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So I finally settled down and read this. Great piece, Sirrocco!! An interesting and obscure piece of history I had never heard of. Excellent writing, thanks!

(I found myself thinking, after reading this, that it would be interesting to learn about the roots of the whole Basque-Spanish relationship.)

"Once in awhile we get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if we look at it right" - Hunter/Garcia

by whataboutbob on Fri Aug 19th, 2005 at 01:10:05 PM EST
Thanks a whole lot, bob!

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by Sirocco (sirocco2005ATgmail.com) on Fri Aug 19th, 2005 at 04:01:11 PM EST
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(I found myself thinking, after reading this, that it would be interesting to learn about the roots of the whole Basque-Spanish relationship.)

What are you wanting to know? While by no means being an expert, I've got a better notion than most about the Basque country from having lived there.

And I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a living wage-Billy Bragg

by ManfromMiddletown (manfrommiddletown at lycos dot com) on Fri Aug 19th, 2005 at 10:23:47 PM EST
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Would you mind preparing a diary entry?
by ask on Sat Aug 20th, 2005 at 01:20:04 AM EST
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Sure, of course it's very complex, but I've been thinking about doing some diaries about Spain.  I'm a little bit nervious, because alas, I am not Spanish, and there's so much that it takes a lot of time to do the subject justice.

And I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a living wage-Billy Bragg
by ManfromMiddletown (manfrommiddletown at lycos dot com) on Sat Aug 20th, 2005 at 01:40:40 AM EST
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I know what you mean...I was at first a bit hesitant to do much on any European piece, being a freshly transplanted American, and all, and prety much completely ignorant about a lot! But, in the end, I just started pushing stuff out, and what often happens is that people either add on important information and/or correct my mistakes. So the discussion often expands the topic...as we can see by the resources being offered in these comments!

so...PLEASE..write some articles about Spain, the Basques, etc. I'm sure they will be interesting and provide good conversation starters. Thanks!!

"Once in awhile we get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if we look at it right" - Hunter/Garcia

by whataboutbob on Sat Aug 20th, 2005 at 03:55:26 AM EST
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