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40-641: Son of a French Argentine immigrant, Daract was born in San Luis , Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata , studied in Buenos Aires , and became a retailer. The alliance in 1840 of Córdoba and five smaller, northwestern provinces in a Northern Coalition against Buenos Aires Province Governor Juan Manuel de Rosas (the paramount figure in the Argentine Confederation ) prompted Daract to join

80-556: A population of 72,162 per the 2001 census [ INDEC ] (Greater Villa María: 119,000), which makes it the third largest city in the province. The city lies 137 km southeast from the provincial capital , on the left bank of the Tercero River , near the geographical center of Argentina, at the intersection of National Routes 9 and 158 , and right next to the Cordoba-Buenos Aires Highway, one of

120-518: A shift in the 1890s: while from 1860 to 1890, most of immigrants from the European countryside settled in the countryside, from 1890 to 1930 they started to settle in the cities. This could explain why French immigrants, most of them from a rural background, were more drawn to settle in North America from 1890 onwards, where access to land property was easier. Half of French immigrants until

160-517: A strategically located fort (at what today is Villa Mercedes ), and had a variety of infrastructure built in the pastoral province, as well as commissioning what became the Cathedral of San Luis (notable for its Neoclassical portico). Serving out his term, he stepped down in 1859, and was succeeded by General Juan Esteban Pedernera . A series of disorders caused by the Federalist defeat at

200-639: A three-year period). The last rise in figures is due to a policy conducted by the Argentine government in order to reduce the increasing importance of Italian immigration , for that purpose 132,000 free travel tickets were distributed in Europe between 1888 and 1890, 45,000 out of them were given in France. In 1887, there were 20,031 Frenchmen living in Buenos Aires, 4.6% of the 433,421 inhabitants. During

240-791: The Argentine National Congress , the Metropolitan Cathedral , or the Central Bank building. In particular, landscape architect Carlos Thays , in his position as 1891 Director of Parks and Walkways, is largely responsible for planting thousands of trees, creating the Buenos Aires Botanical Garden and giving the city much of its parks and plazas that are sometimes compared to similar designs in Paris . Important contributions to

280-631: The Battle of Pavón led to Daract's re-appointment as governor by an assembly and with the support of Buenos Aires, in December 1861. Serving for five months, he mediated a truce between Unitarian general Wenceslao Paunero and La Rioja Province governor Chacho Peñaloza , who had invaded San Luis Province amid a renewed conflict with Unitarians; the truce resulted in the Treaty of La Banderita, which contributed to national stability by dissipating conflict in

320-602: The Buenos Aires province . After the fall of Rosas in 1852, Argentina overtook Uruguay and became the main pole of attraction for French immigrants in Latin America . From the second half of the 19th century to the first half of the 20th century, Argentina received the second largest group of French immigrants worldwide, second only to the United States . Between 1857 and 1946 Argentina received 239,503 French immigrants - out of which 105,537 permanently settled in

360-929: The Cuyo (western) region of Argentina. Daract was elected to the Argentine Senate in 1863. He advocated for provincial autonomy and negotiated a truce between the national government and the Ranquel people that inhabited the San Luis area. He was elected to the Provincial Legislature, and in April 1865, to a third term as governor. A Federalist uprising in November 1866 forced Daract and his government to evacuate San Luis. Argentine Army troops, led by General José Miguel Arredondo , retook San Luis in

400-584: The Pyrenees . French formed the largest group of immigrants to Argentina until 1854. The country received 1,484 French immigrants in 1856, Frenchmen still were the second most important immigrant group after Italians. The number of French immigrants present in the Buenos Aires Province reached 25,000 in 1859. In 1861, 29,196 Frenchmen were registered in Argentina, including 14,180 living in

440-542: The Unitarian Party . Following the coalition's defeat in November, however, Daract fled to Chile , and reopened his former Buenos Aires business there. He received financial support from the governor of San Luis Province , Pablo Lucero , and stockpiled arms for an eventual return. He returned to Argentina in 1850, and purchased a cattle ranch in San Luis Province, becoming an important supplier for

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480-536: The United States received 195,971 French immigrants between 1820 and 1855, only 13,922 Frenchmen, most of them from the Basque Country and Béarn , left for Uruguay between 1833 and 1842. During this period of time, Uruguay received most of French immigrants to South America as the conflictual relationship between Rosas and the French government had created a xenophobic climate against French immigrants in

520-402: The 1869 census, a quarter of immigrants to the province of Mendoza were from France. In 1895, they made up 15% of immigrants of the province, right after Italians and Spaniards (26.1% and 17.3% respectively). Frenchmen were particularly numerous in the wine-producing departments of Maipú , Luján and in the French colony of San Rafael , founded by engineer Julio Gerónimo Balloffet. In 1904,

560-408: The 1880s, the great majority of French immigrants to Argentina were from the Pyrenees . Basques started settling in Argentina in the 1830s, then they began heading towards Chile and the United States in the 1870s. Today it is estimated that up to 17% of Argentines have partial French ancestry. French Argentines formed a large portion of the elite of the country. In 1959 it was estimated that 7% of

