing about the Basque people or their history. Thanks for the vid! Very informative!

[@ajwills27]

Respect to the Basques from England.

[@Expatinholland]

I am a Basque living abroad already for many years. Miss my country so much! Thanks for the video!

[@edelquinn9857]

How can I find a cd of the man singing at the end , his voice is so soothing and beautiful and speaks to my soul! Thank you so much everyone

[@luisaymerich9675]

So much different from the Basque irrintzi call. It's like yodeling on steroids. 😄

[@scrio1]

Eso es fácil, graba a un ebrio cantando en la calle.

[@mamabari07]

this is beautiful..

[@Vallataa]

I'm British and I can definitely say that most of these people look British. I think we us Brits though, we're just a huge mix. I honestly don't look anything like these people, I have blonde hair and blue eyes, but my grandmother is Irish, black hair and blue eyes like many Basques. Fascinating stuff!

[@theblitzkrieg168]

My grandfather is from Castille and Leon and he has white skin, black hair and blue eyes, my grand grand father was a ginger. All the north of Spain is like this, I can assure you that.

[@anaworld4354]

The Basques look exactly the same to the rest of Spain, lol.

[@manuelsanchezdeinigo3959]

I am from Nuevo Mexico USA and my Grandfather had Blond hair blue eyes, we are Spaniard Basque that came down from Iñigo Arista who had close ties to the British, I have 10% British isle DNA.

[@meta-etherealinfo2445]

that is cos..the basques were ancient atlantians/latin/greek origin later that same part of atlantis..turned into uk!

[@HOPROPHETA]

The Basques, Welsh and Black Irish have similar features which may also be shared with some Pacific islanders. Facinating.

[@brandonirizarry6380]

There are many Basque surnames in Puerto Rico my last name is Irizarry all my life until just a few years ago people would ask me where my last name originated and it wasn't until I met a gentlemen from Ohio who told it was basque.

[@StarCoded]

That's wonderful that you learned where your family name originated. Maybe you will travel there one day and meet more Irizarry family. It appears to be a beautiful and stable place.

[@xp10199]

The Iberian diaspora in Puerto Rico is hardly even Basque, especially when compared to the other Hispanic nations that received far more profound Basque immigration, as well as even settlers during the Spanish colonial days (Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Navarra etc in Mexico etc). As far as I'm concerned, the vast majority of Spanish immigrants to Puerto Rico were southern Spaniards and isleños. The Basque diaspora outside Europe is by far largest in Argentina followed by Chile Colombia etc. Also note that Uruguay being small, has a significantly high percentage of Basque descendants.

[@opapergunner]

My last name is Legarreta and I would love to visit where my ancestors come from

[@hannahlebron734]

im half puerto rican and my last name is LeBron, i think its spanish and french but idk for sure. how do you know if your latst name is basque?

[@opapergunner]

Hannah Lebron ancestry lookup

[@kimiantumblod7654]

Beautiful.

[@estebanordorika9722]

GOOD WORK...

[@BeingPeachy]

I would LOVE to hear more about this. I just left a comment explaining my ancestry lead to us finding out our family was not Native American ( Indian) as we had been lead to believe but instead our ancestor was Juan De Basque brought here as a child & then he adopted a more English sounding name! Would love to give info to my 80+ yr old father.

[@tamnavac]

Basque - Republic.....regards from Serbia.

[@Mario-hx7iv]

Álvaro de Bazán He is Serbian,ive seen his profile and there are videos on Serbian.Btw im from Croatia and Serbian and Croatian are really really close.

[@justhold9324]

Republic of Kosovo And Bosnia.

[@dorakemba2899]

The hypocrisy ...

[@dorakemba2899]

@@justhold9324 Bonsnia and Albania - both carry names that derrived from illyrian. If there should be countries in Balkan, then Bosnia, Dalmatia, Albania. These names and tribes existed before Christ, before hellenization and romanization, chrstianization and islamization. There is no "muslim" DNA and evenothough a lot Bosnians and Albanians are muslims (NOT all tho!) - their countries are *secular!* As for Albania; they were never fully hellenized, romanized, nor slavinized. Just like Basque were never romanized and preserved their roots. Why do you guys have a problem with ppl that refuse to give up their true identities and mothertongues?

[@dorakemba2899]

@@Mario-hx7iv Actually not. Serbs and Croats are not "the same". They are linguistically the same, but language cannot reverse or change your DNA. Bosnian Croats carry a lot I haplogroup (pre-germanic) in their Genetics - the highest frequency, Serbs carry about the half like Croats (pretty much the same as Albanians). Which isn't only found in Bosnian Croats in very high frequencies, but also in _Bosniaks_ in the same frequency in ppl of Caucasus like Dargins (close related to Avars).

