Scottish Argentines are Argentine citizens of Scottish descent or Scottish-born people who reside in

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

. A Scottish Argentine population has existed since at least 1825. Frequently, Scottish Argentines are wrongly referred to as English. Scottish Argentines celebrate

Scottish culture The culture of Scotland refers to the patterns of human activity and symbolism associated with Scotland and the Scottish people. The Scottish flag is blue with a white saltire, and represents the cross of Saint Andrew. Scots law Scotland retain ...

and hold parades for Scottish celebrations, like

Burns Night A Burns supper is a celebration of the life and poetry of the poet Robert Burns (25 January 175921 July 1796), the author of many Scots poems. The suppers are normally held on or near the poet's birthday, 25 January, known as Burns Night ( sc ...

History

The first Argentine woman to earn a Doctor of Medicine degree was

Cecilia Grierson Cecilia Grierson (22 November 1859 – 10 April 1934) was an Argentine physician, reformer, and prominent Freethinker. She had the added distinction of being the first woman to receive a Medical Degree in Argentina. Early life Cecilia Grierson ...

, of Scottish ancestry. Two schools in Argentina have been founded by Scottish immigrants: St. Andrew's Scots School in 1838 and Balmoral College in 1959. In addition, the association football club

Club Atlético Douglas Haig Club Atlético Douglas Haig is an Argentine football club from Pergamino, Buenos Aires Province, which plays in the country's Third Division. The club is named in honour of Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, a victorious General from World War ...

is named after the Scottish military commander

Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, (; 19 June 1861 – 29 January 1928) was a senior officer of the British Army. During the First World War, he commanded the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) on the Western Front from late 1915 unt ...

. Argentine President Juan Domingo Peron had Scottish ancestry on his father's side. His great-grandmother, Ann Hughes Mc Kenzie, traced her roots to Scotland.

Introduction of football

The so-called "father of Argentine football" was a Scottish schoolteacher,

Alexander Watson Hutton Alexander Watson Hutton (10 June 1853 – 9 March 1936) was a Scottish teacher and sportsman who is considered "The Father of Argentine football". In 1893 he founded the "Argentine Association Football League" (current Argentine Football Ass ...

, who first taught football at St. Andrew's Scots School in Buenos Aires in the early 1880s. On 4 February 1884 he founded the Buenos Aires English High School 'sic''where he continued to instruct the pupils in the game. In 1891 Hutton established the Association Argentine Football League, the first football league outside of the British Isles.Observer Sport Monthly (June 4 2006) - "Salvation army "
URL accessed on June 10, 2006. Five clubs competed but only one season was ever played. His son

Arnold Watson Hutton Arnold Pencliffe Watson Hutton (20 August 1886 – 29 July 1951) was an Argentine footballer who played as a striker for Alumni and Belgrano A.C. As an international, he played for the Argentina national team. Other sports practised by Hutt ...

(1886–1951) was an Argentine football striker for the Argentina national team. He also played

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by str ...

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

and

waterpolo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with th ...

for Argentina.

Notable Scottish Argentines

Alejandro Anderson Alejandro Anderson (born c. 1930) was an Argentine film actor, of Scottish ancestry. He entered film in the 1950 classic '' Abuso de confianza'' and made over 20 appearances in film between then and 1973. In 1970 he starred in ''Amalio Reyes, ...

, actor * Andrew Graham-Yooll, author * John Joseph Jolly Kyle, chemist, for whom the Premio "Dr. Juan J. J. Kyle" is named. *

Carlos Mac Allister Carlos Javier "Colo" Mac Allister (born 5 March 1968) is an Argentine politician and former association football, footballer. A left-back, he played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, and Racing Club de Avellaneda, Racing Club during his care ...

, association football player, politician *

Alexis Mac Allister Alexis Mac Allister (born 24 December 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Argentina national team. Born to a footballing family, Mac Allister started his sen ...

, association football player * Duncan Stewart, Buenos Aires-born President of Uruguay *

Eduardo Mac Entyre Eduardo Mac Entyre (20 February 1929 – 5 May 2014) was an Argentine artist known for his geometric paintings. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina to a Scottish father and Belgian mother, Mac Entyre began pursuing his talent for sketches at the ...

, artist * Franco Niell, association football player *

Jorge Brown Jorge Gibson Brown (3 April 1880 – 3 January 1936) was an Argentine footballer of Scottish ancestry, who was one of the most important figures in the early years of the sport in that country.José Luis Brown José Luis Brown (10 January 1956 – 12 August 2019) was an Argentine football central defender and coach. Most of his 14-year professional career was spent with Estudiantes, for which he appeared in more than 300 official matches and won two ...

, association football player *

Luca Prodan Luca Prodan (17 May 1953 – 22 December 1987) was an Italian-Argentinian musician and singer who rose to fame as the leading vocalist of Sumo, one of the most influential rock bands of Argentina,''Argentina Independent''Lo de Luca: Homage to a R ...

, musician * Roberto M. Levingston, General and ''de facto'' President of Argentina * Walter Owen, translator *

Miguel Rolando Covian Miguel Rolando Covian (September 7, 1913 – February 5, 1992), was an Argentine-Brazilian physiologist, medical educator and writer. Biography Early life and education Covian was born in Rufino, Santa Fe Province, Argentina, on September 7, 1 ...

, Argentine physiologist, born in Rufino, Santa Fe province, medical educator and writer, translator * Anya Taylor-Joy, actress * Enrique Ernesto Shaw. Argentine businessman

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History

Introduction of football

Notable Scottish Argentines

See also

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