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Most Uruguayans descend from colonial-era settlers and immigrants from Europe with almost 88% of the population being of European descent. [14] The majority of these are Spaniards and Italians, followed by the French, Portuguese, Germans, Romanians, Greeks, British (English or Scots), Irish, Poles, [15] Swiss, Russians, Bulgarians, Arab (mainly Lebanese and Syrians), Sephardi and Ashkenazi ...
Overview. French culture has long had a strong influence in Uruguay, with its secondary education and University tailored to the French model. This is a reason why many Uruguayans have found France attractive as a country to pursue higher studies; many of them decided to stay. [citation needed] During the civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay ...
The culture of Uruguay is diverse since the nation's population is one of multicultural origins. Modern Uruguayan culture is known to be heavily European influenced, mostly by the contribution of its alternating conquerors, Italy, Spain and Portugal, and from the large numbers of immigrants who arrived in the country from the 19th century ...
v. t. e. Indigenous peoples in Uruguay or Native Uruguayans, are the peoples who have historically lived in the modern state of Uruguay. Because of genocidal colonial practices, disease and active exclusion, only a very small share of the population is aware of the country's indigenous history or has known indigenous ancestry. [3][4] Scholars ...
During the civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay (1973-1985), some expatriates spent their exile years in Spain. There are as well a number of Spanish-born people of Uruguayan descent. As of 2011, there were over 40,000 Uruguayans living in Spain. [4] Current data put the figure of Uruguayans in Spain at 80,000. [5]
Uruguayan people of Spanish descent (7 C, 169 P) Uruguayan people of Swedish descent (3 P) Uruguayan people of Swiss descent (1 C, 4 P) Uruguayan people of Turkish descent (1 C) Uruguayan people of Ukrainian descent (1 C, 8 P) Categories: European diaspora in Uruguay. Uruguayan people by ethnic or national origin.
British Uruguayans (sometimes known as Anglo-Uruguayans) are British nationals residing permanently in Uruguay or Uruguayan citizens claiming British heritage.Unlike other waves of immigration to Uruguay from Europe, British immigration to Uruguay has historically been small, especially when compared to the influxes of Spanish and Italian immigrants.
Spanish language, Swedish language. Religion. Predominantly Roman Catholicism. Uruguayans in Sweden are people born in Uruguay who live in Sweden, or Swedish-born people of Uruguayan descent. As of 2013, there were over 4,000 Uruguayans living in Swedish territory. [ 1]