[@scotsosageprairiegal7455]

Well said. and very true!

[@laflaka1211]

Very interesting, I want to learn more about my ancestors, my grandfather was Basque.

[@scrio1]

Bueno, primero aprendes a ordeñar, después a pescar y después de unos tragos el lenguaje Vasco.

[@Raven135]

Absolutely beautiful people and language!💜🙏🌻😂. Brought tears to my eyes for some reason..

[@scrio1]

Estáis en lo cierto, más bellos que los neandertales, joder

[@gexamb88]

Basque people originated from the Armenians about 4000 years ago. There are over 600 words in the Armenian and Basque language that have same pronunciation and have same exact definition. Ancient Armenians were known to have the knowledge of smelting gold. The Basque people found plentiful gold in spain and named the land Basque or gold. Gold in Armenian is "voski" aka vosconian language or Basque language. basque > vasque > voski = gold.

[@jmj4879]

Very beautiful! Thank you !

[@jamesunderwood9100]

Man I want to go there!!!!!

[@TrueBlueEG8]

The songs sound so like old Irish folk, I believe there is a strong genetic link between the two.

[@frangipani681]

i am Irish too, so this makes sense.

[@TheMightycfc]

TrueBlueEG8 even that dancing looks similar too irish dance

[@maryannebrown2385]

TrueBlueEG8 That is exactly what I thought too!

[@TheWillystyla]

Irish people came from the Indo-Europeans while Basques are pre indo Europeans

[@davidich3537]

Basque people descend from old iberians. One of first caucasians. Todays "Georgia" saqartvelo. They are that old when civilisation flowred Ireland was still a wild Island. They have 8000+ years wine heritage

[@aaragundi84ify]

Im of basque decent my grandparents traveled form basque to Ecuador south america. I am America live in Los Angeles. I'mso grateful for this history and would love to know more of the Aragundi family. Were can i get more information on learning my native tongue?

[@Pwnagotchi-0]

Fascinating

[@roxyaedoo]

He forgot it because his parents came as settlers to southamerica and, for some sad reason, decided to forget about their origins, language, etc. So, as a little kid, it was obvious that without someone speaking around him, he was going to forget the language, even more once he became an adult. As an old man it was so frustrating for him to know the language only in his mind. So sad, but he said this was very common among basque settlers in southamerica. I'm learning euskera because of him :)

[@salchaw]

you are the pride of all nations ! long live the basques !

[@pashedmotatos]

I live in Louisiana, we also have an amount of people with Portuguese, Galician and Basque ancestry. Most people are either of French, or to a lesser extent, Castillian Spanish ancestry. But Portuguese, Galician, and Basque aren't too uncommon. In fact, I am 3/4ths French and 1/4th English. I am also 1/16th half French half Galician. There is also a family business that makes Cajun jambalaya, based out of New Orleans, they're called ZATARAIN's, which is a Basque surname.

[@lupitacajero7185]

So Cajun and Jambalaya are of Basque origin?

[@pashedmotatos]

@@lupitacajero7185 I don’t know. Possibly

[@MrAndre3211]

i'd love to visit this place!

[@alfonsovidal7064]

Basque people are all around Spain, you have only to see that the more used last name is "García" from basque "Hartza", "Artza", "Hartze", "Harze" that means ("oso" in Spanish) and ("bear" in English).

[@Coregame3]

Artza? In Armenian we call it Arch/Arj.

[@julengerrikagogeaskoetaran3114]

Coregame3 Really?! I didn't expect that.

[@Coregame3]

Julen Gerrikagogeaskoetaranburuakordagoitiagirre It's Indo-European.

[@ruairimasun1073]

yeah, Old Irish for bear was "art", which is where the name "Arthur" (Artair) comes from, meaning "bear hunter"

[@fisherman1353]

I’m Cuban and I just found out by DNA that I have basque roots on me among others

[@dgenmaxi]

Same - a Mexican American

[@SERGUMUM]

I am spanish and I know that part of me come from Euskadi, becuase that is the old tibes that live in Europe before the Glaciar Period. they are the oldest. So we are all partly Basque.

[@miguelvega6579]

Im here because my mom (Mexican-American) did a dna test and has Basque in her blood. Never even heard of this culture but Fascinating people.

[@aiertxuu5310]

Intrigued as of what you mean with "Mexican-American" . I understand that if you are mexican, you are american by definition (would you mind to explain a little bit?)

[@MyUsernameIsElla]

@@aiertxuu5310He means she is from the United States, most likely born there, but her family is from Mexico. That’s what we (People from the USA) usually refer to as Mexican-American.

