Witches of Zugarramurdi - Basque Country History

[@BlazeWindsword]

Basque Magic & Basque Occult seems like a interesting Topic?

[@HellaBasque]

Does sound like an interesting topic! Will have to do some more research though, I'm not too familiar with this area of study yet

[@BlazeWindsword]

@@HellaBasque its cool to learn about Basque Occult Magics & Basque Spirituality sounds like fun 😄

[@kiraruiz6340]

@@HellaBasque The godess in basque mytology is Mari.

[@MrBlazingup420]

@@kiraruiz6340 What about the link between the Akkadian's Maqlu "Burning" a ritual to combat Witches & Demons and the Basque Fire serpent God Maju, Sugoi, Sugaar and his wife Mari, Queen of the Witches. You had to speak to her with a mouth of Ceder Resin, the scent of ceder is a pest deterrent, including snakes, your words are offensive to evil spirits, the "Q" can be "CU" or Maculu or Maculo, where Culo means "Ass" and ass being a Norse word for god and the other word nagals meaning "Butt-cheeks' or Nagas, snake. Mosses holding a serpent on a cross and earliest images of Jesus as a Donkey-Headed man hanging on a cross, one of the Apkallu, 7 wise sage. The first one of these was Uanna, or Oannes, Jauna Basque word for lord, a wise sage of Uras's son Enki and the Basque word Inka name for god or the Inca. Many more links too. I'm McCullough I use "Say It Backwards" to knock on words and listen to their echo. The words Magic Rhythm played backwards Mother Wisdom Sin Mary(Mari) backwards says Uranus (Oannes) Nudest or New Dust will say Saturn Her The Beast is the words for Jupiter Her Mistress Boy Girl will echo Virgo September Sin Eve will echo Venus New Womb echoes Moon Here Ra Come echoes Mercury Her Birth God Heart Beat will echo Libra October Her Bid One Wise Folk will echo Scorpio November Her Message Say There Is A Guest echoes Sagittarius December Macalla is Irish for Echo The echo to Ophiuchus Sacred Aether & Orion is "They All Rule" The 7 stars of Ophiuchus are in the shape of a door (Cave) or a Mountain that the 7 main stars of the great bear Ursa (Uras wife of Anu) comes out of with her 3 paws (Alula, Tania & Talitha) Alula First born Tania, name of the Fairy Goddess and the magic word Talitha, the word Jesus use to wake the dead daughter of the king The heart of the Scorpion is Antares "She Raise Dead". This is the house of the goddess of the 7 scorpions

[@pcarebear1]

Yikes, it's scary that this part of North Spain-South France had the killing of the Cathars "good men", the Logroño Witch Trials (the BIGGEST witch hunt in history) its sad that this area has been through a lot (Franco prohibited Catalan and Basque). I'm glad to learn more about this, made me realize as Central American I know nothing about my Spanish heritage.

[@ignaciovillalba783]

my wife is basque and she always says how the word -akelarre- means male goat and that that is the origin of the misconception of the devil being a goat and the basque witch trials where the ones that inspired goyas black paintings, like the one with the witches worshiping the devil in goat form

[@BaldheadIktomi]

I think it's akerbeltz

[@clementine793]

Do you think you can make a video covering all the conspiracy theories about the Basque Country? I think they’re fun to hear and think about, and it would be great if it was a longer video (maybe 2 parts?) that goes into a lot of detail and really researched - because I would like to know them but I’m too lazy to research myself:) Amazing channel by the way, you’re one of the only people making videos about the Basque Country online and they’re very interesting and well thought out. I didn’t know I could have so much fun hearing all about my ancestors!

[@HellaBasque]

Hey thanks for the suggestion! Which conspiracy theories are you referring to? Not super familiar with any, so point me in a direction so I better understand what you're talking about. And I really appreciate your kind words about the channel. I put a lot of work into it, so I'm glad to hear you're getting some value from it.

[@dreadsaaved7112]

I read of a conspiracy about the people of Basque being descendants of the fallen angels.. explaining why theres a high percentage of rh- blood in the area which is rare. Rh- was not found in other areas until the European conquests took place. Also, further research suggests those w/ rh- blood have an extra vertebrae! My family's last name and crest is from Basque.. i am rh- and i also know that i have an extra vertebrae.

[@alexandreleblanc6392]

My Basque great great grandmother was into Healing/ shamanism. And I started continuing the family tradition.

[@grantelordi208]

That is so cool. I hope you encounter a relative at some point who is interested like you to pass it on to them also.

[@laurenmonroe27]

Alexandre Le Blanc my great great basque grandmother was a healer too! She also had the gift of foresight :D Everyone in my family on the basque side has a clairvoyant gift. :) basque, land of magical people. Lol

[@alexandreleblanc6392]

@@laurenmonroe27 that is awesome :)

[@HellaBasque]

That's awesome!