600-513: The 1920s. The year 1890, when it culminated (22% of immigrants), shows the decline of French immigration to Argentina, at the moment when the phenomenon of mass immigration to Argentina started. This is probably due to the financial crisis in 1890 and to an early demographic shift in France: population growth was slow between 1890 and 1913, limiting the need for emigration, contrary to neighboring European countries. Immigration to Argentina also showed

640-413: The 1960s, around 4,000 Pieds-Noirs immigrated to Argentina from the newly independent Algeria, they constituted the last large migration from France to Argentina. French immigration represented 5% of the flow of immigrants to Argentina until the 1870s, reached its maximum (around 12% of immigrants) in the 1870s-1880s, decreased to 4% at the end of the 20th century, and only represented 1% of immigrants in

680-545: The 20th century figures started to decrease as immigration from France declined and previously established immigrants merged within the population. It was estimated that 100,000 Frenchmen were living in Argentina in 1912, 67% of the 149,400 Frenchmen living in Latin America and the second largest community worldwide after the United States (125,000). In 1914, 79,491 Frenchmen were registered, accounting for 1% of

720-516: The April, 1867, Battle of San Ignacio, however, and Daract regained his post. The intervention made Daract a staunch supporter of the President, Bartolomé Mitre , and he was elected to the Lower House of Congress on Mitre's Liberal Party ticket, shortly after his May 1867 retirement as governor. He was a constitutional assemblyman during a number of amendment deliberations, and established

760-400: The Argentine population. Between 1895 and 1914, French immigrants are the only foreign group in Argentina whose numbers (both absolute and relative) shrank in the total population. The flow decreased dramatically during WWI. After 1918, French immigrants to Argentina numbered 1,500 per year and had a slightly positive net migration rate. The flow of French immigrants then gradually dried up. In

800-547: The Army. He was named Civil Court magistrate in 1853, though by then, he had distanced himself from Governor Lucero, and led an alliance of both Unitarians and their enemies, the Federalists , against the governor. The alliance succeeded in persuading Lucero to step down, and on November 8, 1854, Daract was selected governor by an assembly. He enacted a new provincial constitution, and promptly called for elections. Daract won in

840-680: The Castilian spoken in Argentina and some of these words are still used on a daily basis. French immigration in Tucuman - family surnames Villa Mar%C3%ADa, C%C3%B3rdoba Villa María is a city in Córdoba Province , Argentina, and the head town of the General San Martín Department . It is located in the center of rich agricultural land. The area leads the country in production of milk . The city has

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880-845: The San Luis National College, and the Girls' Normal School in that province. Daract died in Villa María , Córdoba, in 1887. The town of Justo Daract, San Luis was named in his honor. French Argentine Asia Middle East Europe North America South America Oceania French Argentines ( French : Franco-Argentins ; Spanish : franco-argentinos ) refers to Argentine citizens of full or partial French ancestry or persons born in France who reside in Argentina . French Argentines form one of

920-1045: The arts include the works of Eugène Py , considered the founding pioneer of Argentine cinema , as well as the development of new literary genres by writers like Paul Groussac or Julio Cortázar . In the field of science, two Argentine Nobel Prize laurates were of French descent, Bernardo Houssay , 1947 laurate in Medicine, and Luis Federico Leloir , 1970 laurate in Chemistry . Four former heads of state were born to French fathers: Supreme Directors Juan Martín de Pueyrredón and José Rondeau , as well as Presidents Carlos Pellegrini and Hipólito Yrigoyen , while several others had French ancestry, including Juan Perón , and de facto military Presidents Alejandro Lanusse , Carlos Lacoste , and Alfredo Saint-Jean . Former First Lady Eva Perón also had French background. In 1851, Captain Louis Tardy de Montravel wrote that

960-536: The city of Buenos Aires , 10.9% in Santa Fe and 5.1% in Entre Ríos . In the Buenos Aires province , they mostly settled south of a line uniting the partidos of Tandil and Azul , their presence being particularly noticeable in the town of Pigüé . As of 2010, almost 15,000 French citizens are living in Argentina, the community may be higher though. In 1857, an immigrant from Béarn , Alejo Peyret , founded

1000-426: The city of Buenos Aires was stamped by French influence, French literature and language being there more widespread than anywhere else. According to him, this preference for France was not due to a capricious and brief craze, rather the result of a natural liking and a perfect similarity between French and Argentine characters, underlining the same lightness of being, the same quick-wittedness and liveliness, as well as

1040-407: The city of Buenos Aires where they represented the third largest foreign community and made up 7.5% of the population. In 1869, at the time of the first national census, 32,383 Frenchmen lived in the country, or about 1.7% of the total population. Immigration from France increased dramatically in the first half of the 1870s (with a peak in 1873) and in the second half of the 1890s (61,382 immigrants in

