The Basque Bloodline | Descendants of Atlantis

The Basque people, an enigmatic group residing in a small area between Spain and France, present a fascinating genetic puzzle. Their unique genetic makeup, distinct from any other population in Europe or even on the planet, has long baffled scientists. The prevailing scientific explanation attributes this to their society's development in isolation, suggesting they never intermingled with neighboring populations, were never conquered, and experienced no significant migration in or out. However, the Basques themselves offer a different, more ancient explanation: they are the descendants of Atlantis.

Plato's Account of Atlantis

Around 360 BCE, the philosopher Plato documented a story about Atlantis, a tale he claimed not to have invented but rather to have heard from the Greek statesman Solon. Solon, in turn, was told this story by Egyptian priests who possessed records predating Greek history by thousands of years. These records described a powerful civilization located in the Atlantic Ocean, beyond the Pillars of Hercules (now known as the Strait of Gibraltar). This island empire, according to the accounts, vanished in a single day and night approximately 9,000 years before Solon heard the story.

Plato's description of Atlantis paints a picture of a technologically advanced and wealthy society. The island was said to be surrounded by mountains, and its capital city was built in concentric circles of land and sea, making it unconquerable. Atlantis boasted a formidable navy of 1,200 warships and was rich in orichalcum, a rare red metal almost as valuable as gold, which adorned temples and the homes of the wealthy. Interestingly, the Basques were renowned for their copper work and master shipbuilding, trading copper across the globe by the 1500s. Some theories even suggest Basque whalers may have reached Newfoundland as early as the late 1300s, predating Columbus. The Basques, however, claim their Atlantean ancestors traveled the world thousands of years earlier, with evidence of a Basque-derived language spoken in Newfoundland upon French exploration.