Basque Argentines
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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.
Basque settlement in Argentina took place in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when many immigrants arrived in
History
Between 1857 and 1940 more than 2 million
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.[3]
Basque cultural influences
There are Basque cultural centres (
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
See also
- Immigration to Argentina
- Argentines of European descent
- Spanish Argentine
- French Argentine
References
- ^ Ezkerro, Mikel (13 July 2002). "La inmigración vasca en la Argentina" [Basque immigration to Argentina] (in Spanish). Juandegaray.org.ar. Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ Auza, Gonzalo Javier (30 July 2004). "Los nuevos vascos (I de II)" [The new Basques (I of II)] (in Spanish). Euskonews.com. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Argentina y los vascos" [Argentina and Basques] (in Spanish). Juandegaray.org.ar. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
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