[@e.producer1082]

Took a dna test and turns out I have Basque in me even though the percentage is extremely low. But my last name is actually Basque which is really cool and I’m Peruvian 🇵🇪🇺🇸

[@imanolgorrochategui6663]

Como es tu apellido? El mio es Gorrotxategi

[@Kirbylinkkirby]

El mio es Goytendía :')

[@scrio1]

Corristes con suerte que fue solo un rozón, ahora cambiate el nombre y nunca vuelvas a mencionarlo.

[@hekutoru_2131]

@@scrio1 Porque dices eso?

[@EMVelez]

It is so strange to me that I have Basque ancestry on my mother’s side and despite not being able to swim, anyone who knows me, knows that I am happiest by the sea. My mother felt the same way. I did not know about the sailor/maritime tradition in the Basque culture. Perhaps it is in the DNA to love the sea.

[@RoyalKnightVIII]

I love the opening Bertsolari song :)

[@FabricioSilva-ex4bo]

Very interesting. Cheers to the Basque.

[@user-zl6tt7vg6m]

greetings from Georgia :)

[@batzarras]

@Enrique Jauregui that's not a regular song. It's called "bertso" and it's about improvising about certain topic, in this case the Basque Country's story and hopes for freedom. The author is Jon Maia.

[@tavialew3224]

I am basque French Portuguese spaniard Italian Navaho moms side. I love my basque culture.

[@milkeywhey2998]

You are like Elizabeth Warren

[@atencioatotselsestupids9063]

Basque is Spaniard,Spaniard means people from Iberian Peninsular (Hispania) consist of Catalan,Castilian,Galician,Aragonese,Asturian,etc

[@Salomious]

Nice mix! Also love that Navaho part, btw

[@alvashoemaker8536]

KUDOS…!! THANK YOU for this vid…!! 👍🏼👍🏼😃. 👣

[@Beanmachine91]

i was honored to eat at local basque restaraunts here in bakersfield ca usa

[@moedeco]

My family name is Solache my granfather used to to tell me stories of our people this is great

[@iraultzabeitiagoitia5315]

In basque,Solaetxe.

[@ANHTUAN_ART]

Oh, great. Basque Country, cradle of ancient warriors and knights. They are less likely to be immigrated by Portuguese and Mooro people, so they have light skin, red lips, high noses, deep eyes, and look more elegant than other autonomous regions of Spain. Especially, they are a people with a martial spirit and a princely spirit. Typically, A.Bilbao club never buys players originating outside the Basque country. Real Sosiedas as well as 1 opposing team in each Spanish city are royally sponsored vassals. The architecture, the landscape of the Basque Country and the Basques people are so beautiful.

[@Hankiedoodle]

Being Basque, its always fun watching others attempt to pronounce your last name 😁

[@cynthiamclaglen5687]

I love the Basques! They are my ancestors. Beautiful culture and country! Cynthia McLaglen

[@msimpson4078]

My father's side is Basque and I hope to visit sometime soon.

[@RodrigoSilvaDiaz]

Yeah, Euskal Herria (Basque Country) is beautiful!!!!!!!

[@ericbasco]

I look forward to traveling to my ancestral country. My love for Euskadi.

[@anaworld4354]

Spain. The Basque Country is not a country.

[@nile8686]

@@anaworld4354 the Basque country is called Basque country for a reason lol

[@anaworld4354]

@@nile8686 It is an autonomous community, not a country.

[@nile8686]

@@anaworld4354 i live here lol and thats what we identify as

[@anaworld4354]

@@nile8686 But you're not every Basque person. The only official thing is that the Basque Country is an autonomous community.

[@cmartichick]

very interesting :) thanks

[@amrughozali5112]

superb

[@lallamabantaz]

Great vid, thanks for uploading this :) I did miss a few things, though: - As mentioned by the speaker, our country is divided in two, but the video focuses on the South (songs, accents and landscapes, especially). - Although the sea is very important for many of us, there's no mention to traditional farming or current business - we're not only rural, we are competitive business people too, and that doesn't mean we're going to lose our essence!

[@gerardog2663]

Many basque people migrated to the american continent. Many people have basque genes (mixed with other genes) in many countries in the american continent. I most likely do. Basque surnames are all over Spain and latinamerica.

[@jesusangelsanchez4135]

Great!

[@larryorr3571]

Another Great Real Story

[@54markl]

The Slavs got the word Gora from the Basques. The ancient Basques lived in Poland too, they lived all over Europe, even in the White Sea area.

[@scrio1]

No os confundamos, esos son sus primos los gitanos.

[@BalkanibalX]

As a member of a nation that was under foreign rule from 1102 untill 1991, I feel the pain of proud Basque people and I see many resemblence between Basques and my people. I hope your strugle for independance comes with less cost in human lives than ours had... Big respect for Basques from Croatia

[@robertpineda4549]

I have Basque ancestry but did not know what Basque was until recently. I am excited to learn more about it. Would love to connect with others who are in the same position!

