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English settlers arrived in Buenos Aires in 1806 (then a Spanish colony) in small numbers, mostly as businessmen, when Argentina was an emerging nation and the settlers were welcomed for the stability they brought to commercial life.
Argentines, Argentinians [14] [15] [16] or Argentineans [17] are people from Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural ...
Roberto Aizenberg, painter and sculptor; Oscar Alemán, jazz guitarist; Antonio Alice, portrait painter; Marcelo Álvarez, tenor; Fermín Arango, painter; Martha ...
English-style Belgrano R. Around 100,000 British immigrants arrived between 1857 and 1940. The British community founded solid institutions like the British Hospital in Buenos Aires, the Herald newspaper, prestigious bilingual schools and clubs as the Lawn Tennis Club and Hurlingham Club. British immigrants had a strong impact on the taste of ...
Mildred Couper - American composer and pianist; Jorge Dalto - jazz pianist, born in Argentina; Diego García - lead singer of the band Elefant and solo artist; Albert Hammond, Jr. - guitarist for New York rock band The Strokes
Argentine people of English descent (1 C, 89 P) F. Argentine people of Falkland Islands descent (1 C, 3 P) S. Argentine people of Scottish descent (3 C, 56 P) W.
Around 100,000 Anglo-Argentines are the descendants of English immigrants to Argentina. They are one of the most successful immigrant groups of Argentina, gaining prominence in commerce, industry, and the professions. Many are noted by their ability to speak English in family circles with an undistinguishable English accent.
Y Wladfa (Welsh pronunciation: [ə ˈwladva], 'The Colony'), [2] also occasionally Y Wladychfa Gymreig (Welsh pronunciation: [ə wlaˈdəχva ɡəmˈreiɡ], 'The Welsh Settlement'), [3] [4] refers to the establishment of settlements by Welsh colonists and immigrants in the Argentine Patagonia, beginning in 1865, mainly along the coast of the lower Chubut Valley. [5]