Basque Americans in Nevada explained

Basques have been living in Northern Nevada for over a century and form a population of several thousand. Basque immigrants first came in the mid-1800s during the Gold rush. The Basques have also been closely-tied to sheep herding in Nevada and neighboring states.

The Basque-American culture is especially prominent in the town of Winnemucca.^{[1] [2]} Basque immigrants to Winnemucca founded the Martin Hotel and the Winnemucca Hotel, both of which were associated with the Basque sheepherders.^{[3] [4]}

Further reading

• Douglass, William, and Jon Bilbao. Amerikanuak: Basques in the New World. (University of Nevada Press, 1975).
• Saitua, Iker. Basque Immigrants and Nevada's Sheep Industry: Geopolitics and the Making of an Agricultural Workforce, 1880–1954 (2019) excerpt

External links

• The Basques in Nevada
• Basque Americans in Nevada
• Nevada Basque Food
• Basque Digital Collection University of Nevada, Reno Libraries
• Voices from Basque America University of Nevada, Reno Libraries

Notes and References

1. Web site: Billock. Jennifer. How a Remote Nevada Town Became a Bastion of Basque Culture. 2021-03-05. Smithsonian Magazine. en.
2. Web site: Basque Culture . Winnemucca Convention & Visitors Authority . 2013-06-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130304030142/http://www.winnemucca.nv.us/attractions_basque_culture.html . 2013-03-04 . dead .
3. Web site: 2018-01-28. Basque culture leaves its mark on Nevada. 2021-03-05. Las Vegas Review-Journal. en-US.
4. Web site: Nevada’s Basque History – Nevada Magazine. 2021-03-05. nevadamagazine.com.