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. 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.[2].
Basques in the Paisa Region
The presence of Basque ancestry in the Paisa Region is exhibited by the proliferation of Basque surnames.[3] 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.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Luis Gorostiza (1912)
- ^ 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.
- ^ Basque Families of Antioquia, Buber’s Basque, link retrieved on 4 April 2009.
- ^ 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.”)
