English settlement in Argentina, that is the arrival of English emigrants in Argentina, took place in the period after Argentina's independence from Spain through the 19th century. Unlike many other waves of immigration to Argentina, English and other British immigrants were not usually leaving poverty or persecution, but came as industrialists and major landowners. Argentina in the Victorian age was part of Britain's informal empire. ^[1] Some also came as whalers, missionaries, as railroad engineers, and simply to seek out a future. Since the early 1830's both Anglicans and Presbyterians built their churches in Buenos Aires. Shortcut: WP:-( Vandalism is indisputable bad-faith addition, deletion, or change to content, made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of the encyclopedia. ... Shortcut: WP:-( Vandalism is indisputable bad-faith addition, deletion, or change to content, made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of the encyclopedia. ... This article is about the English as an ethnic group and nation. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Non-native population in Argentina, 1869–1991 The original inhabitants of Argentina were descendants of Asian peoples that crossed the Bering Land Bridge into North America and then, over thousands of years, reached the southern end of South America. ... A whaler (or whale catcher) is a specialized kind of ship, designed for catching whales. ... A missionary is a propagator of religion, often an evangelist or other representative of a religious community who works among those outside of that community. ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... Presbyterianism is part of the Reformed churches family of denominations of Christian Protestantism based on the teachings of John Calvin which traces its institutional roots to the Scottish Reformation, especially as led by John Knox. ...

The United Kingdom was one of the first countries to recognise the independence of Argentina, in a treaty of 1825. English and other British arrivals and British investment played a large part in the development of the rail and tramways of Argentina, and of Argentine agriculture, livestock breeding, processing, refrigeration and export ^[2]. At one point in the 19th century, ten per cent of the UK's foreign investment was in Argentina, despite not being a colony. In 1939, 39% of investment in Argentina was British ^[3]. Declaration of Independence of the United Provinces of South America, in Spanish and Quechua The Independence of Argentina was declared on July 9, 1816 by the Congress of Tucumán. ... Agriculture is one of the bases of Argentinas economy. ...

English culture, or a version of it as perceived from outside, had a noted effect on the culture of Argentina (or its middle classes). Not least in this respect was the popularity of English sports such as tennis, rugby union, hockey, golf and polo, which was based in the country at the Hurlingham Club, based on its namesake in London. The development of football in Argentina was also assisted by English settlers, as betrayed by club names such as Newell's Old Boys, Racing Club or River Plate. The culture of Argentina is as varied as the countrys geography or its ethnic mix. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... A rugby union scrum. ... Hockey is any of a family of sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a ball, or a hard, round disc called a puck, into the opponents net or goal, using a hockey stick. ... Golf is a sport in which individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs. ... A game of polo. ... The Hurlingham Club of Argentina is a famous country club and polo club in Hurlingham, Buenos Aires Province. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... British immigrants to Buenos Aires brought football (along with rugby and other sports) to Argentina in the 19th century. ... Club Atlético Newells Old Boys is a popular football team from Rosario, Argentina, founded in 1903. ... Racing Club de Avellaneda is a football team based in the city of Avellaneda, a suburb of Gran Buenos Aires (the Buenos Aires metropolitan area), Argentina. ... Club Atlético River Plate, known also as River Plate or simply River, is an Argentine sports club best known for its football team, established in 1901. ...

Famous Argentines such as Lucas Bridges, Maria Elena Walsh, and Jorge Luis Borges are of British descent. High tea became standard amongst the upper middle classes and generated the popular "merienda" (afternoon snack, also known simply as "la leche" - milk, because it was served with the tea or as chocolate milk along the sweets). The Richmond café on Florida Street is a notable tea venue, near the (now abandoned) block of Harrod's department store, the only one ever opened outside of London. Blue blazers and grey flannels were mandatory in Argentine secondary schools until the economic crises of the 1990's. Esteban Lucas Bridges (31 December 1874, Ushuaia – 4 April 1949, Buenos Aires) was an Anglo-Argentine author and explorer. ... María Elena Walsh (born on February 1, 1930 in Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine musician and writer known for her songs and books for children. ... Jorge Luis Borges (August 24, 1899 – June 14, 1986) was an Argentine writer who is considered one of the foremost literary figures of the 20th century. ... Tea (a meal, as opposed to the beverage), has different meanings according to country. ... Florida is a pedestrian street in downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Education in Argentina has a convoluted history. ...

Gardened "chalets" often built by railway executives near train stations in suburbs with names like Banfield, Munro, Ranelagh or Hurlingham gave a pointed Londonish atmosphere to localized spots in Buenos Aires, specially in winter when shrouded in grey mists and fallen oak leaves over cobblestones. Equally the corresponding suburban train stations and Victorian terminals like Retiro or Constitución, as well as the countless countryside stations dotting the Pampas, inhabitants of Buenos Aires being one of the few Latin Americans who daily commute by train. Buenos Aires was peppered with "Cultural Inglesa" branches (English Cultural Association), and English language learning and teaching in state schools and private institutions was invariably geared towards the Received Pronunciation or Queen's English throughout the 20th century. Banfield, English last name Banfield (village), Argentina Club Atlético Banfield This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Sgurr Fiona and the Corrag Bhuide pinnacles of An Teallach A Munro is a Scottish hill with a height over 3000 feet (914. ... Ranelagh (Irish Raghnallach) is a residential area and township on the southside of Dublin city, Ireland. ... Hurlingham is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. ... Retiro is a municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. ... Constitución may refer to: Argentina Constitución Department Villa Constitución Chile Constitución, Chile This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... The pampas (from Quechua for plain) are the fertile lowlands that extend across c. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ...

