Uruguayan Australians ( es, uruguayos australiano) refers to
Australians
Australians, colloquially known as Aussies, are the citizens, nationals and individuals associated with the country of Australia. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or ethno-cultural. For most Australians, several (or all) ...
of
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
an ancestry or birth who reside in Australia.
According to the 2006 Australian census, 9,376 Australians were born in Uruguay
while 6,485 claimed Uruguayan ancestry, either alone or with another ancestry.
History
The first migrants from Uruguay came to Australia in the 1960s with growing numbers in the 1970s due to
military dictatorship.
Uruguayan Australians
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Alex Brosque, football (soccer) player for
Sydney FC
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Anthony Cáceres, football player for
Manchester City F.C.
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Nick Carle
Nicholas Alberto Carle (born 23 November 1981 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian retired football (soccer) attacking midfielder who played for Sydney Olympic, Troyes AC, Marconi Stallions, Newcastle Jets, Gençlerbirliği, Bristol City, Cr ...
, football (soccer) player
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Richard Garcia
Richard Garcia (born 4 September 1981) is an Australian association football manager and former player. He is currently an assistant coach for Australia's U23 team, having previously managed A-League Men's side Perth Glory.
As a player, Garc ...
, football (soccer) player for
Perth Glory FC
Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues.
Founded in 199 ...
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Telmo Languiller, politician
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Alex de Minaur
Alex de Minaur ( ; es, Álex de Miñaur Román, ; born 17 February 1999) is an Australian professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 15 on 28 June 2021 and a doubles ranking of No. 58 on 12 October 2020.
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, tennis player
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Richard Porta
Richard Aníbal Porta Candelaresi (born 1 August 1983) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is a two-time golden boot winner, having won the award whilst at River Plate and most recently at Nacional in Uruguay's P ...
, football (soccer) player
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Blake Ricciuto
Blake Ashley Ricciuto Harriot (born 2 September 1992) is an Australian professional footballer who plays mainly as a central-midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Tanjong Pagar United FC. Ricciuto was born in Sydney, Australia. He is of ...
, football player for
Rockdale City Suns FC
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Carmen Novoa, Author, writer, painter, and poet.
External links
The Uruguay-born Community
See also
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Argentine Australians
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Chilean Australians
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European Australians
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Europeans in Oceania
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Hispanic and Latin American Australians
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Immigration to Australia
The Australian continent was first settled when ancestors of Indigenous Australians arrived via the islands of Maritime Southeast Asia and New Guinea over 50,000 years ago.
European colonisation began in 1788 with the establishment of a ...
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White Hispanics
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References
{{Ethnic groups in Australia
Latin American Australian
Australia