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Bilbao: Two Sides

By Don Kiselewski, MCC, Bilbao, the seafaring
D.S., Palm Beach Gardens village, was granted the
Travel Leaders status of township by
The birth and growth of Privilege Diego Lopez de
Bilbao, Spain, is closely Haro V, Lord of Biscay,
linked to the lay of the land. on June 15, 1300. The
The city’s layout was greatly town charter established its
influenced by the estuary and jurisdictional boundaries
surrounding mountains. over the Ría del Nervión,
Since ancient times the which became known as the
territory around Bilbao has Ría of Bilbao. Its municipal
been active. There have limits extended to the lower
been numerous archeological finds to substantiate its Nervión Valley. The name
early existence. Its functioning as a city did not, however, Bilbao is thought to have
begin until the Middle Ages, when it developed as a found its meaning in the
trading center. Its initial development grew out of the Basque words “Bi aibo,”
Pilgrims’ route, which ran along the coast to Santiago de referring to the two banks of
Compostela. The coming and going of the faithful gave the river Nervión on which The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
rise to intense cultural and commercial activity. it was established.
Archaeologists have estimated that the evolution of It was during high tide that
the civilization located where the Pyrenees Mountains die vessels could sail upstream
into the Cantabrian Sea dates back around 40,000 years. on the Nervión River in
And, the area’s Basque population had its beginnings search of safe refuge and
some 7,000 years ago, about 2,000 years before sheep the trading post. Thus Bilbao
were introduced into the area. The origin of the distinctive was born, and because of the
Basque language has been traced to writing and etchings large amount of iron ore that
dating back some six millennia. This evidence established was mined and worked, the
perimeters of the tongue from southern Aquitaine to area grew rapidly.
Catalunya. Research has also suggested that Basque The city’s merchants
people worshipped a sun god. This came from linguistic set up a trade guild and
clues, and there is no hard evidence of this belief. established relations with
The Castillian desire to be an inland seaport was still another the other trading areas
reason for Bilbao’s development. Castilian wool producers along the coast of Europe,
sought a port location where their wool could be shipped to and eventually established
the countries of central and northern Europe. The port in turn trade with England and
allowed the import of merchandise to the merchants of Castile. south American countries.
This became known as the
CDC COVID-19 Travel Carrera de Indias, the trade Designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry in 1997, Bilbao’s Guggenheim
convoy to the New World.
Recommendations By The Basque area has Museum showcases modern and contemporary art.
always been independent
Country and autonomous, staying out of conflicts between Basque region in the early 11 century, established by
th
Carthaginians and Romans. However, Hannibal (the religious entities. These powers fought and divided lands
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/ famed Carthaginian military commander and tactician) in the assimilation of their territories, causing lingering
map-and-travel-notices.html recruited many of his army’s soldiers from the Basque. resentment in the area. Fighting erupted on two occasions;
The relationship between the Romans and Basque was both times the Basque lost. They surrendered in 1839
affable and as a result, Latin influence was integrated
into the culture. Provincial lines were drawn up in the Bilbao: Two Sides on page 9
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