The main protagonist of Noli Me Tangere, Crisostomo Ibarra, was a Basque Mestizo. The novel was written by the Philippines national hero, Jose Rizal, and influenced the Philippine Revolution.

In Mexico, Basques are ALL over. We had neighbors whose last name was Inurreta. I have friends whose last name is Iturralde...but they say they're Mexican.

@antonexx

3 жыл бұрын

I recently visited Los Mochis and found this out, there’s whole ejidos around there with nothing but Basque last names

The Basque were the ones generally hired to be the ship crew for all the voyages

In Ecuador 🇪🇨 the Basque live in the mountain 🏔 area or Sierra. Castilian Spanish live in the Coast and Cities. Actually in Ecuador you have the same thing that happens in Spain how Basque and Castilian differentiate between each other. In Ecuador 🇪🇨 actually we discriminate between both differences.

When I travelled asia, I've gotten acquainted with a lot of Basques in the Phillippines. Most of them are landowners, but unfortunately they seem to have lost all traces of their identity and only see themselves as asian "filipino" or "castillano". I believe that at least one of the country's billionaire families is of Basque descent.

@HellaBasque

4 жыл бұрын

Good to hear what I've read is in keeping with your experience of Basques in the Philippines, although it's a shame that identity hasn't been passed down. And from what I've read, yes some of the Philippines' richest families are of Basque descent

@chicoy12

4 жыл бұрын

@@HellaBasque I am a filipino of basque decent, i believe the richest basque families are the Aboitiz and Ayala

@jennypai1776

4 жыл бұрын

A lot of those land were stolen from the natives. You are very welcome.

@hafizmakiglalis4380

3 жыл бұрын

All of the Filipino Coglomerates are owned by Basque people (Aboitiz, Ayala, Ynchausti etc) and Jai Alai is a sport there too

@bengold121

3 жыл бұрын

@@chicoy12 I read that one of the Aboitiz family member went to the basque country to trace his roots......other members did not want to go.....

my basque family before arriving in South America served in the spanish royal navy in the Marianas and the Phillipines

Thank you for sharing! 😁🙏🏻🤙🏼

my grandfather is from Bilbao imigrated to the Philippines maybe around late 1930s and he is a landowner

I am a descendant of Manuel de Zuluaga y Longa who is from Ibarrangelu region and whose relatives immigrated to the Philippines in the 1800s. I was born in Cebu City.

@jaimesantiagolonga

2 жыл бұрын

We have to be related, I am a Longa as well and my parents were born in the Philippines

This is so weird but last night I was just curious about my grandmothers last name because it sounded like this ancient island recorded by the Greeks and I wondered if there's some connections. But what the result of my research is that it's a Basque surname I thought it's Spanish I never would've thought it's specifically Basque. And the past few months I've been watching videos about the Basque people because they're being hyped to be the survivors of Atlantis. And now this video just popped up on my recommended. Most likely my grandma's surname was just one of those cases where natives was said to be forced to change their surnames to Spanish. But if we actually have Basque ancestry that would be really cool.

@zjzr08

2 ай бұрын

I'm intrigued if Basque (or Hispanized Basque) surnames were part of the list or not or are they off-limits in respect to them (if they are respected).

@nanan8992

2 ай бұрын

@@zjzr08 If you're referring to Catálogo alfabético de apellidos I thik most of them are, my grandma's surname is in that list. The book is accessible online you can check it out if you haven't.

I'm a Filipino and I have lotsa basques Filipino friends in the country.

I'm pinoy basque. my great aunt was the first to mention to me being basque.

@zjzr08

2 ай бұрын

I wonder if you have any relation to the Zubiris in the Philippines.

@artndollsnstuff

2 ай бұрын

@@zjzr08 yes. There were three Zubiri brothers generations ago, one went to Bukidnon, another to Quezon Province and another to Mindoro. My branch is Mindoro. So the Zubiris are related (but no contact). Are we related?

