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 Greek Argentines inCórdoba | |
| Total population | |
| 100,000 | |
| Languages | |
| Spanish • Greek | |
| Religion | |
| Eastern Orthodoxy | |
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Greek Argentines (Greek:Ελληνοαργεντινοί;Spanish:Greco-argentinos) areArgentine citizens ofGreek descent orGreek-born people who reside inArgentina. Despite not being as large as otherEurope communities, the Greeks have contributed a lot to their new country. The first immigrants arrived at the end of the 18th century, while the bulk of immigration occurred during the first half of the 20th century.
Rear Admiral Giorgos "Jorge" Kolmaniatis, a native fromHydra who arrived in theUnited Provinces of the Río de la Plata in 1811, strongly contributed to theArgentine War of Independence by leading and training the newly formed fleet.Samuel Spiro, a fellow naval officer, either fromSpetses orMytilene, scuttled his ship in theUruguay River rather than surrender it to theSpanish Armada. Both men's names were honored withArgentine Navy ships christened after them in 1937.[1]
The second wave of Greeks arriving in Argentina came in the 20th century, mainly after theAsia Minor Campaign and the disaster in 1922.[citation needed] Again huge masses of refugees who were sent toGreece by the population exchange agreement betweenKemal Atatürk andEleftherios Venizelos, came towards these latitudes seeking a chance to restart their lives from zero. Most of them were fromSmyrna,Ayvalık and otherIonian cities.[2] They settled in what is today known as the capital of foreign immigration in Argentina, the city ofBerisso, nearLa Plata,They are between 80,000-100,000 people of greeks origins in Argenina.
The third wave, taking place in the early 1930s, was the first one with a strong concentration of immigrants coming from the mainland, mostly villagers and peasants fromArcadia,Laconia andMessenia in thePeloponnese.[3] The choice of Argentina as a destination was due to the temporary denial of immigration to theUnited States, makingArgentina in particular the newEldorado.[4]
The majority choseBuenos Aires as their place to stay, but others made their way far in the interior such asCórdoba,Mendoza,Mar del Plata,Comodoro Rivadavia and evenTartagal.[citation needed] Port cities likeRosario,La Plata,Concordia,Zárate,Campana,Berisso andNecochea are also places where Hellenic immigrants established.[5]
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