Basque
The Basques are an ethnic group indigenous to a mountainous area in southwestern France and northeastern Spain. At times they have had their own independent country.
Their language is thousands of years old and predates Indo-European entry into Europe.
They were expert fisherman and traveled as far as North America in search of cod, possibly before Christopher Columbus made his voyages.
References[edit]
- Kurlansky, Mark. Cod
- Kurlansky, Mark. The Basque History of the World
- Kurlansky, Mark. Salt