I have Basque relatives and family friends. They have varying degrees of awareness of their Basque heritage. There are also quite a few criollos or insulares here who are of "pure" or nearly pure Iberian ancestry. Most are Basques whereas those who are of Castilian, Catalonian, Andalusian, Isleño, or Galician descent have mostly intermarried with natives or have been absorbed into Basque families.

Great video, would you happen to know good sources to learn the Basque language?

Great video, would you happen to know any good sources to learn the Basque language? I would really appreciate it.

Yes people here in the Philippines classify all people who came from spain castillan even they're galician or basque etc...

@HellaBasque

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for confirming what I've read!

@juancarlosinakiechague2970

4 жыл бұрын

The Catálogo alfabético de apellidos (English: Alphabetical Catalogue of Surnames; Tagalog: Alpabetikong Katalogo ng mga apelyedo) is a book of surnames in the Philippines and other islands of Spanish East Indies published in the mid-19th century. This was in response to a Spanish colonial decree establishing the distribution of Spanish family names and local surnames among colonial subjects who did not have a prior surname. It is also the reason why Filipinos share the same surnames of Spanish people. The book was created after Spanish Governor-General Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa issued a decree on November 21, 1849, to address the lack of a standard naming convention.[4] Newly-Christianised Filipinos often chose the now-ubiquitous surnames of de los Santos, de la Cruz, del Rosario, and Bautista for religious reasons; others preferred names of well-known local rulers such as Lacandola. To complicate matters further, discrepancies like family members holding different surnames would hinder some of the colonial government's activities such as taking a census and tax collection.

@riventv4927

2 жыл бұрын

Because technically our filipino word for spanish is not espanyol if not Castilla

Some of my cousins still looks Basque even there mixed filipinos

I think the basque word Ube for purple is the same as our purple potato. Also, Gabon and Magandang Gabi sound similar. My grandfather was Basque living in Cebu in the 40’s.

the notable people i know that are of filipino-basque ancestry are sen. juan miguel zubiri and family, aboitiz, and zobel de ayala. but i can somewhat identify if a filipino have basque ancestry by looking at their peculliar surnames (with a lot of of these letters: t y z b i q a x k) compare to a regular filipino surname from the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Yparraguire, Zuzuaregui, Echevarria - are Filipino names that might be of Basque origin.

@zjzr08

2 ай бұрын

I know about a street called Zuzuaregui and it sounded very odd...who knew it has a Basque origin!

Basque descendant from the Philippines reporting!

@HellaBasque

4 жыл бұрын

Hello, hello! :D

My ancestor was from the town called Portugalete, Basque!

Very interesting. My Dad says my grandad/great-great grandad has mentioned several times our forebears were of basque origins. One was a ship 'capitan' who spread families across the archipelago. I am the first generation here in NZ. I guess me and my bro will spread the blood here in this part of the world.

I have Basque blood in Baztan, Navarre-Bazan(Spain) and Bassan Herault Languedoc-Roussillon which I have Catalan of Huguenot and Monasque descendants even English sort trace I have Sephardic Jews derived Mizrahi Jews in Ophir 🇵🇭🇵🇭 from Turkey and Armenia ( Central Asia) and Bassano del Grappa,Venice originally Byzantine Empire. Now I am born Ophirian (Filipino/Maharlikan) 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭 descendants of Adam and Eve of Old testament. Both my parents side from Gipuzkoa to Southern Leyte, Philippines-Eden. By the way,Plaza( my mother side) originated Catabria and Bilbao, Vizcaya. I was born in Bislig, Surigao del Sur in Mindanao (Tarshish) and now I live in Sheba (Cebu) of Havilah (Visayas) currently since 1993.

