Basque Colombians
Ethnic group
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
| |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| ~2,800,000[1] | |
| 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 |
Basques in the Paisa Region
The presence of Basque ancestry in the Paisa Region is exhibited by the proliferation of Basque surnames.[2] 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.[3]