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.
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Total population | |
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c. 3,000,000[1] – 3,500,000[2] | |
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 |
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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. 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.