[@chulagreen8092]

@@laurenmonroe27 all the ladies on my Basque maternal side have gifts. Most are scared of them and wont work with it :/

[@theeAnteePop]

I am an Apache & Guamares tribe native american brujeria practitioner. Did learn we are part basque but don't know much about basque culture - I come from a long line of medicine people in mexico and would love to learn more about non-native ancestral work to connect to

[@Sam_Basque02]

I am writing a research paper on the Basque Trials, this helped me so much!!

[@CatBarefield]

I spend every waking hour on youtube. How have you never been recommended to me :o

[@chordorama]

Basque folk tales and myths would be cool too!

[@henriettaabeyta1457]

Absolutely it's still hard for me to split the Basque stuff from the later on Celtic and Spaniard stuff when it comes to the ancient culture facts of Spain.

[@InakiCampo]

Great channel, Basque witches! Fascinating.

[@brienfarrell6892]

We are going! Thank you for the history.

[@HellaBasque]

Hope you enjoy it!!

[@Ancheladamichelada]

I am a witch and just found out I am Basque.

[@Ancheladamichelada]

😅 no that is not me 😂

[@henriettaabeyta1457]

@@biussius ..................... Come on not all Brujas are mean, the majority of that result was high fear not truth. It's the same thing for those such as Fire Brujas being the fact that their red hair glowed in the sunlight enough to look hot. There are friendly Brujas too.

[@noname-ip9xe]

You aren’t a witch lol

[@karamac4847]

Thanks for sharing this.. it's very interesting.

[@HellaBasque]

Thanks for watching! Glad you find it interesting

[@karamac4847]

@@HellaBasque your very welcome!! If you Google academia they have a lot of information...

[@henriettaabeyta1457]

Hi Hella Basque, I'm glad to have found your channel it isn't only that I'll learn with your channel's information but library stuff will be a bit easier too. USA Hispanic but I my last name is Basque and I understand the Basque are the root of several later cultures, and I can already feel the our relationship with the Celtic. It's the Basque stuff I lack knowledge of so far. My ancestors were in Barcelona which I don't know any history of yet other than the dragon stuff.

[@grantelordi208]

Hello Hella Basque. Thank you for your channel. I just subscribed and have watched some of your videos. I am hella proud to be Basque. I love the mythology and old Basque religion wish there was more information about it. I was told that the Basque were the last people on the Iberian Peninsula to convert to Catholicism. Then they became the most Catholic. I have an aunt who was a nun. I know that when my grandpa married my grandma my grandpas family thought it was special that her name was Mary, not just in Catholic religion and that there was an important Basque god named Mari it in a way forgave my grandpa for not marrying Basque as thats what you were supposed to do. Also homesteading in Jordan Valley my grandpas mom was dieing yet she wanted water from the creek on the homestead. Something about Basques being connected to land important to their spirituality. Also a lot of those caves with the oldest paintings, a lot of them I think are in the Basque Country. I remember seeing one in Leketio when I went to the Basque Country. Even in Jordan Valley area I remember my relatives thinking caves were special.

[@HellaBasque]

Hey Grant, thanks for subscribing! I'll try to incorporate more about Basque mythology and spiritual traditions when I'm better informed on these topics :)

[@SethComedyFan]

I'd love to see a video on basque mythology! I think it's interesting that unlike other mythologies of Europe it's believed their central deity wasn't a sky god.

[@NoelAurre]

Hello my father was basque our last name is Aurre I remember my father mention having paranormal situations happen to and around of his family due to a dispute my grandfather had with a supposed witch

[@scar_face9132]

Glad I found your channel. I’m twelve percent Basque, and have been fascinated ever since. Euskara language isolate? #letsgo

[@JaureguiLycansOficial]

like if you want a hella basque halloween special in zugarramurdi. Extra info there is a movie by Alex de la Iglesia called las brujas de zugarramurdi (it´s a comedy)

[@nicholaszarazua7011]

I would love to visit!!

[@HellaBasque]

Me too! One day!

[@inkbythebarrelandpaperbyth6905]

You have Basque genetics I bet. Great content new sub

[@bloodtypedating]

What is your blood type?

[@redjefri6443]

i dont know why but im related to this cave

[@Astepatatimekvarn]

At least we have television to entertain.

[@laughingvampire7555]

historical notes: Every European country had Inquisition, including the Nordic countries. It was a political tool. In Spain the great majority of people preferred religious trial over the trial of the authorities. And to put into perspective, the Inquisition in all over Europe during its entire existence that span across centuries, only killed 38,000 people less than what Israel has massacred in Gaza in a few months, less than what the 40,000 the Aztecs killed in a year of feeding their foul gods (I'm Mexican, my Otomi ancestors were victims of the Aztecs) And final correction. the Zugarramurdi witches is a myth, they never existed.

