No, not all Jesuits are of Basque descent. However, the founder of the Jesuits, Ignatius of Loyola was of Basque descent.
Ignatius founded the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits.
Armendariz is a basque family surname of sephardic descent. "mendi" = mountains
David was born in Miami, but moved to Utah at about 6 years old. His mother is from Honduras and his father is of Spanish Basque descent.
Jesuits are one order within the Roman Catholic Church. not all RC priests are Jesuits but all Jesuit priests are Roman Catholic.
Yes, Ted Williams' mother was of Mexican descent who was born in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Her paternal Mexican ancestors were of part Basque descent and her maternal Mexican ancestors were Mestizos (of part Indian and European descent). His father was born in New York.
Basque, Aranese, and Galician are all languages spoken in Spain.
In Basque, Basque is called "Euskara."
He's not German, his heritage is of Honduran, Mexican, and Irish descent. Therefore he's not Italian either. EDIT - His father said David's heritage is half Honduran (mother's side) and helf Spanish/Basque (father's side). I believe it was once mentioned he also has a little bit of Irish.
That it is indicative of the uniqueness of Basque culture and that it survives from ancient times are what make the Basque language so popular.Specifically, the people of France's three Basque provinces, Navarre, and Spain's three Basque provinces are dissimilar and similar to the other peoples of northern Spain and southern France. Some believe that emphasizing what is shared - economy, geography, religion - can be counterproductive to Basque cultural, ethnic, linguistic and political survival. Language epitomizes what is not shared, what sets the Basque people off from all other Earthlings, and what will constitute the commonality around which all Basque people can rally.
"Airearen kutsadura" is a Basque equivalent of "air pollution."Air pollution is a major concern in all of the provinces of the Basque Country. Traditionally, Basque activities have centered around fishing and livestock, particularly sheep. But there always have been centers of commercial and then industrial activities also in the Basque Country. Perhaps the area that comes immediately to mind is all the beauty, excitement and industry of Bilbao.
Spanish (Castillian) is the dominant language in both Navarre and the Basque Country, but both regions recognize Basque as a co-official language. Around 30% of Basque Country residents speak Basque (but almost all of them also speak Spanish) and a far smaller number, around 10% speak Basque in Navarre.
Ignatius of Loyola (Basque: Ignazio Loiolakoa, Spanish: Ignacio de Loyola) was born in 1491 and died July 31, 1556. He was a Spanish knight from a local Basque noble family, hermit, priest and theologian, who founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and was its first Superior General. Ignatius emerged as a religious leader during the Counter-Reformation. Loyola's devotion to the Catholic Church was characterized by absolute obedience to the Pope.