I was disappointed when I recently learned that the Basque settlers’ yodeling in “Thunder in the Sun” was not a form of actual communication complete with town names, directions, etc. Oh, well.
But is it true that most of Spain’s small arms industry is located in the Basque country? Many Spanish pistols & shotguns have distinctly Basque tradenames; I own several.
I’ve never researched that-my family name is one of the common Spanish Basque ones starting with “Z”-and it has been my observation the the legacy of Rome survives in our Latin tempers-that and a genetic predisposition to being an unrepentant rebel and authority fighter-Basques don’t seem to be happy with any government...