Ethnic group
Basque Mexicansvasco-mexicanos euskal-mexikar Total population 2,500,000 (by ancestry)[ 1] Regions with significant populations Mostly atNorthern Mexico , especiallyDurango ,Chihuahua ,Sinaloa ,Nuevo Leon ,Coahuila . Languages Spanish (Castilian Spanish ,Mexican Spanish ) ,Basque ,French Religion Roman Catholicism Related ethnic groups Basques andBasque diaspora ,Spanish Mexicans ,French Mexicans
Basque Mexicans (Spanish :vasco-mexicanos or simplyvasco ,Euskara :euskal-mexikar ) areMexicans of full, partial, or predominantly Basque ancestry, or Basque-born persons living in Mexico.
Seen in Mexico by the wholeEuskalerria concept, Basque descendants can be fromNavarre ,Euskadi orIparralde .
Delegation of the Basque Autonomous Community (Euskadi) in Mexico City
The first Catholic archbishop in Mexico,Juan Zumarraga , was Basque.[ 2] Francisco Ibarra explored northern Mexico and foundedNueva Vizcaya .[ 2] Fermín de Francisco Lasuén was the founder of many of theSpanish missions in Alta California .
In 1907, the Basque community founded theCentro Vasco . This community consisted of immigrants fromNavarre ,Gipuzkoa ,Biscay and someFrench Basques .[ 3] Spanish Civil War that tended to have technical or academic education.[ 4]
A notable migrant of the former group was Braulio Iriarte who immigrated to Mexico in 1877 with no education or professional experience.[ 4] [ 4] haciendas inQuerétaro , mines inHidalgo , large properties inMexico City and helped found various corporations, includingGrupo Modelo .[ 4]
Notable Basque-Mexicans [ edit ] Javier Aguirre , Mexican former footballer and manager of Basque Origin.Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz , self-taught scholar and poet of the Baroque school, and nun of New Spain.Agustín de Iturbide , emperor of the First Mexican Empire.María Félix , Mexican actress of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.Dolores del Río , Mexican film actress,Golden Age of Hollywood .Alejandro González Iñárritu , filmmaker, director of the highly acclaimedBirdman The Revenant Vicente Fox , 55th President of Mexico, of maternal Basque descent.Juan de Oñate , New Spanish explorer, colonial governor of the New Spain province of New Mexico.Enrique Gorostieta , Cristero Army generalFrancisco "Pancho" Villa , Mexican Revolutionary generals.Mariano Abasolo , Mexican revolutionist.Juan Escutia , Mexican soldier.José Alberto Aguilar Iñárritu , Mexican economist and politicianCarlos Guerrero de Lizardi , Mexican professor and researcher in economics.Carlos María Abascal Carranza , Mexican lawyer and the Secretary of the Interior in the cabinet of Vicente Fox.Ignacio Elizondo , New Spanish royalist general of the Spanish army during the Mexican War of Independence.Clemente Aguirre , Mexican composer and music instructor.José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi , Mexican writer and political journalist.Sergio Salvador Aguirre Anguiano , Mexican jurist and Associate Justice.Celso Aguirre Bernal , Mexican writer and historian.Ricardo Legorreta , Mexican architect.Luis Gatica , Mexican actor to Chilean father of Basque descent.Liza Echeverría , Mexican actress and model.Andrea Legarreta , Mexican actress and TV host.Ramón Músquiz , Mexican governor of Texas from 1830 to 1831 and in 1835.Ricardo Pozas Arciniega , Mexican anthropologist, scientific investigator and indigenista.Carlos Emilio Orrantía , Mexican footballer.Guillermo Iberio Ortiz Mayagoitia , Mexican jurist and Supreme Court Justice.Manuel Rueda Chapital, Mexican lawyer and his five sons and daughters, Maria Luisa, Patricia, Gabriela, Manuel Jr, and Mauricio Manuel Peláez , Mexican military officer.Hilda Gaxiola , Mexican female beach volleyball player.Venustiano Carranza , 44th President of Mexico from 1917 to 1920.Luis Echeverría , 50th President of Mexico from 1970 to 1976.Yuridia Francisca Gaxiola Flores, Mexican singer of Basque ancestry.Alberto Andrés Alvarado Arámburo , Mexican politician.Jorge Ibargüengoitia , Mexican novelist and playwright.Dolores Heredia , Mexican actress.Emilio Azcárraga Vidaurreta , Mexican businessman.Ángel César Mendoza Arámburo , Mexican politician.Mariana Ochoa , Mexican singerMaría Asunción Aramburuzabala , Mexican billionaire businesswoman.Susana Zabaleta , Mexican actress and singerDJ Trevi , DJ, producer, composer, and actorÁngel César Mendoza Arámburo , Mexican politician.Guillermo Ochoa , Mexican footballer.
Non-Amerindian
Amerindian
More than 100,000 people 20,000–100,000 people 1,000–20,000 people Fewer than 1,000 people
1 Jews and Romani originate in the Middle East and South Asia respectively, with most arriving to Mexico via Europe2 Primarily arrived via Canada3 Originated in what is now the United States
