Basque Colombians

Basque Colombians
  • Eusko-Kolonbiar
  • Vasco-Colombianos
Total population
~27,000,000 , Aprox 51–55% of the population [full citation needed]
Regions with significant populations
Throughout Colombia, especially Antioquia Department, Eje Cafetero, Bogotá, Valle del Cauca Department, Santander Department, Norte de Santander Department, Nariño Department, Caribbean region
Languages
Colombian Spanish · Basque
Religion
Roman Catholicism

A Basque Colombian (Spanish: Vasco-Colombiano, Basque: Eusko-Kolonbiar) is a person or resident born in Colombia of Basque descent. The term "Basque" may refer to ethnic Basques who immigrated to Colombia from the Basque Country. According to the Basque Government, Colombia has about 27 million basque descendants, making it home to the largest basque diaspora in the world. In genetic studies tracking the Iberian Y-chromosome haplogroup R1b-DF27 across Latin America, Colombia was found to have the highest concentration of this Basque-associated genetic marker in Latin America.

Basques in the Paisa Region

The presence of Basque ancestry in the Paisa Region is exhibited by the proliferation of Basque surnames. Some scholars point out that this may be one of the regions of South America with the greatest concentration of ancestry from the Iberian region.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Luis Gorostiza (1912)
  2. ↑ Iñigo Urkullu (30 May 2017). Encuentro Comunidad Vasca de Colombia (PDF) (Speech). Bogotá, Colombia: Gobierno Vasco.
  3. ↑ EUSKO, JAURLARITZA. "KOLONBIAko EUSKAL KOMUNITATEarekin TOPAKEA" (PDF).
  4. ↑ Villaescusa, P.; Blanco-Verea, A.; Pancorbo, M. M. de (December 2019). "The impact of haplogroup R1b-DF27 in Hispanic admixed populations from Latin America". Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series. 7 (1): 339–341. doi:10.1016/j.fsigss.2019.10.003. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
  5. ↑ Basque Families of Antioquia, Buber's Basque, link retrieved on 4 April 2009.
  6. ↑ Etnias de Colombia: "Los vascos Archived March 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine", (in Spanish). Link retrieved on 4 April 2009. Cite: "la profusión en Antioquia está por encima del promedio estadístico atribuible a la simple distribución casual de apellidos asimilados" (tr.en. "The profusion in Antioquia is above the media of a simple and casual surname assimilation.")