Wikipedia:WikiProject Basque
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Welcome to the Basque WikiProject. We are a group dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of Basque people, the Basque Country, the Basque language, as well as Basque history and culture.
(For more information on WikiProjects, please see Wikipedia:WikiProject and the Guide to WikiProjects).
- Goals
- Build up an excellent Basque Portal (see also: Basque Portal (draft))
- Improve coverage of Basque issues and the quality of existing articles of Basque theme
- Discuss NPOV standards in our area of interest
- Categorize consistently
- Scope
- Everything Basque: Basque people, Basque Country, Basque language, history and culture.
[edit] Guidelines
/Basque toponyms (under discussion)
[edit] Open tasks
[edit] Members
Please feel free to add yourself here, and to indicate any areas of particular interest.
- Sugaar (particularly interested in prehistory, history and old Basque religion)
- Húsönd (language, geography, history)
- A R King (language, general knowledge)
- Martín (saying/doing) (geography, cuisine, culture)
- David (saying/doing) (geography, history, transport)
- Damienguerra (Language, History, Culture)
- AmbrosePhillips
- Joe (History, Basque-American Culture)
- Balino-Antimod (topic of choice: Basque terrorists hiding out in Mexico and sought by Spanish Justice)
- MirenBerasategi
- Madler (Language, history)
- Codu - the struggle for an independant Basque contry.
- Kabri - Administrator of Basque wikipedia.
- Wiki Raja
- Euskera
[edit] Userbox
WikiProject Basque Userbox for those who like userboxes.
Add: {{User:Husond/Userboxes/WikiProject Basque}}
Which will generate:
Or: {{User:Sugaar/Userboxes/Wikiproject Basque}}
Which will generate:
Or: {{User WP Basque}}
which will generate:
[edit] Portal
Basque Portal It needs your help.
[edit] Articles
- This list is incomplete. Please help expanding it and improving the quality of articles listed.
[edit] Basque people
[edit] Basque Country (historical territory)
- Northern Basque Country: Labourd, Lower Navarre,Soule
- Navarre
- Western Basque Country: Araba, Biscay, Guipuscoa
- Major cities of the Basque Country: Bayonne, Bilbao, Donostia, Pamplona, Vitoria-Gasteiz
[edit] History and Prehistory
- Franco-Cantabric region
- Tribes: Aquitani, Vascones, Varduli, Caristii, Autrigones
- Roman period: Iruña-Veleia
- Duchy of Vasconia: Duke of Gascony
- Kingdom of Navarre: List of Navarrese monarchs
- Lord of Biscay
- Juan Sebastián de Elcano
- Carlist Wars
- Basque Country in the Spanish Civil War: Bombing of Gernika
[edit] Basque law
- Fuero (traditional charters and custom law)
- Basque Statute of Autonomy
- Ertzaintza
- Gernikako Arbola
- Biltzar
[edit] Basque language
- Basque language
- Aquitanian language
- Basque dialects: Bizkaiera, Gipuzkera, Lapurtera, Goi Nafarrera, Behe Nafarrera, Xiberuera
- Standard Basque
- Earliest Basque texts: Iruña-Veleia
- Basque exonyms
[edit] Basque Literature
[edit] Basque culture
- Basque symbols: Lauburu, Ikurriña, Arrano Beltza
- Pilota (see also Jai Alai)
- Basque cuisine
- Basque music
- Bertsolaritza (song/poem contests)
- Basque mythology: Mari (goddess), Sugaar, Urtzi, Lamiak, Jentilak, Sorginak
- Basque cinema: Álex de la Iglesia
- Euskal Telebista
[edit] Basque Christianity
[edit] Basque politics
- Basque nationalism
- Some Basque parties: EAJ-PNV, PSE-EE, Batasuna, Euskal Herrietako Alderdi Komunista (duplicated as Communist Party of the Basque Homelands), Eusko Alkartasuna, Eusko Abertzale Ekintza, Abertzaleen Batasuna, Batzarre, Aralar, Nafarroa Bai, Euskadiko Ezkerra (defunct)
- Labour unions of the Basque Country: ELA-STV, LAB
- Historical Basque politicians: Sabino Arana, Pasionaria, Felix Likiniano, Federico Krutwig
[edit] Violence in the Basque Country
- ETA
- Minor Basque leftist armed groups: Comandos Autónomos Anticapitalistas, Iraultza
- Spanish unionist armed groups: GAL, Batallón Vasco Español
[edit] Basque diaspora
- Catalina de Erauso, cross-dressing conquistadora.
- Lope de Aguirre
[edit] Basque music
- Typical Basque instruments: Txalaparta, Alboka, Trikitixa
- Basque rock: Kortatu, Negu Gorriak, Barricada, La Polla Records, B.A.P.!!
- Kepa Junkera
- Luis Mariano
- Pablo de Sarasate
[edit] Featured content
None yet
[edit] Candidates
None yet
[edit] New articles
Please feel free to list your new Basque-related articles here (newer articles at the top, please). Any new articles that have an interesting or unusual fact in them should be suggested for the Did you know? box the Main Page.
[edit] Collaboration and review
[edit] Templates
- Template:WikiProject Basque: this template should be added to the talk pages of all articles within the scope of the project.
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- To add the template type: {{WikiProject Basque}}
- Template Portal:Basque : this template should be added to the See also sections of all articles within the scope of the project. To add this template type: {{portal|Basque}}
[edit] Categories
[edit] Resources
- Album Siglo XIX. Mendeko Albuma. Pictures of Basque themes from the 19th century in quite high resolutions. The licence is stated as Creative Commons-BY-NC-SA-ES 2.5, but, since the pictures are old, it probably could cover only the texts unless law takes scanning as a creative process.
- 19th Century´s militar history in the Basque Country, from the Zumalakarregi Museum.
- Auñamendi Encyclopedia, encyclopedia of Basque subjects in Spanish, original editions by Bernardo Estornés Lasa. Many entries updated.
- Biblioteca Sancho el Sabio. Old books on Basque subjects scanned as heavy JPEG images.
- Morris Student Plus. Basque <-> English dictionary for students.