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====Afro-Bolivians==== | ====Afro-Bolivians==== | ||
====Basque Bolivians==== | ====Basque Bolivians==== | ||
The Basques were a large source of Spanish and European immigration from the late 16th to early 20th centuries, most came as shepherds and ranchers to Bolivia's vast livestock industry.<ref>"Immigration to Bolivia", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_Bolivia, accessed 17 May 2021.</ref> | |||
====Croatian Bolivians==== | ====Croatian Bolivians==== | ||
*Croatian immigration to Bolivia was a migratory movement that traces its roots to the 19th century, during the settlement of the Chaco plains of central South America. The Croatian government estimates that the Croatian diaspora in Bolivia has an estimated 5,000 people, including immigrants and descendants of third and fourth generation. | *Croatian immigration to Bolivia was a migratory movement that traces its roots to the 19th century, during the settlement of the Chaco plains of central South America. The Croatian government estimates that the Croatian diaspora in Bolivia has an estimated 5,000 people, including immigrants and descendants of third and fourth generation. | ||