Pheasant Island is a fluvial island located in the Bidasoa river that formerly belonged to Hondarribia. It is currently shared by Irun (in Guipuscoa, Spain) and Hendaye (in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France), which are in charge of the island during periods of six months. It has a surface of 2,000 m² and has been artificially protected from the currents of the river. The word fluvial is used in geography and earth science to refer to all topics related to flowing water. ... The Bidasoa (French: Bidassoa) is a river in the Basque country of northern Spain. ... Hondarribia (sand river in Basque, formerly known by its Spanish adaptation Fuenterrabía) is a town situated on the east shore of Bidasoa Rivers mouth, in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country. ... For the Basque name of Pamplona, see Iruñea. ... Guipúzcoa province Guipúzcoa (Basque Gipuzkoa, Spanish Guipúzcoa, in English sometimes as Guipuscoa) is a province of northern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. ... Hendaye (Basque Hendaia) is the most southwesterly town in France. ... Pyrénées-Atlantiques (Gascon: Pirenèus-Atlantics; Basque: Pirinio-Atlantiarrak or Pirinio-Atlantikoak) is a département in the southwest of France which takes its name from the Pyrenees mountains and the Atlantic Ocean. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ...

The island is called Isla de los Faisanes in Spanish, Île de la Conférence in French and Konpantzia in Basque. Basque (in Basque: Euskara) is the language spoken by the Basque people who inhabit the Pyrenees in North-Central Spain and the adjoining region of South-Western France. ...

The most important historical event that took place on the island was the signing of the Treaty of the Pyrenees after a series of 24 conferences between Luis de Haro and Cardinal Mazarin in 1659 to end the Thirty Years' War. A monolith in the centre of the island was raised to commemorate this event. The Treaty of the Pyrenees was a treaty signed in 1659 to end the war between France and Spain that had begun in 1635 during the Thirty Years War. ... Jules Mazarin, French diplomat and statesman, by Pierre-Louis Bouchart. ... // Events May 25 - Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the Commonwealth. ... Combatants Protestantism: Sweden,Denmark, France, Scotland and protestant German countries like Saxony Roman Catholic Church: Holy Roman Empire, Spain Commanders Gustav II Adolf Ferdinand II The Thirty Years War was fought between 1618 and 1648, principally on the territory of todays Germany, also involving most of the major European... A monolith is a geological or technological feature such as a mountain, consisting of a single massive stone or rock. ...

On 23 October 1940 General Franco met Adolf Hitler on the island to confirm that Spain would not be involved in the Second World War. October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 69 days remaining. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... The name Franco may refer to: Francisco Franco, Dictator of Spain from 1936 to 1975 Francois Luambo Makiadi, a Congolese musician and founder of the band OK Jazz active from the 1950s to 1980s ... Hitler redirects here. ... Combatants Allies: Soviet Union United States United Kingdom France and others Axis Powers: Germany Japan Italy and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II, also known as the...

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