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*[http://www.apellidositalianos.com.ar/ Apellidos Italianos] Databases and other information regarding Italian immigrants in Argentina | *[http://www.apellidositalianos.com.ar/ Apellidos Italianos] Databases and other information regarding Italian immigrants in Argentina | ||
====Argentina Background==== | ====Argentina Background==== | ||
Italian settlements in Argentina, along with Spanish settlements, formed the backbone of today's Argentine society. Argentine culture has significant connections with Italian culture in terms of language, customs, and traditions. | *Italian settlements in Argentina, along with Spanish settlements, formed the backbone of today's Argentine society. Argentine culture has significant connections with Italian culture in terms of language, customs, and traditions. | ||
*Italian is the largest ethnic origin of modern Argentines, after the Spanish immigration during the colonial population. It is estimated that up to 30 million Argentines have some degree of Italian ancestry (62.5% of the total population). | |||
Italian is the largest ethnic origin of modern Argentines, after the Spanish immigration during the colonial population. It is estimated that up to 30 million Argentines have some degree of Italian ancestry (62.5% of the total population). | *Italians began arriving in Argentina in large numbers from 1857 to 1940, totaling 44.9% of the entire postcolonial immigrant population, more than from any other country (including Spain, at 31.5%). In 1996, the population of Argentines of partial or full Italian descent numbered 15.8 million when Argentina’s population was approximately 34.5 million, meaning they represented 45.5% of the population. Today, the country has 30 million Argentines with some degree of Italian ancestry in a total population of 40 million.<ref>"Italian Argentines", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Argentines, accessed 17 April 2021.</ref> | ||
Italians began arriving in Argentina in large numbers from 1857 to 1940, totaling 44.9% of the entire postcolonial immigrant population, more than from any other country (including Spain, at 31.5%). In 1996, the population of Argentines of partial or full Italian descent numbered 15.8 million when Argentina’s population was approximately 34.5 million, meaning they represented 45.5% of the population. Today, the country has 30 million Argentines with some degree of Italian ancestry in a total population of 40 million.<ref>"Italian Argentines", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Argentines, accessed 17 April 2021.</ref> | |||
==For Further Reading== | ==For Further Reading== | ||