Castilian-Basque aristocracy

rdf:langString Castilian-Basque aristocracy

rdf:langString In Chile the Castilian-Basque aristocracy (Spanish: aristocracia castellano-vasca) is a social group that made up the social and political elite of the country once it gained independence in the early 19th century. The social standing of the Castilian-Basque aristocracy was left largely unharmed by the abolition of the titles of nobility in 1817 and the mayorazgo institution of inheritance in 1852. People of Castilian-Basque ancestry have been over-represented in the National Congress of Chile since independence, albeit said overrepresentation is no longer as marked as it used to be in the 19th century. People of Castilian-Basque ancestry are particularly concentrated in the affluent Northeastern zone of Santiago de Chile, where they, together with other people of high socioeconomic standing, tend to behave as if they were an ethnic group.