Biscayan

He was splendidly situated in the service, being the Governor-General's secretary, besides his rank as a cavalry officer; and, his errand on board being to inspect the recruits, naturally, on reading in the roll one of them described as a Biscayan, the ardent young man came up with high-bred courtesy to Catalina, took the young recruit's hand with kindness, feeling that to be a compatriot at so great a distance was to be a sort of relative, and asked with emotion after old boyish remembrances.

Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers — Volume 1 Thomas De Quincey 1822

He was splendidly situated in the service, being the Governor-General's secretary, besides his rank as a cavalry officer; and, his errand on board being to inspect the recruits, naturally, on reading in the roll one of them described as a Biscayan, the ardent young man came up with high-bred courtesy to Catalina, took the young recruit's hand with kindness, feeling that to be a compatriot at so great a distance was to be a sort of relative, and asked with emotion after old boyish remembrances.

Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers Thomas De Quincey 1822

The priest was alarmed, and accordingly celebrated the sacred ordinance, as desired by the patient; who, after the ceremony, declared aloud, before witnesses, that the Biscayan pastor had falsely accused him before the king of being tained with the Mussulman religion; that he was a sincere Christian, and that the Biscayan was a calumniator.

A Philosophical Dictionary 2007

To say this, to lift his sword, to shelter himself well behind his buckler, and to assail the Biscayan was the work of an instant, determined as he was to venture all upon a single blow.

Don Quixote 2002

To say this, to raise his sword, to cover himself with his buckler, and to rush upon the Biscayan was the work of a moment.

The Junior Classics — Volume 4 William Patten 1902

To say this, to lift his sword, to shelter himself well behind his buckler, and to assail the Biscayan was the work of an instant, determined as he was to venture all upon a single blow.

Don Quixote Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 1581

To say this, to lift his sword, to shelter himself well behind his buckler, and to assail the Biscayan was the work of an instant, determined as he was to venture all upon a single blow.

The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Complete Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 1581

A more exotic feast might include bacalao a la vizcaína (Biscayan cod) and revoltijo de romeritos (wild greens in mole sauce).

Feliz navidad: making merry in Mexico 2008

A more exotic feast might include bacalao a la vizcaína (Biscayan cod) and revoltijo de romeritos (wild greens in mole sauce).

Feliz navidad: making merry in Mexico 2008

One common form was the Biscayan shallop, or the Basque shallop.

Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008