Basque Uruguayans
Basque Uruguayans are citizens of Uruguay who are of Basque ancestry.
Although this figure does not imply Basque descent for each individual, it is estimated that up to 10% of Uruguay's population has at least one parent with a Basque surname.[1] The first wave of Basque immigrants to Uruguay came from the French side of the Basque country beginning about 1824.
Notable people
- Past
- Atanasio de la Cruz Aguirre (1801–1875), politician, President of the Republic
- Gonzalo Aguirre (1940-2021, lawyer, jurist and politician, Vice President of the Republic
- Juan José de Amézaga (1881–1956), lawyer, politician, President of the Republic
- Carlos Anaya (1777–1862), politician, historian, President of the Republic
- Rodney Arismendi (1913–1989), Communist ideologue and politician
- Alejandro Atchugarry (1952-2017), lawyer and politician, Minister of Economics and Finance
- Lauro Ayestarán (1913-1966), musicologist
- Domingo Bordaberry (1889–1952), lawyer, rancher and politician
- Juan María Bordaberry (1928–2011), rancher, President of the Republic
- Juan Campisteguy (1859–1937), lawyer, soldier, President of the Republic
- Daniel Chavarría (1933-2018), activist, writer and translator
- Martín Recaredo Echegoyen (1891–1974), lawyer, politician, President of the National Council of Government
- Eduardo Víctor Haedo (1901–1970), politician, President of the National Council of Government
- Juan Idiarte Borda (1844–1897), rancher, President of the Republic
- Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga (1771–1848), Roman Catholic priest and naturalist
- Jorge Washington Larrañaga (1956-2021), lawyer and politician, Minister of the Interior
- Bernabé Michelena (1888-1963), sculptor
- Domingo Ordoñana (1829–1897), rancher
- Emilio Oribe (1893–1975), poet
- Manuel Oribe (1792–1857) general, President of the Republic
- Inocencio María Yéregui (1833-1890), Roman Catholic priest, Bishop of Montevideo
- Alfredo Zitarrosa (1936–1989), singer and composer
- Alberto Zumarán (1940-2020), lawyer and politician
- Present
- Antonio Alzamendi, footballer
- Marina Arismendi, politician
- Rodolfo Arotxarena, aka Arotxa, caricaturist
- Pablo Atchugarry, sculptor and artist
- Pedro Bordaberry, lawyer, former government minister and Senator
- Giorgian De Arrascaeta, footballer
- Roberto Echavarren, poet and translator
- Jerónimo Etcheverry, rugby union player
- Noelia Etcheverry, television personality
- Diego Forlán, footballer
- Joaquín Izuibejeres, basketball player
- Joaquín Jaunsolo, rugby union player
- Luis Alberto Lacalle, lawyer, President of the Republic
- Diego Laxalt, footballer
- Julián Legaspi, actor
- José Mujica, florist and revolutionary, President of the Republic
- Agustín Ormaechea, rugby union player
- Santiago Ostolaza, footballer
- Jonathan Urretaviscaya, footballer
See also
Uruguay portal
References
- ^ Christian, Shirley (November 21, 1989). "Montevideo Journal: Basques Have Lots to Boast of (and at Times Do)". The New York Times. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
A fourth of Uruguay's three million people have at least one parent with a Basque surname.
External links
- Felipe Arocena. "The contribution of immigrants to Uruguay" (PDF) (in Spanish). multiculturalismoenuruguay.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- Pi Hugarte, Renzo; Vidart, Daniel (1970). El legado de los inmigrantes (PDF) (in Spanish). Montevideo: Nuestra Tierra.
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