Croatian Uruguayans

Croatian Uruguayans comprise Croat migrants to Uruguay and their descendants.

Croatian Uruguayans
Total population
3,300
Languages
Spanish, Croatian
Religion
Catholicism

The very 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
Antonio Lussich
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
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See also

References
  1. Croats in Uruguay (in Spanish)
  2. Croatian Home
  3. Croats in South America (in Croatian)
  4. Croatia and Croats in Uruguay Archived 2015-07-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Croatian)
  • Pi Hugarte, Renzo; Vidart, Daniel (1970). El legado de los inmigrantes (PDF) (in Spanish). Montevideo: Nuestra Tierra.


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