Argentines in Uruguay
Argentine Uruguayans are people born in Argentina who live in Uruguay. In 2010, there were over 10,000 Argentines living in Uruguayan territory.[1]
Overview
Many Argentine-born persons reside in Uruguay, for a number of reasons. Both countries share the same language, culture and ethnicity and their populations bear striking similarities; the historical origins of both nations is common (part of the Viceroyalty of the River Plate, Spanish Empire); both countries are members of MERCOSUR, there is no need for special migration documents, and circulation is relatively easy. Uruguay is a small, quiet country, with wide beaches on the Atlantic Ocean, so many Argentines choose Uruguay as their usual holiday destination, some of them even as permanent residence;[2] Argentine people come to Uruguay in search of a better quality of life.[3] The Uruguayan resort Punta del Este is famous as "the biggest Argentine seaside resort".[4]
The 2011 Uruguayan census revealed 26,782 people who declared Argentina as their country of birth.[5] In 2013, there were almost 6,000 Argentine citizens registered in the Uruguayan social security.[6]
Argentines in Uruguay have their own institutions, such as the Uruguayan-Argentine Institute, a bilingual school in Punta del Este.[7]
Notable people
- past
- Torcuato de Alvear (1822-1890), politician, son and father of presidents of Argentina
- Virginia Bolten (1870-1960), activist
- Roberto Capablanca (1929-2013), comedian
- Manuel Arturo Claps (1920-1999), writer, member of the Generation of 45
- Esteban Echeverría (1805-1851), poet, writer, and political activist
- Matilde Ibáñez Tálice (1907-2002), First Lady of Uruguay as wife of President Luis Batlle Berres, and mother of President Jorge Batlle Ibáñez
- Tristán Narvaja (1819-1877), legal scholar, compiler of the Uruguayan Civil Code
- José Rondeau (1773-1844), general, Provisional Governor and Captain General of Uruguay (1828)
- Alberto Zum Felde (1887-1976), historian, essayist and critic
- present
- Thelma Biral, actress, studied with Margarita Xirgu and started her theatre career in Montevideo
- Julio Bocca, ballet dancer, current director of SODRE National Ballet
- Martín Bonjour, footballer
- Emiliano Brancciari, musician
- Roberto Reinaldo Cáceres González, bishop emeritus of Melo
- Gustavo Cordera, musician, frontman of the band Bersuit Vergarabat
- Cacho de la Cruz, television presenter
- Carlos María Domínguez, journalist
- Macarena Gelman, politician, granddaughter of poet Juan Gelman
- Gabriel Migliónico, footballer
- Daniel Pereira, footballer
See also
References
- ^ Perfil migratorio de Argentina 2012 (PDF). Buenos Aires: International Organization for Migration. 2012. p. 184. ISBN 978-92-9068-657-6. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ "Foreign residents in Punta del Este". El Observador. 28 November 2013. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013. (in Spanish)
- ^ "A light on the other side of the river". La Nación. 22 February 2014. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Argentine settlers in Punta del Este increasing". El Observador. 27 January 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.(in Spanish)
- ^ "Immigration to Uruguay" (PDF). INE. Retrieved 6 March 2013. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Foreign workers in Uruguay". EL PAIS. Retrieved 4 November 2013. (in Spanish)
- ^ IUA Archived 2014-03-31 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
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