The following is an extract from Colombian publications on this subject, and does not only cover pure Basque families but as well families from adjacent provinces from the Spanish Kingdom.

Following families are considered nowadays "Antioqe\361an" or "Paisa", as typical from the department of Antioquia (Colombia). Note that close to a 100% of these families entered the territory of nowadays Colombia through the port of Cartagena de las Indias. In a seperate e-mail I will give you some info on families who did not travel further into Colombia, but stayed in Cartagena or closeby located coastal cities or townships.

1) BAENA
Jos� Baena is believed to be the first with this surname to have arrived in
Antioquia. The only thing we know is that he came originally from Vizcaya,
but we have no information on date of birth, place of birth, or ancestors
in the Basque Country.

I) Jos� Baena x (Medellin, 12th june 1735) Marina de la Sierra (daughter of
Ignacio L�pez de la Sierra x
   Magdalena de Restrepo)

II) a) Pedro Baena x Maria Ignacia Posada (daughter of Miguel Posada x
Marta Arango)
       III)1.a. Rafael Bena x Maria de Jes�s Mesa (daughter of Miguel Mesa
x Aurelia Hern�ndez)
       III)1.b. Januario Baena x Clara Avenda�o Carvajal
       III)1.c. Jos� Miguel Baena x (1) Maria Arboleda (daughter of Manuel
Arboleda x Rosalio Fl�rez)
                                             x (2) Januaria Guti�rrez
(daughter of Miguel Guti�rrez x Edugivis Monsalve)
       III)1.d. Juan Jos� Baena x Mariana S�nchez (daughter of Antonio
S�nchez x Joaquina Trujillo)
       III)1.e. Ram�n Baena x Maria Antonia Gonz�lez (daughter of Vicente
Gonz�lez x Florentina Posada)
       III)1.f. Dominga Baena x Cornelio Vel�squez (son of Jos� Ignacio
Vel�squez x Josefa Tamayo)
       III)1.g. Josefa Maria Baena x Gabriel Alvarez (son of Pablo Alvarez
x Ana Maria Vel�squez)
       III)1.h. Juana Maria Baena x Antonio Jim�nez (son of Vicente Jim�nez
x Rosalia Duque)       
   b) Carlos Baena x Melchora Mej�a (daughter of Manuel Vicente Mej�a x
Nicolasa Rodr�guez Luj�n)
       III)2.a. Rafael Baena x Tecla Palacio Isaza (daughter Felipe Palacio
Guerra x Mariana Isaza Cadavid)
          IV) a. Francisco Baena x (Abejorral) Laureana Arango (daughter of
Pedro Pablo Arango x Cipriana
                   Montoya)
          IV) b. Valeriano Baena x Juliana Arango Mej�a
                   V) a. Claudio Baena - priest
                   V) b. Rafael Baena - priest
          IV) c. Bonifacio Baena x (Abejorral) Timotea Guti�rrez (daughter
of Jos� Antonio Guti�rrez x
                   Mar�a Antonia Echeverri)
          IV) d. Emeterio Baena x (El Retiro or La Ceja) Ana Mar�a Uribe
(daughter of Vicente Uribe x 
                   Rosalia Restrepo)
       III)2.b. In�s Baena x Vicente G�mez (son of Vicente G�mez x
Margarita Hoyos)
       III)2.c. Magdalena Baena x Nicol�s de Ossa (son of Diego de Ossa x
Luc�a G�mez)
       III)2.d. Jacobo Baena x Gregoria G�mez (daughter of Francisco Javier
G�mez x Josefa G�mez) 
   c) Juan de Dios Baena x Micaela Garc�a (daughter of Pedro Garc�a x Rosa
S�nchez
       III)3.a. Catalina Baena x Jos� Maria Escobar (son of Jos� Escobar x
Teresa Ribera Guti�rrez)
       III)3.b. Dionisio Baena x Rafaela Garc�s Arcila 
       III)3.c. Dominga Baena x Francisco Miguel Escobar
   d) Florencio Baena x Mar�a Antonia Palacio (daughter of Manuel Palacio x
Ignacia Mej�a)
       III)4.a. Mar�a Jes�s Baena x Vicente Posada Arango (son of Miguel
Posada x Ana Marta Arango)
       III)4.b. Juana Baena x Francisco Arias
       III)4.c. Tom�s Baena x Juana G�mez
   e) Mar�a Ignacia Baena x Jos� Correa Restrepo


2) BARRENECHE
Juan Bautista Barreneche was the first with this surname to appear in
Antioquia. 
He was born on March 11th 1743 in Berroeta, Valey of Bazt�n (Kingdom of
Navarra).

