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the corner of france that gave d'artagnan his swagger and armagnac its fire.
means a historic region in southwest france between the pyrenees and the atlantic, famous for muskets, brandy, and refusing to be humble about either.
from from the vascones, the basque tribe rome never quite pacified — the name outlasted the empire that tried to tame it.
gasconadea word meaning boastful talk, named after them
armagnacfrance's oldest brandy, distilled here since 1310
henry ivgascon king who united france, kept his accent
for instance
d'artagnan — real gascon musketeer who inspired dumas's swaggering hero
armagnac region — appellation inside gascony, brandy since the 14th century
auch cathedral — gothic centerpiece of the old gascon capital