The presence of Hungarian Argentines dates back to the 18th century, when a number of Hungarian Jesuit priests came to North Argentina and Paraguay and settled in

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. After the fall of the

Hungarian Revolution of 1848 The Hungarian Revolution of 1848 or fully Hungarian Civic Revolution and War of Independence of 1848–1849 () was one of many European Revolutions of 1848 and was closely linked to other revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas. Although t ...

a number of Hungarian officers fled to Argentina. Among them were

János Czetz János Czetz (June 8, 1822 – September 6, 1904) was a prominent Hungarian freedom fighter of Armenian and Hungarian- Székely origin, a military commander during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, and the organizer of Argentina's first national m ...

, founder of the

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(the Argentine National Military Academy) and

Alexander Asboth Alexander "Sandor" Asboth ( Hungarian: Asbóth Sándor, December 18, 1811 – January 21, 1868) was a Hungarian military leader best known for his victories as a Union general during the American Civil War. He also served as United States Ambassa ...

, who served as

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. Another well-known Hungarian emigrant to Argentina is

László Bíró László József Bíró (; born László József Schweiger; 29 September 1899 – 24 October 1985), Hispanicized as Ladislao José Biro, was a Hungarian-Argentine inventor who patented the first commercially successful modern ballpoint pen. Th ...

, who perfected and patented his invention, the

ballpoint pen A ballpoint pen, also known as a biro (British English), ball pen (Hong Kong, Indian and Philippine English), or dot pen (Nepali) is a pen that dispenses ink (usually in paste form) over a metal ball at its point, i.e. over a "ball point". ...

– also known as biro – after his emigration to Argentina. Today, there are between 40,000 and 50,000 people of Hungarian descent living in Argentina, mostly in

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. Most of them arrived in the three main emigration waves: during and after

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, during and after

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, and after the

Hungarian Revolution of 1956 The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 (23 October – 10 November 1956; hu, 1956-os forradalom), also known as the Hungarian Uprising, was a countrywide revolution against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989) and the Hunga ...

was crushed by the Soviet Union. They maintain 19 associations and four registered religious communities throughout the country, the Hungarian community carries musical instruments such as

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, which have long been used in Argentina.

Notable people

* Francisco Benkö (1910–2010), chess master *

(1899–1985), inventor of the modern ballpoint pen *

Vladislao Cap Vladislao Wenceslao Cap (5 July 1934 – 14 September 1982) was an Argentine football player and manager. As a player he represented his native country at the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile as a defender. Twelve years later he was the manager of ...

(1934–1982), association football player *

(1822–1904), organiser and first director of Argentina's national military academy *

Gisela Dulko Gisela Dulko (; born 30 January 1985) is a retired Argentine tennis player. Although she enjoyed modest success in singles, reaching a career-high ranking of world No. 26 and winning four WTA titles, her speciality was doubles, where she achiev ...

(born 1985), professional tennis player and former world No. 1 player in doubles * Américo Hoss (1916–1990), cinematographer * Alexandra Keresztesi (born 1983), Hungarian-born Argentine sprint canoer * Imre Rajczy (1911–1978), fencer and Olympic gold medalist * Ladislao Szabo (born 1923), water polo player

References

Az argentínai magyarság (Hungarians in Argentina)
– Embassy of Hungary in Buenos Aires, Argentina

External links

Hungarian Argentine Chamber

* ttp://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/areas/secretaria_gral/colectividades/?col=14 Buenos Aires City Government: History of the Hungarian Argentine community (in Spanish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Hungarians in Argentina * European Argentine

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Notable people

See also

References

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