- Source: Croatian Uruguayans
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. They established their own institutions, such as the Croatian Home.
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.
In 2006 Eduardo R. Antonich published the monograph "Croatia and Croats in Uruguay".
Notable people
Past
Antonio Lussich (1848-1928), sailor, writer and naturalist
Arturo Lussich (1872-1966), physician and politician
Raúl Sendic (1926-1989), politician and guerrilla leader
Teodoro Vilardebó Matulić (1803–1856), physician
Nancy Guguich (1944-2021), vocalist
Present
Margarita Percovich (born 1941), politician and activist
Jorge Jukich (born 1943), Olympic cyclist
Raúl Fernando Sendic (born 1962), politician, Vice President of the Republic 2015-2017
See also
Croats
List of Croats
Croatia–Uruguay relations
References
External links
Pi Hugarte, Renzo; Vidart, Daniel (1970). El legado de los inmigrantes (PDF) (in Spanish). Montevideo: Nuestra Tierra.
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Croatian Uruguayans
- Croatia–Uruguay relations
- Swiss Uruguayans
- Croatian Argentines
- Croatia
- Croatia national football team
- Demographics of Uruguay
- Croatian diaspora
- Ustaše
- Italian Uruguayans
