Basque Uruguayan
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A Basque Uruguayan is a citizen of Uruguay who has 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.[citation needed]
Notable people
- past
- Atanasio de la Cruz Aguirre (1801-1875), politician, 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
- 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
- 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
- Domingo Ordoñana (1829-1897), rancher
- Emilio Oribe (1893-1975), poet
- Manuel Oribe (1792-1857) general, President of the Republic
- Alfredo Zitarrosa (1936-1989), singer and composer
- present
- Gonzalo Aguirre, lawyer, Vice President of the Republic
- Antonio Alzamendi, footballer
- Daniel Chavarría, activist and writer
- Diego Forlán, footballer
- Jorge Larrañaga, lawyer and politician
- José Mujica, florist and fighter, President of the Republic
- Santiago Ostolaza, footballer
- Jonathan Urretaviscaya, footballer
See also
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."
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