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Mexico City, Mexico.  Thanks to the National Institute of Historic Studies of the Mexican Revolutions, people interested in finding ancestors among the Basques that immigrated to Mexico during the 19th century have a new source to consult data, and this time online.  Guide to Basques and Navarrese to Mexico. XIX Century compiled by Josu Ruiz de Gordejuela, an expert on Basque emigration to this country and author of numerous works and articles on the topic.

The guide presents a list of 4,700 immigrants to Mexico who were born in the Basque Country throughout the 19th century.  The list is organized by last name of the immigrant, in alphabetical order, and includes data such as name, town/province, date of birth, marital status, place of residence, occupation, type and date of document (affidavits, security, etc.) where said immigrant appears and finally a paragraph of comments.

For people interested in consulting the guide, the author advises that in some cases it may be appropriate to consult various alternatives, since the same surname may have been written differently.  For example, in the case of Echevarria (new house) it is written in this way in Bizkaia and in other areas in Araba, and parts of Gipuzkoa, Navarre it is written Echeverria.  In Iparralde, on the other hand, it would be Etcheberry or Etcheverry.  Additionally the surname may have been registered as Chevarria, Cheverria, and from the 20th century, as Etxebarri(a) and Etxeberri(a).  Therefore, the user is encouraged possible alternatives of the surname in question.

The book can be found here.