[@fightfannerd2078]

Aliens

[@lupitacajero7185]

@@fightfannerd2078 You are certainly delirious!

[@lupitacajero7185]

Me too.

[@Jondoe297..]

@@fightfannerd2078we have a comedian here

[@Taqarvust]

The Basque people are suffering from French & Spanish colonialism just as Berber people are suffering from Arab colonialism. All of them deserve to build their own nations to preserve their own identities.

[@doge2844]

Basques are Iberian, Spaniards are Iberian.

[@superduperfreakyDj]

Djaafar Messaoudi I don't think you know what colonialism is

[@Salomious]

@@superduperfreakyDj Most probably he does know

[@54markl]

The Basque people deserve to be independent, and will be independent before the century is out.

[@wakeuprealityiscallingyou1070]

+54markl im also far foreign people to not be allowed in.their bloodline has the highest amount of rh- people in the world.our blood can be donated to every blood type in existence.

[@pashedmotatos]

+Illuminati Nephilim I have Cajun French ancestry and am from Louisiana. There are a few Cajuns who have Basque ancestry. (not just French). So I support you guys getting independence. The Romance languages suck. It would be cool for Basques to build an Empire under their language. Kind of like Hungary. Spain is nothing more than a failed experiment.

[@PaniacThrilla]

+54markl They will be assimilated into the Islamic Empire just like the rest of Europe.

[@pashedmotatos]

PaniacThrilla there will be no islamic europe as long as i'm around..

[@pashedmotatos]

***** Spain actually has some of the least Muslims immigrants in Europe.... It would be easy for a mass population to deport them. In France or Germany it would be a different story.

[@cynthiamclaglen5687]

Long before the Celts or Gaels called themselves that, or the Spanish called themselves Spanish, an ancient people came from the east. When the warmth of spring came, they walked towards the North West. They walked to what is now called Ireland and most of Ireland have cells with the Haplogroup R1b and later another mutation came and it was R1b-10 called Ruy and came to the British Isles.Another mutation came from Basqueland and France to Ireland and it was Rox, and it was R1B-9. which 93% have in Ireland. These are the ancient people of Europe.

[@johnnygoode3021]

The Spanish, only called themselves that after the Romans, named Hispania, their newly conquered land with slaves. Ruled for about 400 years, then Arabs brought into Hispania more culture and knowledge than the Romans ever did, for 700 years. Arabs had plenty of Harems in Spain, Al andalus.

[@ximo8533]

Johnny Goode Spaniards did not mix with berebers(arabs who conquered spain)....In fact they were all sent away or killed withg the catholic kings,like jews.So Spaniards are before romans....They were just soldiers and then killed or spelled out.No racial mixture with northern africa.Look at any youtube adn halogroup video and you will see Italians are more africans than spaniards.First study history man.

[@johnnygoode3021]

Ximo Castello With the exception of Basque, the tribes in Iberia lost their Native tongue. Spanish without Latin(Italy) does not exist, also there are thousands of Arabic words incorporated into spanish. Arabs are very sexual with women and for 900 years they became spanish as anyone else. So, it was a civil war backed by the Pope and Vatican army and not a "Reconquest". The Vatican murdered inoccent people.

[@ximo8533]

Increible tu ignorancia.......Vamos avwer,los bereberes(arabes) fueron expulsados,no hubo mixture entre cristianos y arabes,la historia lo dice...entonces berlin seria rusa despues de la segunda guerra mundial...when the arabs went gone away ore were killed Spain was reconquered by cristians from northern Spain,french,occitan people,etc.,some german and francs.Do u see arabs in the spanish football team,Pau Gasol,fernando alonso,Fernando Torres,kasillas,have you ever visted Spain?.oh man.....so ustupid,you must be anglosaxon or yankee.Even brittish adn is more common with spaniard than with the germanic people,see some youtube halogroup DNA.

[@miriamwells35]

That's probably true. Everyone asks me if I am Spanish because I am dark but actually I am over 80% Irish and Scots. I only have 2% Scandinavian and it explains a lot - we've always been quite afraid of the Viking types.

[@willchangename.5308]

i can relate alot to this video

[@nehemiahsaycsar]

Me too! I'm so curious about my culture

[@JordoF6]

The Main guy talking could easily pass as an irishman.

[@metallion0738]

80% of Colombians from Antioquia and Medellín region also called the paisas are of Basque ancestry, they made DNA studies on antioqueños as well.

[@heyimworth4940]

@David Rodriguez I'm from Antioquia I'm third generation basque and It's true most of people here (not all) are of basque ascestry.

[@marvinsilverman4394]

in argentina there are basques comunities

[@glenking877]

The Basques best sailors in the world past present and future.

[@marioriospinot]

Nice.