Croatian Uruguayans
Croatian Uruguayans comprise Croat migrants to Uruguay and their descendants.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 3,300 | |
| Languages | |
| Spanish, Croatian | |
| Religion | |
| Catholicism |
The first Croats reached the Río de la Plata region during the second half of the 18th century; the biggest inflow of immigrants was mostly during the first half of the 20th century.[1] They established their own institutions, such as the Croatian Home.[2]
According to UN estimates there are some 3,300 people of Croat descent living in Uruguay. Other estimates place the figure at around 5,000.[3]
In 2006 Eduardo R. Antonich published the monograph "Croatia and Croats in Uruguay".[4]
Notable people
Teodoro Vilardebó Matulić
- Antonio Lussich, sailor, writer and naturalist
- Arturo Lussich, physician and politician
- Raúl Sendic, politician and guerrilla leader
- Raúl Fernando Sendic, politician, Vice President of the Republic 2015-2017
See also
References
- Croats in Uruguay (in Spanish)
- Croatian Home
- Croats in South America (in Croatian)
- Croatia and Croats in Uruguay Archived 2015-07-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Croatian)
External links
- Pi Hugarte, Renzo; Vidart, Daniel (1970). El legado de los inmigrantes (PDF) (in Spanish). Montevideo: Nuestra Tierra.
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