Fantastic video!! My parents were born in the Philippines and we can trace our Basque lineage directly to the town of Ea where we continue to have many relatives. My great grandfather came to the Philippines in the late 19th century and started sugar cane farms there. My family identifies as Basque and Filipino and we continue to use our Basque coat of arms. I am proud to pass down my heritage to my children as well

@ramirochavera2437

Жыл бұрын

funny

@mitchs3559

Жыл бұрын

Do you still have Basque family in the Philippines or did the all migrate?

From Philippines here, I dated a girl of Spanish decent before only to find out that she's actually of Basque decent. She got her last name from her Basque forefather, pretty cool actually.

This is crazy, but my mother's pre-marital surname is Zurbano (the 3rd initial in my username), and allegedly we have some Spanish origin (although I say I'm mostly "native" from my maternal grandmother's side with 1/8 Han Chinese ancestry I think), but for some reason that side looks a bit North African a bit (big eyebrows hehe) - apparently Zurbano (or Zurbao) is a village in Spanish Basque Country, which is fascinating.

Our beer, San Miguel cerveza, is Basque origin.

Mexicans don’t know they are basques either. My wife and I have a lot of basque last names,jauregui, Ibarra, zazueta, Barraza, Aguirre but we are 100% MEXICAN.

I was surprise I got a little basque in me when I took the dna test (which I’m more basque than Spanish) and I always thought I’m just Filipino and Guam

@hijodelsoldeoriente

9 ай бұрын

It's really not surprising if you're Filipino. Filipino is not an ethnicity but a nationality. Which mean, Filipinos could literally look like straight-up white European to a native austronesian. Hence the Ayala, Ynchausti, Aboitiz, etc. And the Binay, Pacquiao, etc.

I was looking at the languages that existed in the Philippines on ethnolouge, I was surprised to find Basque in it. 😁

@HellaBasque

4 жыл бұрын

Unexpected, to be sure!

In 1521 Fernao Magalhaes/ferdinand Magellan commanded 5 ships to find westward route to Spice Islands of Moluccas, Ternate and Tidore. One of his navigator Juan Sebastian Elcano was able to sail back to Spain arriving in 1522, thus Elcano a Basque is the first to circumnavigate the globe and completely report the discovery to the King. In 1525 emperor Charles V commissioned an exploration to Spice Island, Moluccas, to take a foothold of business there. In command was Jeffri Loisa, the navigator is Juan Sebastian Elcano same man that circumnavigated the world, the Chronicler is 17 year old Andres Ochoa. Elcano died at sea before reaching spice islands, Jeffri Loisa died not long after reaching Tidore. Andres Ochoa commanded the Spanish garison in Tidore for 8 years and fathered a daughter from an Indian woman (see andres ochoa de urdaneta autobiography). For personal reason, maybe cause by juan sebastian elcano, Andres Ochoa entered priesthood and become priest in Mexico and become Augustinian priest father Andres Ochoa de Urdaneta. In 1563 or 64 the Emperor Charles commissioned father andres ochoa de urdaneta to sail to the far east and colonized what is now Philippines. Father Andres Ochoa de Urdaneta chose his nephew Miguel Lopez de Legaspi to be the commander of the colonization and in 1565 reached and colonized what is now Philippines. Father Andres Ochoa de Urdaneta discovered the Tornaviaje and established Catholicism in the Philippines. He officiated the Blood Compact between Commandante Miguel Lopez de Legaspi and Datu Cik Katuna of Bohol Island of Central Philippines who are bloodly related to the Monarch of Tidore Cik Liliatu who converted to Islam (spice islands) from where father andres ochoa de urdaneta have explored more than 30 years before. Philippines was discovered by a Basque juan sebastian elcano being the one to complete the journey and report the discovery to the king, colonized by a Basque miguel lopez de legaspi, and christianized by a Basque father andres ochoa de urdaneta. My grandmother told me that my grandfather is related to Ochoa and Vasquez. But i do not know them.

Nice...although magellan was not killed out of asking dor provisions.but for meddling in local tribal wars which he could not escape.

