Ethnic group
The presence of Hungarians in Argentina dates back to the 18th century, when a number of Hungarian Jesuit priests came to North Argentina and Paraguay and settled in Jesuit Reductions . After the fall of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 a number of Hungarian officers fled to Argentina. Among them were János Czetz , founder of the Colegio Militar de la Nación (the Argentine National Military Academy) and Alexander Asboth , who served as United States Ambassador to Argentina . Another well-known Hungarian emigrant to Argentina is László Bíró , who perfected and patented his invention, the ballpoint pen – also known as biro – after his emigration to Argentina.
Today, there are between 40,000 and 50,000 people of Hungarian descent living in Argentina, mostly in Buenos Aires . Most of them arrived in the three main emigration waves: during and after World War I , during and after World War II , and after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 was crushed by the Soviet Union. They maintain 19 associations and four registered religious communities throughout the country.
Notable people Andrés Kálnay (1893–1982), architect
Américo Hoss (1916–1990), cinematographer
Francisco Benkö (1910–2010), chess master
Gisela Dulko (born 1985), professional tennis player and former world No. 1 player in doubles
Imre Rajczy (1911–1978), fencer and Olympic gold medalist
János Czetz (1822–1904), organizer and first director of Argentina's national military academy
Ladislao Szabo (born 1923), water polo player
László Bíró (1899–1985), inventor of the modern ballpoint pen
Vladislao Cap (1934–1982), association football player
Alexandra Keresztesi (born 1983), Hungarian-born Argentine sprint canoer
Lenke 'Lily' Süllős (1928-2013), writer and astrologist
Anikó Szabó (born 1945), painter and architect
Ricky Sarkany (born 1960), entrepreneur and shoes designer
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