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" Eusko Abendaren Ereserkia " [a] ("Anthem of the Basque Race"), also known as "Euskadiko Ereserkia" ("Anthem of the Basque Country"), is the official anthem of the Basque Country in northern Spain. The lyrics were written by Basque nationalist writer Sabino Arana , and its melody is based on an old Basque tune.
It is widely seen in the French Basque Country and forms part of the unofficial flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the French overseas community in North America that was settled by French Basque and also many Spanish Basque sailors. The Ikurriña is also the flag of the Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV). A controversy exists because at first ...
José María Iparraguirre, (1820–1881) was a Spanish poet and writer in the Basque language, bertsolari and musician. [1]José Maria Iparraguirre, a bard, is known for his compositions, the most significant of which is Gernikako Arbola (literally "the Guernica tree"); [2] it quickly became the Basque anthem.
Gernikako Arbola " is the title of a song in bertso form presented both in Madrid (1853) and by the shrine of Saint Anthony at Urkiola (1854) by the Basque bard José María Iparraguirre, celebrating the Tree of Gernika and the Basque liberties. The song is the unofficial anthem of the Basques, but
1880s in the Basque Country (autonomous community) ... 1880s in Spanish music (3 P) ... 1881 in Spain; 1884 in Spain; 1885 in Spain; 1886 in Spain; A.
The current Basque coat of arms (Euskal autonomi erkidegoaren armarria) [1] is the official coat of arms of the Basque Country, Autonomous community of Spain. It consists of a party per cross representing the three historical territories of Álava , Gipuzkoa and Biscay , as well as a fourth, void quarter.
This is a list of flags of provinces of Spain.The flags are listed per autonomous community.The list also discusses coat of arms as most flags feature them. In addition to the provinces which have no official flag (A Coruña, Zamora and the whole Valencian Community: Alicante, Castellón, Valencia), which sometimes use erroneously the capital town flag, or with the variants sometimes used by ...
The song used to refer to the defense of the Basque country within the Republic of Spain against the nationalist Spain army. It is also used as an anthem by ETA [1] and the organizations orbiting the Basque National Liberation Movement. The music is a traditional Basque tune from Araba, named Atzo Bilbon nengoan. [2]