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Romanian Argentines

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Romanian Argentines
Romania Argentina
Total population
c. 10,000[citation needed]
Languages
Rioplatense Spanish · Romanian
Religion
Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Argentines of European descent

Romanian Argentines are Argentine citizens of Romanian descent or a group of Romania-born people who nowadays reside in Argentina.[citation needed]

Romanian immigration to Argentina began in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century. It started along with the massive wave of European immigrants who arrived in the country during that period. Many Romanian immigrants to Argentina were Jewish.[1] Numerically, this current was significantly lower than that of other peoples of Central and Eastern Europe.

History

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Romanian immigration to Argentina can be divided into three waves:[2]

First wave

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The first wave ranges from the late nineteenth century until after World War II. Immigrants came mainly from Austria-Hungary (Transylvania and Bukovina) and the Russian Empire (Bessarabia).[citation needed]

The earliest of whom is adventurer Julius Popper, who perpetrated the Selk'nam genocide.

Second wave

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The second wave of Romanian immigrants in Argentina came just after the end of the World War II.[citation needed]

Third wave

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The third wave came in the 90's, after the end of the communist regime in Romania.[citation needed]

Romanian Jews

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As part of the first wave of Romanian immigrants who arrived to Argentina, Jewish settlers founded numerous towns in Santa Fe and Entre Ríos, including those of Moisés Ville, Palacios, Las Palmeras and Monigotes. Many families of Romanian-Jewish background joined these groups of pioneers.[3]

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jewish Immigration to Argentina
  2. ^ Observatorio de Colectividades - Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. "Romanian Argentines" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  3. ^ Argentina Travel. "Circuito de las colonias judías de Entre Ríos y Santa Fe" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 February 2014.
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