Cascarots

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The Cascarots (Basque: Kaskarotuak) are a Romani-like ethnic group from Spain who settled in parts of the Basque Country after the end of the fifteenth century.^[1][2]

History

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The Cascarots are record from the fifteenth century in Spain and France, around the Basque country.^[3][1][2] They are believed to be the descendants of marriages between Basques and Romani people.^[4]

Historic documents mention the Cascarots living in ghettos, for example in Ciboure and occasionally entire villages such as the village of Ispoure.^[2]

Name

In some sources the name for the Cascarots is recorded as Carraques.^[5]

Culture

The Cascarots are traditionally known as good dancers,^[6] with the Kaskarotak March being a particular dance seen in the Pyrenean valleys.^[7]

See also

• Romani people by country
• Agote, a minority that may be related to Cascarots

References

External links

• Estornés Zubizarreta, Idoia. "KASKAROT - Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia". Auñamendi Encyclopedia (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 January 2020.

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