Slaying of the Basques
1615 massacre of Basque whalers in Iceland
Summary
The Slaying of the Basques was the last documented massacre in Icelandic history. A party of Basque whalers went on a whaling expedition to Iceland and were killed after a conflict in 1615 with local people in the region of the Westfjords.
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/* Aftermath */ <ref>{{cite book |title=1615 Baskavigin |first1=Jón |last1=Guðmundsson |year=2015 |isbn=9780692481172 |id=ISBN 0692481176 |date=July 2, 2015 |type=Paperback |publisher=Pantor |language=English}}</ref>
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