Pinoy of Basque decent here..Basagoite's (Catapusans of Negros Oriental)

I was born in the Philippines and apparently had a Basque great-great grandfather born around the 1800s. 23andme showed me 5 Basque relatives with some having their 8 Basque surnames listed on their page lol, they seem to be the only 100% European relatives I have in 23andme. I Wanna visit the Basque country soon!

@HellaBasque

4 жыл бұрын

Wow that's super interesting! Hope you get to the Basque Country one day, it might be a really cool visit for you to see where your great-great-grandfather came from.

@jennypai1776

4 жыл бұрын

You are more proud of your European ancestors than your Austronesian and Aeta ancestors? Just go back to Spain

@sketchingsketch9163

4 жыл бұрын

@@jennypai1776 I am also proud of being Austronesian, I am also dreaming about Bali and Palawan!

Soy Larracochea de las islas de filipinas

The first encounter of Spaniards with the Philippines was NOT with Magellan because Magellan already had a native Filipino translator on his ship and Magellan already went to Malacca (Malaysia) many years before. He encountered people from the Philippines there. Him "discovering" the Philippines is just a PR stunt. He already knew the islands existed because it is a trading hub.

How do you find out if your ancestors were Basque or Spanish

@HellaBasque

4 жыл бұрын

Many people these days are turning to DNA tests and/or genealogy research. Maybe someone in your family has worked on your family tree?

@physicist-physician5555

3 жыл бұрын

@@HellaBasque Thanks for the info. We here in the Philippines cannot confirm our Basque ancestors because there is a probability that the Basque surname was borrowed. In the past, the native did not have surnames so they were given a list to choose from. DNA testing is pretty much better.

@peroqbonita

2 жыл бұрын

Basque are Spanish,spaniard

Linda

Hello from ph 😄😁😁

St Francis Xavier, is Basque (Northern Spain), right? Xabier is Basque name, yes? but he didn’t make it to Philippines? Perhaps they were exaggerating his missionary work do he can achieve sainthood? I soooo don’t know… but Im from Goa… Goan was a harsh place, from what i know of history…but i wonder if any Basque settled there?

Where do u live in America!?

Thanks for this info. I just found out through my DNA that I have Basque ancestry through my Filopino mother. Fascinating.

Still plenty of Basque descendants in the Philippines who actually still look Basque. kzread.info/dash/bejne/Ynus28d6dcfgnNI.html A lot of people think they're foreigners when they see them, but they're Filipinos

not sure how to react to this😬

Basque only people not to be Conquered by the Romans, Visigoth or The Umayyad Dynasty.

Garcia is the second most common surname here in the Philippines.

Do you feel more Basque than Spanish?

@HellaBasque

3 жыл бұрын

Don't feel Spanish at all. My family is from the French part of the Basque Country :)

500 yrs of christianity in philippines this year 😊

My wife Sarah (nee Aguirre) is a Filipina whose family claims Basque descent. She also owns a copy of Borja's "Basques in the Philippines!" I read some of it - rather dry, but well researched. It is well known that Basques played a disproportionate role in Spanish colonization, though this was more sparse than in even the least Hispanicized Latin American colonies. Perhaps for that reason, Mestizo families like hers played a role more like Creoles in Latin America, and are typically unabashed in their Basque or otherwise Iberian (and often Chinese) descent. Unrelated, Francisco Franco probably congratulated Japan because he came of age in the wake of the Spanish-American War, and considered Spain's defeat a great humiliation. King Louis XVI paid a much higher price - both directly and indirectly - for "avenging" the loss of New France to Britain by underwriting the American Revolution. Rulers be whack like that! 😉

Larracochea | Larrachochea | Larracoechea | Larrakoetxea.. I am Descendant of Don Ramon Larracochea. Basque!!!

Let's factor in that also most likely, Enrique of Malacca was the first to circumnavigate the world... just because it's not documented doesn't mean it didn't happen