Around 100,000 Anglo-Argentines are the descendants of English immigrants to Argentina ^[4]. 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 British accent. A respected English language newspaper, the Buenos Aires Herald, continues to be published daily in Buenos Aires. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The Buenos Aires Herald is an English language daily newspaper from Buenos Aires, Argentina founded in 1876 by Scottish immigrant William Cathcart. ... For other uses, see Buenos Aires (disambiguation). ...

Anglo-Argentines have traditionally differed from their fellow Argentines by largely retaining strong ties with their mother country, including education and commerce. Bilingual schools such as St. Andrew's Scots School, Northlands and St. George's still. ^[5] Probably included in the English Argentine community are those likely of Scottish and Ulster Scots origin in both Scotland and Northern Ireland (see Irish settlement in Argentina on Irish settlers and descendants in Argentina). “Scot” redirects here. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic and Scots1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II... Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... Irish settlement in Argentina is part of the story of immigration in Argentina, by the Irish diaspora, Irish emigrants from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, who arrived in Argentina mainly during the 19th century, with the largest wave taking place between 1830 and 1875. ...

During World War II, 4,000 Argentines served with all three British armed services ^[6] including 600 Argentine volunteers that join the British and Canadian Air Forces, mostly in the 164 Argentine-British RAF squadron. Many members of the Anglo-Argentine community also volunteered in non-combat roles, or worked to raise money and supplies for British troops. The wave of Argentine nationalism under Juan Peron in the 1940s/1950s combined with British pride by strong political, cultural and economic ties with Britain (alike that of Argentina's relationship with France, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Yugoslavia), the English Argentines and their fellow Irish Argentines were examples of assimilation and success in Latin America's most stable economies. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The armed forces of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the British Armed Forces or Her Majestys Armed Forces, and sometimes legally the Armed Forces of the Crown[1], encompasses a navy, army, and an air force. ... The RCAF Roundel is based on that of the British Royal Air Force with a maple leaf, a symbol of Canada in the centre. ... No. ... Juan Domingo Perón (October 8, 1895 – July 1, 1974) was an Argentine military officer and the President of Argentina from 1946 to 1955 and from 1973 to 1974. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

During the Falklands War (Spanish:Guerra de las Malvinas) , Anglo-Argentines were questioned about their allegiance and diplomatic relations between the two countries were halted, although they have been normalised since. A traditional rivalry-enmity relationship between Argentines and Britons is pointed by past events like the Invasiones Inglesas enacted in local school plays (British invasions to wrest Buenos Aires from the Spaniards in the early 1800's) when Britons were expelled by the local patriots, the 1982 conflict (when Margaret Thatcher was portrayed with a Pirate patch on Argentine media, reflecting colonial Spain's view of the English as bucaneers) and the ever present football rivalry enacted at several FIFA World Cups. Combatants Argentina United Kingdom Commanders Presidente Leopoldo Galtieri Vice Admiral Juan Lombardo Brigadier General Ernesto Crespo Brigade General Mario Menéndez Prime minister Margaret Thatcher Admiral Sir John Fieldhouse Rear-Admiral Sandy Woodward Major General Jeremy Moore Casualties 649 killed 1,068 wounded 11,313 taken prisoner 75 fixed wing... The British invasions of the Río de la Plata (Spanish: Invasiones Inglesas al Río de la Plata) were a series of unsuccessful British attempts to seize control of the Spanish colonies located around the La Plata Basin in South America. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC (born October 13, 1925), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, in office from 1979 to 1990. ... The Argentina and England football rivalry is a highly competitive sports rivalry that exists between the national football teams of the two countries, as well as their respective sets of fans. ... The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ...

The society for Argentine people living in the United Kingdom, particularly those of Anglo-Argentine heritage, is the Anglo-Argentine Society ^[7] which tries to promote understanding and friendship between the two countries. However, there is few ethnic tension brought over by Irish and Scottish with the English in Argentina, thus the three British ethnonational groups would establish a similar nationality, or how Argentine-Americans are included in the Hispanic and Latino "ethnic" categories in the United States for possessing cultural traits of Spanish-speaking Latin American peoples.  Countries where Spanish has official status. ... // The term Latino is a linguistic identity that refers to an individual that has significant ancestry from a nation-state where a Latin derived language is spoken or is the offical language of the government. ...

See also

• Basque settlement in Argentina
• German settlement in Argentina
• Irish settlement in Argentina
• Montenegrins in Argentina
• Norwegian settlement in Argentina
• Spanish settlement in Argentina
• Swedish settlement in Argentina
• Welsh settlement in Argentina

Basque settlement in Argentina took place in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when many immigrants arrived in Argentina from the Basque Country. ... German-Argentines are Argentines of German descent. ... Irish settlement in Argentina is part of the story of immigration in Argentina, by the Irish diaspora, Irish emigrants from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, who arrived in Argentina mainly during the 19th century, with the largest wave taking place between 1830 and 1875. ... Group of Montenegrins in Argentina wearing traditional Montenegrin outfits Montenegrins form an ethnic minority in Argentina. ... Norwegian settlement in Argentina was a relatively small facet of the story of immigration in Argentina. ... Spanish settlement in Argentina, that is the arrival of Spanish emigrants in Argentina, took place in the period before Argentinas independence from Spain and again in large numbers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Welsh settlement in Argentina began in the 19th century. ...

References

External links

• Immigration to Argentina-Report-Yale