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*During the first half of the 19th century, Uruguay received most of French immigrants to South America. 13,922 Frenchmen, most of them from the '''Basque Country and Béarn''', left for Uruguay between 1833 and 1842. | *During the first half of the 19th century, Uruguay received most of French immigrants to South America. 13,922 Frenchmen, most of them from the '''Basque Country and Béarn''', left for Uruguay between 1833 and 1842. | ||
Most of French immigrants who settled in Uruguay immigrated between 1838 and 1852, with a peak of 10,300 immigrants in 1843. Frenchmen made up 41.5% of immigrants to Uruguay between 1835 and 1842, representing the main source of immigration to the country. | *Most of French immigrants who settled in Uruguay immigrated between 1838 and 1852, with a peak of 10,300 immigrants in 1843. Frenchmen made up 41.5% of immigrants to Uruguay between 1835 and 1842, representing the main source of immigration to the country. | ||
*Another great wave of French immigration to Uruguay occurred during the Paraguayan War until the 1870s. 2,718 French immigrants settled in the country between 1866 and 1867.[ | *Another great wave of French immigration to Uruguay occurred during the Paraguayan War until the 1870s. 2,718 French immigrants settled in the country between 1866 and 1867.[ | ||
*The newspaper Le Patriote Français estimated the French colony in '''Montevideo''' in 1841 was around 18,000 persons. Another source claims the French colony in Uruguay reached 14,000 in 1842, 10,000 of them living in '''Montevideo''' and 4,000 in the countryside. 15,000 Frenchmen were registered in the country in 1843, most of them living in Montevideo where they made up a third of the population. The figure decreased to 8,891 in 1860 (making up 11.5% of foreigners) as '''many of them relocated to Buenos Aires''' but was as high as 17,900 in 1872.<ref>"French Uruguayans", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Uruguayans, accessed 9 July 2021.</ref> | *The newspaper Le Patriote Français estimated the French colony in '''Montevideo''' in 1841 was around 18,000 persons. Another source claims the French colony in Uruguay reached 14,000 in 1842, 10,000 of them living in '''Montevideo''' and 4,000 in the countryside. 15,000 Frenchmen were registered in the country in 1843, most of them living in Montevideo where they made up a third of the population. The figure decreased to 8,891 in 1860 (making up 11.5% of foreigners) as '''many of them relocated to Buenos Aires''' but was as high as 17,900 in 1872.<ref>"French Uruguayans", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Uruguayans, accessed 9 July 2021.</ref> | ||