[@MasoTrumoi]

Although I agree about the heinousness of the genocide in Gaza, you're whitewashing and reducing a lot in these so-called historical notes. For starters, Inquisitions were not the sole source of heretical death in Europe, they are a very small part of a larger tapestry, and witch hunts in many places were decentralized and not particularly well-documented. The Inquisition's horror should not be measured in deaths, as most of their victims were people forcibly expelled from regions, and although they didn't kill that many people comparatively, they torture far more than they killed. Europe's population was also smaller in these times so the raw numbers may only seem small in a modern context. Next, referring to Nahua gods as foul immediately shows your bias. Where did you get the supposed "more than 40000 a year" metric? Juan de Zumarraga? The guy whose job it was to explicitly create anti-Aztec propaganda to convert indigenous people to Catholicism? The guy who famously spent very little time with Nahua people and was extremely ignorant? Tenochtitlan housed at most 60k sacrifical skulls TOTAL, which when you see they had a 1000 year history means a rate 60 deaths a year... except we don't even know if that part is true because we've never seen that amount of skulls as most were moved or damaged in the conversion process. You can't honestly take these colonial missionaries at their word for the scale, they were all exaggerating, much like Cortés. If there were 40000 people dying a year, where did all the bodies end up? How did they dispose of mass bodies so easily and leave so little evidence in a salt water lake that preserves bones so well? They carted them off to the desert? Think about this harder than just throwing in your lot with Spanish Catholics because Tlaxcala and the Triple Alliance had a rivalry. The Otomi people's oppression was real, but you're framing it like it was a holocaust. Finally, I agree that the Zugarramurdi witches were not witches. But that doesn't mean they weren't something outside the framework of what was considered Spanish Catholicism. They probably practiced folk christianity and thus had rituals, beliefs, and superstitions outside what was considered acceptable. However we know that Alonso de Salazar Frias was not convinced of any satanic, demonic, or even pagan dealings and rituals in the regions of Euskal Herria he investigated. Famously, only 6 people were executed at all in this largest witch hunt in history. But it is worth noting that prior to Salazar joining proceedings the other two Inquisitors were scrambling to get hundreds if not thousands killed and the Inquisition's skepticism as well as those two Inquisitor's refusal to designate a third seat for their branch led to Salazar being sent over, so even his skepticism was likely a tool for an internal struggle in the Inquisition. Everything must be made in context, and although you are pushing back on pop myths, which I appreciate, you are also towing a Catholic apologia line and pulling the same ridiculous strawman version out for attacking the Nahua and Mexica peoples. You yourself are clearly a vengeful source on the subject, instead of trying to dig in deeper to the updated research.

[@salinasnorte4384]

Great job! Suposatzen dut euskeraz dakizula, ideien biltza bazaude baztango agotei buruz hitz egitea gomendatzen dizut. Segi horrela!

[@HellaBasque]

Mil esker! I don't speak Euskara yet, but hopefully one day. I'm working on it.

[@juanignaciogutierrezechani3131]

KAIXO from the Euskadi 👍😍

[@HellaBasque]

kaixo :)

[@juanignaciogutierrezechani3131]

KAIXO NESKA😍

[@juanignaciogutierrezechani3131]

@@HellaBasque Kaixo from EIBAR [ GUIPUZKOA ] 👍

[@Akashablackstar]

A little sad you didn’t talk about basque witches considering they are what Wicca is based off of

[@noname-ip9xe]

They were midwives chill.

[@ricardohighlander1984]

Are you really Basque..?

[@Lady_esoterica]

Thank you for this video, but please be aware that witches do not worship satan.

[@HellaBasque]

Satanic witches do :) But this video was more about the perception of witches in the Middle Ages on the Iberian Peninsula than modern day practices of witches.

[@henriettaabeyta1457]

@@HellaBasque Right we can even have the interest of Brujas / Witches and not be one ourselves and very true they don't all study the same craft.

[@BaldheadIktomi]

​@@HellaBasquesatanic witches are cultural appropriating Basque culture. Witches and magick come from Basque culture. From what I gathered from my research anyway. Im also part Basque and native American. What Basque call magick we call medicine. What Basque call witches we call medicine men

[@toripoeschl9212]

This seems very narrow and through the catholic lens not giving the basque ancient practices of witchcraft and other divinations the respect and attention it deserves

[@keridesireeGerBaldi]

Hmm yeah this not accurate.

[@Alejojojo6]

Hi sorry to be bummer but the Inquisition was an institution that prosecuted people who had openly converted to christianity (jews and muslims) but that had revert back to their old religion in secret. If you were Jew or Muslim, the Inquisition did not persecuted you in anyform. It may try to convert you but if you were of those religions they had no jurisdiction to go against you.

[@VallaMusic]

not a fun historical time

[@HellaBasque]

Definitely not!

[@goodaimshield1115]

You are not telling the story like it actually happened. The Spanish Inquisition did not persecuted Jews nor Muslims, check your facts. Good story, but way too simplified.

[@dustinfausett2374]

If you know so much please elaborate.

[@AlejandroPRGH]

To be precise the Spanish Inquisition persecuted people who were baptized and were nominally Christians but practiced Judaism or Islam in secret. It had no power whatever against true Jews or Muslims.

[@henriettaabeyta1457]

Let her say it the way she wishes to. Spain's super early history isn't simple to explain all at once. Basque go all the way back to Stone Age traveling which mentions both North Africa and Rome. Spain had more than 16 cultures of its own before other cultures sadly had to entered by force.