Croats in Uruguay

A Croatian Uruguayan is a Uruguayan citizen of full or partial Croatian ancestry.

The very first Croats reached the Río de la Plata region during the second half of the 18th century; the biggest inflow of immigrants was mostly during the first half of the 20th century.^[1] They established their own institutions, such as the Croatian Home.^[2]

Notable people

• Antonio Lussich, sailor, writer and naturalist
• Arturo Lussich, physician and politician
• Rodrigo Lussich, journalist and television presenter
• Margarita Percovich, politician and activist
• Sonja Vidovich Imhof, poetess
• Teodoro Vilardebó Matulić, physician

References

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