He was the son of Juan Mart�n de Barreneche x Catalina Indart. Grandparents
from father�s side were Juan de Barreneche x Josefa de Inda (daughter of
Juan de Inda x Estefan�a de Iriartea), grandparents from mother�s side were
Mart�n de Indart (son of Juanesto de Indart x Mar�a Menor de Echenique) x
Josefa Echenique (baptised 14th November 1667, daughter of Pedro Echenique
y Unandegua x Mar�a de Gortaria).
His great-grandparents were Pedro Barreneche e Irribarren x Catalina de
Oronocena (father�s side).

The Barreneche family belonged to the houses of Irribaren, Oronocena, Inda
and Gortaria - all of the Valley of Berroeta - and the Indartea family of
Garza�n (village of Arzanoa). According to information at hand, the coat of
arms of the Barreneche family was in plain black and white, without any
special marks.

Juan Bautista Barreneche left Berroeta in 1760 (when he was 17 years old)
for Cartagena de las Indias.
He married in Cartagena:

I) Juan Bautista Barreneche x Teresa S�nchez Rodera (daughter of Vicente
S�nchez Rodera x 
   Nicolasa S�nchez de Guzm�n). The family with children (all born
Cartagena) moved in 1773 to Medell�n.
   II) a. Jos� Maria Barreneche x Mariana Carraquilla (daughter of Miguel
Carrasquilla x Clara Rosa
          Sanmiguel)
      III) 1.a Felipe Barreneche x Eduvigis Restrepo (daughter of Ambroso
Restrepo Gonz�lez x 
                Andrea Restrepo Puerta). Felipe Barreneche died some days
after the birth of his only son.
                IV) 1.a.Jos� Maria Barreneche x Mar�a del Rosario Estrada
(daughter of Domingo Estrada
                           Restrepo x Mariana Restrepo). He moved from
Medell�n to Santodomingo. 
      III) 1.b.Nicol�s Barreneche x Paula Isaza (daughter of Mariano Isaza
x Ignacia Jaramillo)
                IV) 2.a. Nicolasa Barreneche x Severo Villegas
   II) b. Francisco Barreneche x (Envigado) Mar�a Josefa Escobar (daughter
of Aurelio Escobar x
          Rosalia Correa
      III) 2.a. Mariano Barreneche x (1) (Santa Marta) Rosa Muniva
(daughter of Francisca Munive)
                IV) 3.a.Rosa Maria Barreneche x Cayetano Lombana
                                                 (2) (Santa Marta) Teresa
Di�z Granados (daughter of Ignacio D�az
                Granados x Concepci�n Torres)
                IV) 3.b Camilo Barreneche

                Mariano Barreneche was very much involved in the
independance wars. He fought together with
                Jos� Maria C�rdoba at the battles of Cartagena and moved
with the troops to Peru.
                Fought as well in the battles of Pichincha, Jun�n and
Ayacucho. Accompanied Jos� Maria
                Cord�ba in El Santuario. Moved in 1840 to Jamaica and
returned thereafter to Santa Marta
                in Colombia, where he married two times (see above).
      III) 2.b.Gertrudis Barreneche x Crist�bal V�lez (son of Jos� Mar�a
V�lez x Mar�a Antonio Fern�ndez
                Uribe) -- parents of general Marceliana V�lez
      III) 2.c.Antonio Maria Barreneche x (Envigado) Maria Josefa Escobar
(daughter of Francisco Jos� 
                Escobar x Antonina Ochoa)
                IV) 4.a.Venancia Barreneche x Ces�reo V�squez (son of Jos�
Antonio V�squez x Rosa Uribe)
                IV) 4.b.Manuel Barreneche x Camila Correa (daughter of Jos�
Mari� Correa x Benigna Ochoa)
                IV) 4.c.Indalecio Barreneche x B�rbara V�squez (daughter of
Jos� Antonio V�squez x Rosa
                          Uribe)
                IV) 4.d.Cipriano Barreneche
                IV) 4.e.Justino Barreneche
                IV) 4.f. Rosa Antonia Barreneche
                IV) 4.g. Claudina Barreneche
      III)2.d. Mar�a Josefa Barreneche x Felipe Villegas (son of Isidoro
Villegas Londo�o x Marciana 
                Londo�o
   II) c. Juan Bautista Barreneche x Joaquina Arango V�lez (daughter of
Joaquin Arango x Josefa V�lez)
       III) 3.a Mar�a Ascensi�n Barreneche x Jos� Mar�a Osorio (son of Juan
Jos� Osorio x Narcisa Ruiz)
   II) d. Juana Barreneche x (1) Rafael Cobaleda
                                     x (2) Jos� Antonio V�lez
   II) e. Teresa Barreneche x Juan Cris�stomo Puche
   II) f. Josefa Barreneche - unmarried

3) BERR�O
What I have found sofar is not really indicating that this family came from
the Basque Country. In case I do find more info, will issue this in a later
stage.

So far surnames starting with a "B". Next time letter "C".

All the best

Pieter Hartog

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