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Basque Argentines

Argentine citizens of Basque descent

Field	Value
group	Basque Argentines
native_name	eu
flag	Argentina Euskal Herria
image	Euskal Jaiak 2016, Buenos Aires, Argentina.jpg
caption	Basque Festival in Buenos Aires
pop	3,000,000 – 3,500,000
popplace	Throughout Argentina
langs	Predominantly in Rioplatense Spanish
Minority speak Basque and/or French
rels	Predominantly Roman Catholicism
related	Basques
Basque UruguayansBasque Americans

Minority speak Basque and/or French Basque UruguayansBasque Americans

Basque Argentines are Argentine citizens of Basque descent or people from Basque residing in Argentina. Basque Argentines are one of the largest Basque diaspora groups in the world outside the Basque Country (Euskadi, Navarre and the French side).

Basque settlement in Argentina took place in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when many immigrants arrived in Argentina from the Basque Country. Basque people had already played a large part in the conquest and development of Argentina as a Spanish colony and in its independence, including Juan de Garay, the founder of the capital Buenos Aires.

History

Between 1857 and 1940 more than 2 million Spanish people emigrated to Argentina, mostly from Galicia and the Basque Country, which is a region in the western Pyrenees mountains straddling parts of France and Spain. Both Spanish and French Basques (including Navarrans) arrived in Argentina as part of a wider Basque diaspora.

Today, around 10% of the Argentine population are of Basque descent. The destination of the majority of Basque emigrants was Argentina, with Basque culture contributing much to Argentine culture.

Basque cultural influences

There are Basque cultural centres (Euskal Etxeak) in most large cities, as well as pelota courts and Basque language schools. Buenos Aires has a major Basque centre, the Laurak Bat, and a cultural foundation, the Juan de Garay Institute, named after the city's Basque founder. Politicians from the Basque Country autonomous community of Spain, including the lehendakari, are regular visitors to the country, and the Basque government has diplomatic representation in Argentina, currently María Elisa Díaz de Mendibil.

Basque heritage

Notable people

Alfredo Arrieta, military and politician, brother-in-law of Juan Domingo Perón.
Che Guevara, a major figure of the Cuban Revolution.
Gonzalo Higuaín, professional footballer who plays for MLS club Inter Miami.
Aníbal Ibarra, lawyer and politician who served as mayor of Buenos Aires from 2000 to 2006.
Eva Perón, the First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952.
Hipólito Yrigoyen, two-time President of Argentina.
Maxima Zorreguieta, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, married to King Willem-Alexander.
Pedro Eugenio Aramburu, former President "de facto" of Argentina
Sergio Goycochea, 1990 World Cup starting goalkeeper of Argentina
Julio Olarticoechea, former football player
Jorge Burruchaga, former football player
Mauro Burruchaga, football player
Pablo Zabaleta, football player for West Ham United.
Gabriel Goity, Actor
Macarena Achaga, TV personality
Ezequiel Garay, footballer
Magdalena Mouján, mathematician and science fiction writer
Adolfo Zumelzú, 1928 Olympian in Argentina football team
Olga Zubarry, actress
Jorge Zorreguieta, Minister of Agriculture during the Videla Regime
Héctor Zelada, 1986 World Cup Winner
Héctor Aramburu, musician known as Atahualpa Yupanqui
Rogelio Yrurtia, sculptor
Bautista Ezcurra, rugby union player
Felipe Ezcurra, rugby union player

References

Ezkerro, Mikel. (13 July 2002). "La inmigración vasca en la Argentina". Juandegaray.org.ar.
Auza, Gonzalo Javier. (30 July 2004). "Los nuevos vascos (I de II)". Euskonews.com.
"Argentina y los vascos". Juandegaray.org.ar.

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