Croatian Uruguayans
  • Croatas en Uruguay
  • Hrvati u Urugvaju
Total population
3,300
Languages
Uruguayan Spanish, Croatian
Religion
Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Croatian Argentines

Croatian Uruguayans comprise Croat migrants to Uruguay and their descendants.

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

Antonio Lussich
Teodoro Vilardebó Matulić
Past
Present

See also

References

  1. ^ Croats in Uruguay (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Croatian Home". Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
  3. ^ Croats in South America Archived 2015-07-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Croatian)
  4. ^ Croatia and Croats in Uruguay Archived 2015-07-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Croatian)

External links


Croatian diaspora
Uruguayan people
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