Genealogy and the Basques or Euskaldunak

http://www.euskalkultura.com/english/genealogy/basque-genealogy-resources

In Arizona and other parts of the Western United States, there were quite a few Basque immigrants who were employed as sheepherders. Most of these were Spanish speaking, but some still spoke their native language. It is estimated that 2% of the Mexicans have some Basque ancestors. See Wikipedia: Basque diaspora. Some of the countries of South America, such as Argentina at 10%, have much higher percentages of Basque ancestry.

With the impact of Latin American immigration on the United States, it is almost certain that there is a representative number of Basque descendants here in this country.

Most of the genealogists I know if asked for help with Basque genealogy would immediately decline and say they didn't know anything about the Basque people or their language. My position on doing genealogical research is that genealogy is genealogy no matter where or when I am doing research. The website image and link above is a good example. This webpage has a long list of helpful websites for doing research about someone's Basque ancestors. In fact, after a very short search, I found the following additional websites specifically about Basque Genealogy some of which have long lists of additional websites.

• Basque Genealogy
• Basque Genealogy and History
• Basque Ethnic Group
• Tips for researching your Basque Heritage
• The Basque Genealogy Homepage
• Researching Your Basque Name

You could also start with the FamilySearch.org Catalog and look for records in the provinces that are considered to be the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country: Guipuzcoa, Vizcaya, and Alaba. There are also a significant number of Basques in Navarra. All of these, of course, are in Spain.

To repeat, when you know how to do genealogical research, you already know how to find the records. You can use the Google Translate program or translate.google.com to translate the Basque language into your own language. Then you do your research just like you would in any other country.