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There is a strong British cultural influence in Argentina and a large Argentine-British community around Buenos Aires. There is also a strong Welsh-speaking Argentine-Welsh community in Chubut, Patagonia .
The United Kingdom had a strong economic influence in Argentina during the Victorian period. [3] However the position of English Argentines was complicated when their economic influence was finally eroded by Juan Perón's nationalisation of many British-owned companies in the 1940s and then by the Falklands War in 1982.
The many British schools in Argentina, [27] played a role in shaping public opinion on the debate regarding the nature of England and Argentina's partnership in the early twentieth century. [28] The term "imperialist" was framed as a positive term that could be used as another way to describe democracy or liberty, and as a result, the Argentine ...
[2] [3] At the same time, British influence over the Argentine economy was resented by nationalistic groups, [4] while German and Italian influence in Argentina was strong and growing mainly due to increased interwar trade and investment, and the presence of numerous immigrants from both countries, which, together with the refusal to break ...
The Land that England lost: Argentina and Britain, a special relationship (IB Tauris, 1992). Humphreys, R.A. "British Merchants and South American Independence," Proceedings of the British Academy (1965), Vol. 51, pp 151–174 online free. Hyam, Ronald. Britain's Imperial Century 1815–1914: A Study of Empire and Expansion (3rd ed. 2002)
Most of the British Argentine population consists of Anglo-Argentines in the Buenos Aires area. In the mid-1980s English Argentines were estimated at 100,000. Famous Argentines of significant or full English ancestry include Jorge Luis Borges and Olivia Hussey, the latter famous for playing Juliet in the movie Romeo and Juliet.
British Steam on the Pampas by D.S. Purdom - Mechanical Engineering Publications Ltd, London (1977) British-Owned Railways in Argentina – Their Effect on Economic Nationalism, 1854-1948 by Winthrop R. Wright - Latin American Monograph No. 34, Institute of Latin American Studies, Univ. of Texas Press, London (1974)
The treaty also allowed British subjects to keep their religion, and to build their own churches and cemeteries. This was an unprecedented step in the history of the freedom of religion in Argentina, as it was the first time that a religion other than the Catholic Church was legally allowed in the country.