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Nueva Italia (
The first manager-administrator of this ''Colonia Nueva Italia'' (as was officially named) was the Italian count Enrico Statella. After WW1 many Italians returned to Italy or moved to the capital Asuncion, but the settlement -after an initial crisis- survived & remained as a small agricultural center. Mura, Musto and Carolini were some of the Italian families that remained and perfectly integrated with the local Paraguayan population.
In the 1930s the colony was a success and grew in importance as a farming city for the Greater Asunción area
In 1956 was created the ''Distrito Nueva Italia'', that in the 2010s have nearly 20,000 inhabitants.
The main activities are farming and husbandry. Recently is being developed some tourism, thanks to new roads toward the capital and other surroundings
The city is located to the north of the "Distrito Nueva Italia" and has a perfect square shape, because of the original urban planning promoted by count Enrico Statella.Maps detailed and data on Nueva Italia and its District
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in the Central Department
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of Paraguay
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History
Nueva Italia was created in 1904 by the Paraguay government in order to establish some colonists fromItaly
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and their 18 families in a farming area 40 km south of the capital Asunción
Asunción (, ) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of Asunción in the north ...
. In addition to Italians, a community of German and Ukrainian emigrants also moved to Nueva Italia.
The first manager-administrator of this ''Colonia Nueva Italia'' (as was officially named) was the Italian count Enrico Statella. After WW1 many Italians returned to Italy or moved to the capital Asuncion, but the settlement -after an initial crisis- survived & remained as a small agricultural center. Mura, Musto and Carolini were some of the Italian families that remained and perfectly integrated with the local Paraguayan population.
In the 1930s the colony was a success and grew in importance as a farming city for the Greater Asunción area
In 1956 was created the ''Distrito Nueva Italia'', that in the 2010s have nearly 20,000 inhabitants.
The main activities are farming and husbandry. Recently is being developed some tourism, thanks to new roads toward the capital and other surroundings
The city is located to the north of the "Distrito Nueva Italia" and has a perfect square shape, because of the original urban planning promoted by count Enrico Statella./ref>
Notable people
*José Cardozo
José Saturnino Cardozo Otazú (; born 19 March 1971) is a Paraguayan football manager and former footballer who played as a striker.
Known for his prolific scoring ability, Cardozo spent most of his playing career with Deportivo Toluca, wher ...
, football player
See also
* Italians in Paraguay *Italian diaspora
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There were two major Italian diasporas in Italian history. The first diaspora began around 1880, two decades after the Risorgimento, Unification of Italy, and ended ...
References
Sources
* Ministero Affari Esteri. ''Emigrazione e colonie''. Volume 3 of Emigrazione e colonie: Raccolta di rapporti dei RR. agenti diplomatici e consolari, Italy. Commissariato generale dell'emigrazione. Tipografia nazionale di G. Bertero. Roma, 1908World Gazeteer: Paraguay
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