Basque Argentines
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 Festival in Buenos Aires | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 3,000,000 – 3,500,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Throughout Argentina | |
| Languages | |
| Predominantly in Rioplatense Spanish. Minority speak Basque and/or French | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Roman Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Basques, Basque Uruguayans, Spanish Argentines |
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.
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