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
Juan Manuel Tafernaberry, rugby union player
Jonathan Urretaviscaya, footballer

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.