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Current data put the figure of Uruguayans in Argentina at over 200,000. [3]Many Uruguayan-born persons live in Argentina, for various 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 ...
The 2011 Uruguayan census revealed 26,782 people who declared Argentina as their country of birth. [6] In 2013, there were almost 6,000 Argentine citizens registered in the Uruguayan social security. [7] Argentines in Uruguay have their own institutions, such as the Uruguayan-Argentine Institute, a bilingual school in Punta del Este. [8]
Geographically, in the 18th and 19th centuries it was extended by a region of South America that covers much of the territory of Argentina, [3] all of Uruguay, and the state of Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil, [4] where it is known as Gaucho culture.
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 onwards.
Sun of May on the first Argentine coin, 1813. According to Diego Abad de Santillán, the Sun of May represents Inti, the Incan god of the sun. [1]The specification "of May" is a reference to the May Revolution which took place in the week from 18 to 25 May 1810, which marked the beginning of the independence from the Spanish Empire for the countries that were then part of the Viceroyalty of ...
During precolonial times, Uruguayan territory was inhabited by small tribes of nomadic Charrúa, Chaná, Arachán, and Guarani peoples who survived by hunting and fishing and probably never reached more than 10,000 to 20,000 people. It is estimated that there were about 9,000 Charrúa and 6,000 Chaná and Guaraní at the time of first contact ...
Argentina has the largest Jewish population in Latin America and south of the Tropic of Cancer, [22] with about 300,000 people. The community numbered about 400,000 after World War II, but the appeal of Israel , and economic and cultural pressures at home led many to leave for Israel, Europe or the United States; recent instability in Israel ...
Argentina, [a] officially the Argentine Republic, [b] is a country in the southern half of South America.Argentina covers an area of 2,780,400 km 2 (1,073,500 sq mi), [B] making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world.