Basque Colombians

{{Infobox ethnic group

|group = Basque Colombians

|native_name = {{hlist|Eusko-Kolonbiar|Vasco-Colombianos}}

|population = ~2,800,000Luis Gorostiza (1912)

|popplace = Throughout Colombia, especially Antioquia Department, Eje Cafetero, Bogotá, Valle del Cauca Department, Santander Department, Norte de Santander Department, Nariño Department, Caribbean region

|langs = Colombian Spanish{{·}}Basque

|rels = Roman Catholicism

}}

A Basque Colombian ({{langx|es|Vasco-Colombiano}}, {{langx|eu|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.

Basques in the Paisa Region

The presence of Basque ancestry in the Paisa Region is exhibited by the proliferation of Basque surnames.[http://www.buber.net/Basque/Diaspora/colombia.a.html Basque Families of Antioquia], Buber's Basque, link retrieved on 4 April 2009. 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.Etnias de Colombia: "[http://www.etniasdecolombia.org/grupos_mestizos3.asp Los vascos] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328104142/http://www.etniasdecolombia.org/grupos_mestizos3.asp|date=March 28, 2009}}", {{in lang|es}}. 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.")

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Category:Spanish diaspora in Colombia

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