MADRID (AP) — A small sport popular in Spain’s northern Basque Country has stirred up a political controversy that triggered court action and fanned the region's long-held feelings of nationalism.
“Here, each village was its own universe, cut off from everywhere,” says Bernardo Atxaga. “San Sebastian is only a short drive away these days, but back then it was like another world.” Atxaga is one ...
Small sport stirs up controversy in Spain as Basque Country makes its international debut A small sport popular in Spain’s northern Basque Country has stirred up a political controversy that triggered ...