By the end of the 18th century the Basques were deprived of their customary trade with America and choked by the Spanish disproportionately high customs duties in the Ebro river, but at least enjoyed a fluent internal market and intensive trade with France.
Do kraja 18. stoljeća, Baski su bili lišeni uobičajene trgovine s Amerikom i gušeni nesrazmjerno visokim španjolskim carinama na rijeci Ebro, ali su bar uživali u tečnom unutarnjem tržištu i intenzivnoj trgovini s Francuskom.