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The majority of around 8,200 arrived in the South American country between 1835 and 1845, constituting 17% of all migrants and 65% of Spanish migrants. However, only 5,749 remained in Uruguay by the end of the 19th century. During this century, Canarians went beyond Montevideo and settled in other
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migrants in the 19th century in Uruguay. Various reasons drew them to the country: to look for new opportunities, to escape from debt, wars and population growth in homeland. Many of the Basque migrants were from the opportunity-deprived rural areas of the
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throughout the 19th century, and in the early 20th century to a lesser extent. More than 10,000 Canarians in total had settled in Uruguay. Accompanying the extensive emigration to Uruguay, a drastic fall in population was recorded across the eastern
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Although the specific number of Canarians arriving in Uruguay during the 20th century is not known, it was probably not too large, but enough for specific Canarian organisations to form in the country.
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Two years later, in November 1726, 25 Canarian families arrived. They organised themselves quickly upon their arrival and made substantial contributions to the development of
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The first Canarian migrants arrived in Uruguay in 1724 and settled themselves around a small fort built by order of Bruno Mauricio de Zabalatwo, the Spanish governor of
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The 2011 Uruguayan census revealed 12,776 people who declared Spain as their country of birth. Thousands of Uruguayan nationals are holders of Spanish passports.
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Goebel, Michael. "Gauchos, Gringos and Gallegos: The Assimilation of Italian and Spanish Immigrants in the Making of Modern Uruguay 1880–1930,"
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sent an expedition of around 200 from the eastern Canary islands to Montevideo. From then on, thousands of Canarians (mostly from Lanzarote and
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Another wave of Canarian settlers consisted of 30 families arrived in Montevideo on 27 March 1729, joined by a few families from Buenos Aires.
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The Spanish immigrants arriving between 18th and 20th century have different origins, but a significant number of them are from the
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Spanish settlement along with the Italians, formed the backbone of today's Uruguayan society. Like its neighbour country
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administration, including religious affairs, government and commercial business. A substantial Spanish-descended
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immigrant descent, as long as they have retained a Spanish cultural identity. Large proportions are of
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The next wave of Canarian migration did not happen until at least 1808, when the Canarian merchant
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who had previously served the garrison of Buenos Aires were also found among this group.
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Nowadays, Canarians and their descendants are scattered around the country.
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population gradually built up in the new cities, while some mixed with the
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formed one of the most numerous migrant communities in Uruguay along with
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as well, seeking to escape retribution from the new government.
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who have a Spanish lineage include those of post-independence
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Censo electoral de españoles residentes en el extranjero 2009
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settlers in Uruguay were from Spain and they carried the
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Spanish Uruguayan
Rioplatense Spanish
Galician
Catalan
Basque
Roman Catholicism
Others
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Spanish people

Rojigualda
Regional groups
Andalusians
Aragonese
Asturians
Vaqueiros de Alzada
Balearics
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Criollos
Extremadurans
Galicians
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