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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Argentine citizens of Basque descent}}<br />
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{{Infobox Ethnic group<br />
|group = Basque Argentines<br />''{{small|Vasco-argentinos}}''<br />''{{small|Eusko-argentinarrak}}''<br />
|image = Euskal Jaiak 2016, Buenos Aires, Argentina.jpg<br />
|caption = Basque Festival in Buenos Aires<br />
|pop = {{circa}} 3,000,000<ref name="La inmigración vasca en la Argentina">{{cite web|first=Mikel|last=Ezkerro|url=http://www.juandegaray.org.ar/fvajg/docs/La_inmigracion_vasca_en_la_Argentina|title=La inmigración vasca en la Argentina|trans-title=Basque immigration to Argentina|language=es|publisher=Juandegaray.org.ar|date=13 July 2002|accessdate=11 December 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112100306/http://www.juandegaray.org.ar/fvajg/docs/La_inmigracion_vasca_en_la_Argentina|archivedate=12 January 2012}}</ref> – 3,500,000<ref>{{cite web|first=Gonzalo Javier|last=Auza|url=http://www.euskonews.com/0252zbk/kosmo25202.html|title=Los nuevos vascos (I de II)|trans-title=The new Basques (I of II)|language=es|publisher=Euskonews.com|date=30 July 2004|accessdate=28 October 2016}}</ref><br />
|popplace = Throughout Argentina<br />
|langs = Predominantly in [[Rioplatense Spanish]]. Minority speak [[Basque language|Basque]] and/or French<br />
|rels = Predominantly Roman Catholicism<br />
|related = [[Basques]], [[Basque Uruguayans]], [[Spanish Argentines]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Basque Argentines''' are [[Argentines|Argentine]] citizens of [[Basques|Basque]] descent or people from Basque residing in Argentina. Basque Argentines are one of the largest Basque diaspora groups in the world.<br />
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Basque settlement in Argentina took place in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when many immigrants arrived in Argentina from the [[Basque Country (historical territory)|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.<br />
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==History==<br />
Between 1857 and 1940 more than 2 million Spanish people emigrated to Argentina, mostly from [[Galicia (Spain)|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 [[Navarra]]ns) arrived in Argentina as part of a wider [[Basque diaspora]].<br />
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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.<ref name="Argentina y los vascos">{{cite web|url=http://www.juandegaray.org.ar/fvajg/docs/Argentina_y_los_vascos|title=Argentina y los vascos|trans-title=Argentina and Basques|language=es|publisher=Juandegaray.org.ar|accessdate=11 December 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121144813/http://www.juandegaray.org.ar/fvajg/docs/Argentina_y_los_vascos|archivedate=21 January 2012}}</ref><br />
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==Basque cultural influences==<br />
There are Basque cultural centres (''[[Euskal Etxea]]k'') 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)|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]].<br />
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== Basque heritage ==<br />
[[File:Basque festival in Buenos Aires August 2011.jpg|thumb|Basque festival, Buenos Aires]]Many places have been given Basque names, including the [[Ezeiza, Buenos Aires|city of Ezeiza]] and its surrounding [[Ezeiza Partido|partido]], best known as the location of Argentina's main international airport, [[Ministro Pistarini International Airport|Ministro Pistarini]]. The seaside resort of [[Necochea]] is a major centre of Basque culture and also has a Basque name. Several [[List of Presidents of Argentina|Presidents of Argentina]] have been of Basque descent, including [[Justo José de Urquiza]], [[José Evaristo Uriburu]], [[Hipólito Yrigoyen]], [[José Félix Uriburu]] and [[Pedro Eugenio Aramburu]], not to mention other figures, notably Eva Perón, [[Che Guevara]], [[Maxima Zorreguieta]] and well-known [[Association football|football]] players as [[Julio Olarticoechea]], [[Sergio Goycochea]] or [[Gonzalo Higuaín]]. There are an estimated 15,000 Basque surnames in Argentina.<ref name="Argentina y los vascos" /><br />
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== Notable people ==<br />
* [[:es:Alfredo Arrieta Vaccaro|Alfredo Arrieta]], military and politician, brother-in-law of [[Juan Perón|Juan Domingo Perón]].<br />
* [[Che Guevara]], a major figure of the Cuban Revolution.<br />
* [[Gonzalo Higuaín]], professional footballer who plays for MLS club Inter Miami.<br />
* [[Aníbal Ibarra]], lawyer and politician who served as mayor of Buenos Aires from 2000 to 2006.<br />
* [[Eva Perón]], the First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952.<br />
* [[Hipólito Yrigoyen]], two-time President of Argentina.<br />
* [[Queen Máxima of the Netherlands|Maxima Zorreguieta]], Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, married to King Willem-Alexander.<br />
* [[Pedro Eugenio Aramburu]], former President "de facto" of Argentina<br />
* [[Sergio Goycochea]], 1990 World Cup starting goalkeeper of Argentina <br />
* [[Julio Olarticoechea]], former football player <br />
* [[Jorge Burruchaga]], former football player <br />
* [[Mauro Burruchaga]], football player <br />
* [[Pablo Zabaleta]], football player for West Ham United. <br />
* [[Gabriel Goity]], Actor<br />
* [[Macarena Achaga]], TV personality<br />
* [[Ezequiel Garay]], footballer<br />
* [[Magdalena Mouján]], mathematician and science fiction writer<br />
* [[Adolfo Zumelzú]], 1928 Olympian in Argentina football team <br />
* [[Olga Zubarry]], actress<br />
* [[Jorge Zorreguieta]], Minister of Agriculture during the Videla Regime <br />
* [[Héctor Zelada]], 1986 World Cup Winner <br />
* [[Atahualpa Yupanqui|Héctor Aramburu]], musician known as Atahualpa Yupanqui <br />
* [[Rogelio Yrurtia]], sculptor<br />
* [[Bautista Ezcurra]], rugby union player<br />
* [[Felipe Ezcurra]], rugby union player<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Immigration to Argentina]]<br />
*[[Argentines of European descent]]<br />
*[[Spanish Argentine]]<br />
*[[French Argentine]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{Basque diaspora}}<br />
{{European Argentine}}<br />
{{Immigration to Argentina}}<br />
{{Authority control}}<br />
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[[Category:Argentine people of Basque descent|*]]<br />
[[Category:Basque diaspora in South America|Argentine]]<br />
[[Category:Spanish diaspora in Argentina]]<br />
[[Category:French diaspora in Argentina]]</div>imported>Dawnseeker2000