Italian settlement in Uruguay
- Italian settlement in Uruguay
Infobox Ethnic group
group = flagicon|Italy Italian Uruguayan flagicon|Uruguay
"Italo Uruguayan"
poptime = 1 - 1,5 million
50% of the population
popplace = Throughout Uruguay
langs = Rioplatense Spanish. Minority speaks Italian and Italian dialects.
rels = Predominantly Roman Catholicism
related = Italians, Italian Argentine, Italian Brazilian, Italian American
An Italian Uruguayan (Spanish: "italo-uruguayo", Italian: "italo-uruguaiano" ) is an Uruguayan citizen of full or partial Italian ancestry. Almost half of the population is of Italian origin or has some degree of Italian descent. Italians began arriving to Uruguay in great numbers in the 1870s, and this migratory flow continued to the 1960s.
The Italian settlement, along with the Spanish, formed the backbone of today's Uruguayan society. Like its neighbour country Argentina, the culture of Uruguay exhibits significant connections to Italian culture; in terms of language, customs and traditions.
History
The first major infux of Italian immigrants arrived to Uruguay in the late 1880s. European immigrants heavily influenced the architecture and culture of the countryside, Montevideo, and other major cities. In Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, the lifestyle is very reminiscent of Southern European cities.
ee also
*Italy
*Demographics of Uruguay
*Italian People
*Lunfardo
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