1080-425: The country. By 1976, 116,032 had settled in Argentina. French immigration to Argentina can be divided in three main periods, as follows: France was the third source of immigration to Argentina before 1890, constituting over 10% of immigrants, only surpassed by Italians and Spaniards ; from 1890 to 1914, immigration from France , although reduced, was still significant; lastly, after WWI, the flow of French immigrants

1120-485: The first farming colony in Entre Ríos , San José . In 1864, out of 380 families living in San José, 125 were from Savoy . The town of Pigüé , founded by 165 Occitan-speaking French immigrants from Rouergue in 1884, is considered a focal center of French culture in Argentina. It is estimated that 30% to 40% of Pigüé's modern inhabitants can trace their roots to Aveyron and they still speak Occitan. According to

1160-492: The governor of Tucumán founded a town carrying his name, Villa Nougués , as a replica of Boutx in Haute-Garonne , a French village where his family traced their roots back to. In most cases, however, the French immigrants were not numerous enough to remain distinct from other Argentines. There was no religious barrier for the most part, with the vast majority being Catholics. The language barrier to learning Castilian

1200-540: The largest ancestry groups after Italian Argentines and Spanish Argentines . Between 1857 and 1946, 261,020 French people immigrated to Argentina. Besides immigration from continental France , Argentina also received, as early as the 1840s, immigrants with French background from neighboring countries, notably Uruguay , which expanded the French Argentine community. It is estimated that around 8 million Argentines had some degree of French ancestry, up to 17% of

1240-401: The largest wave of French immigrants had settled in Argentina, they were 94,098, i.e. 2.3% of the total population (33,185 of them were living in the city of Buenos Aires where they represented the third largest foreign community and made up 4.9% of the population). Only the United States had a higher number of French expatriates, with over 100,000 Frenchmen having immigrated there. At the turn of

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1280-404: The polls later that year, and became the first elected governor of San Luis. The governor enacted numerous reforms during his tenure. He established a judicial system , subdivided the province into eight departments, established a system of public land leases over vast tracts of provincially owned pastures , founded the first newspaper in San Luis, regulated native American commerce, founded

1320-674: The same kindness to foreigners and the similar ability for international influence. Lunfardo is an argot of the Castilian language as spoken in Argentina which appeared in Buenos Aires at the end of the 19th century. It encompasses a lot of words and expressions from languages spoken by immigrants, notably Italians, Spaniards and French. Lunfardo is heavily used in tango lyrics. After 1912, as tango became popular in Paris, French expressions were incorporated into tango lyrics and made their way into Lunfardo. It has now become an integral part of

1360-550: The second half of the 20th century came from Southwestern France, especially from the Basque Country , Béarn ( Basses-Pyrénées accounted for more than 20% of immigrants), Bigorre and Rouergue . Other important groups came from Savoy and the Paris region. It was estimated that at least 70% of French immigrants in Tandil were coming from the Southwestern part of the country and that half of them were of Basque stock. Until

1400-474: The second stage (from 1890 to 1914), French immigration was more similar to those of Germans and Britons, and was characterized by a reduced net migration rate, with the exception of the year 1912 when immigration raised as a result of propaganda led by the Argentine government in Southern France to fill in the gap caused by the prohibition of emigration from Italy to Argentina in 1911. In 1895, after

1440-548: The total population. Argentines of French descent make up a substantial proportion of the Argentine population, but they are less visible than other similarly-sized ethnic group because of the high degree of assimilation and the lack of substantial French colonies throughout the country. During the first half of the 19th century, most of French immigrants to the New World settled in the United States and in Uruguay . While

1480-411: The upper-class of Buenos Aires was of French background, their ancestors having settled in the country between 1840 and 1880. While found throughout the country, they are most numerous in Buenos Aires , Santa Fe , Entre Ríos , Córdoba , Mendoza and Tucumán provinces. According to the national census of 1895, 37.3% of Frenchmen settled in Argentina lived in the province of Buenos Aires , 35.2% in

1520-431: Was also low, especially for the native French and Occitan speakers, and they picked up Castilian quickly. French immigration has left a significant mark on Argentina, with a notable influence on the arts , culture , science and society of the country. In particular, many emblematic buildings in cities like Buenos Aires , Rosario , and Córdoba were built following French Beaux-Arts and neoclassical styles, such as

1560-429: Was estimated that 4,000 Frenchmen were living in the province of Buenos Aires, this figure increased to 12,000 in 1842. From the next decade, French people started to migrate to Argentina in large numbers. During the first period (1852–1890), French immigration was similar, in numbers and in features, to that of Italians and Spaniards . It belonged to a larger movement of emigration of Basque people, from both sides of

1600-459: Was minimal and only grew again after WWII to finally stop in the 1950s. In 1810, Buenos Aires had a population of 28,528 inhabitants, including 13 French citizens. At the beginning of the 19th century, French immigration to Argentina was not substantial. Mainly constituted of political exiles and former officers from the imperial army, it became more considerable from the year 1825, reaching up to 1,500-2,000 French immigrants some years. In 1839, it

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