Greek Argentines (Greek: Ελληνοαργεντινοί; Spanish: Greco-argentinos) are Argentine citizens of Greek descent or Greek-born people who reside in Argentina. Despite not being as large as other Europe 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. Included are Aromanians and Megleno-Romanians, who became adjusted to Argentine society because of the linguistic similarities between Eastern Romance and Spanish, as well as Latin identity of Aromanians and Megleno-Romanians.
The second wave of Greeks arriving in Argentina came in the 20th century, mainly after the Asia Minor Campaign and the disaster in 1922, with the end of the Megali Idea.[citation needed] Again huge masses of refugees who were sent to Greece by the population exchange agreement between Kemal Atatürk and Eleftherios Venizelos, came towards these latitudes seeking a chance to restart their lives from zero. Most of them were from Smyrna, Ayvalık and other Ionian cities.[2] They settled in what is today known as the capital of foreign immigration in Argentina, the city of Berisso, near La Plata.
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 from Arcadia, Laconia and Messenia in the Peloponnese.[3] The choice of Argentina as a destination was due to the temporary denial of immigration to the United States, making Argentina in particular the new Eldorado.[4]
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External links
"Asociación Cultural Helénica Nostos"
Bilateral relations between Greece and Argentina
Voice of Greece: the Balkans in Argentina
January 31, 2023
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Greek Argentines news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed February 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Greek Argentines Greek Ellhnoargentinoi Spanish Greco argentinos are Argentine citizens of Greek descent or Greek born people who reside in Argentina Despite not being as large as other Europe 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 Included are Aromanians and Megleno Romanians who became adjusted to Argentine society because of the linguistic similarities between Eastern Romance and Spanish as well as Latin identity of Aromanians and Megleno Romanians Greek ArgentinesGreco argentinos Spanish Ellhnoargentinoi Greek Total population50 000 70 000Regions with significant populationsBuenos Aires Comodoro Rivadavia La Plata Mar del Plata TartagalLanguagesRioplatense Spanish GreekReligionChristianity mostly Greek Orthodox Contents 1 History 2 Notable Greek Argentines 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditRear Admiral Giorgos Jorge Kolmaniatis a native from Hydra who arrived in the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata in 1811 strongly contributed to the Argentine War of Independence by leading and training the newly formed fleet Samuel Spiro a fellow naval officer either from Spetses or Mytilene scuttled his ship in the Uruguay River rather than surrender it to the Spanish Armada Both men s names were honored with Argentine Navy ships christened after them in 1937 1 The second wave of Greeks arriving in Argentina came in the 20th century mainly after the Asia Minor Campaign and the disaster in 1922 with the end of the Megali Idea citation needed Again huge masses of refugees who were sent to Greece by the population exchange agreement between Kemal Ataturk and Eleftherios Venizelos came towards these latitudes seeking a chance to restart their lives from zero Most of them were from Smyrna Ayvalik and other Ionian cities 2 They settled in what is today known as the capital of foreign immigration in Argentina the city of Berisso near La Plata 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 from Arcadia Laconia and Messenia in the Peloponnese 3 The choice of Argentina as a destination was due to the temporary denial of immigration to the United States making Argentina in particular the new Eldorado 4 The majority chose Buenos Aires as their place to stay but others made their way far in the interior such as Cordoba Mendoza and even Tartagal citation needed Port cities like Rosario Zarate Campana Berisso and Necochea are also places where Hellenic immigrants established 5 Notable Greek Argentines Edit Equestrian statue of Bartolome Mitre Buenos Aires Anacarsis Lanus businessman Bartolome Mitre President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868 The original family name was Mitropoulos and later changed to Mitre Emanuel Moriatis race car driver Aristotle Onassis lived in Argentina during the 1920s and 1930s becoming the leading local cigarette importer Christina Onassis Aristotle s daughter Oscar Panno chess grandmaster Graciela Paraskevaidis writer and composer Samuel Spiro naval officer and patriot Constantino Tsallis physics researcher Adriana Xenides actress Emiliano Ellacopulos football player Monica Antonopulos actress Eduardos Kontogeorgakis professional footballer Gabriel Katopodis politician Alexandra Kehayoglou artistSee also Edit Argentina portal Greece portalArgentina Greece relations Embassy of Argentina Athens Greek diaspora Ashes of Paradise a 1997 Argentine filmReferences Edit Historical Dictionary of Argentina Scarecrow Press 1937 Home calir org ar Kostas Ath Sarantopoulos Baltetsi 1944 Martyria Valtetsi 1944 Martyrdom Armos Editors Athens 2003 Tzavaras Ath Agapite Aderfe Vasileie Ekdosis Exantas Athens 1999 Buenos Aires Ciudad Colectividad griega in Spanish Archived from the original on 17 June 2015 Retrieved 12 April 2016 External links Edit Asociacion Cultural Helenica Nostos Bilateral relations between Greece and Argentina Greek association List of Greek associations in Argentina Another Greek association Voice of Greece the Balkans in Argentina Retrieved from 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