Zazpiak Bat
Zazpiak Bat is a heraldic nickname for the Basque coat of arms which includes the arms of the seven Basque provinces, stressing their unity. It was designed by historian Jean de Jaurgain in 1897 for the Congrès et Fêtes de la Tradition basque celebrated at Saint-Jean-de-Luz.Name
Zazpiak Bat is a motto attributed to Basque explorer Antoine-Thomson d'Abbadie in the late nineteenth century, from the Basque words zazpiak meaning 'the seven' and bat meaning 'one', translates as "the seven one" and refers to the seven Basque Country historic provinces. However, it was first cited in 1836 by a friend and collaborator of Antoine d'Abbadie's, the Souletin Agosti Xaho, while a like variant was created too in the 19th century known as Laurak bat, a motto quoted and celebrated by the Provincial Government of Navarre in 1866.History
The original Zazpiak Bat features a design of traditional arms of the Basque territories, namely Alava, Gipuzkoa, and Biscay plus Nafarroa; and the three that are part of the Pyrénées Atlantiques department. The coat of arms of the third traditional province, Lower Navarre is subsumed under the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Navarre, therefore represented by the latter. The modern design is based on the current simplified heraldry of these territories.Laurak Bat
Laurak Bat, with the four Basque provinces of peninsular soil, was adopted as the coat of arms of the Basque autonomous community. The red background of the Navarrese insignia currently occupies the fourth quarter of the coat of arms of the Basque Country.General references
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