The Lebanese in Uruguay are Lebanese who arrived in Uruguay , and their descendants numbering from 53,000 to 70,000 [1] . Lebanese are the largest community in Uruguay after the Spaniards and Italians [1] . The relationship between Uruguay and Lebanon has always been good [2] .
History
The first Lebanese immigrants in Uruguay appeared in the 1860s and settled in Montevideo [3] . These immigrants were mostly Christians of the Maronite Catholic Church and spoke only Arabic. The last major influx of Lebanese was in the 1920s, along with other ethnic groups, with Syrians and Eastern Europeans. In 1908–1930, the population of Montevideo doubled [4] .
On January 21, 1924, the Maronite Apostolic Mission in Uruguay was established by decree [5] .
The first settlers faced discrimination against them as “Asians” [6] , so some could not adapt and returned home. However, the majority is rooted in small business and successfully adapted to life in a new country. Despite the preservation of certain cultural characteristics, in particular, the Lebanese cuisine , most of the Uruguayans of Lebanese descent no longer speak Arabic and fully mastered the new country [7] .
In 1997, the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Uruguay visited Lebanon and met with Patriarch Sfeir . He noted that the 99-local Uruguayan parliament includes two members of Lebanese descent, including himself [8] . In 1954, the population of Lebanese in Uruguay was 15 thousand people. By 2009, their number had grown to 53–70 thousand [9] . In July 2009, the Lebanese society in Uruguay celebrated its 75th anniversary [10] .
Most of the Lebanese in Uruguay are Christians who belong to Maronite , Roman Catholic , Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic churches .
Famous Uruguayans of Lebanese descent
- Felipe Seade is a Uruguayan artist and teacher of Lebanese descent [11] .
- Alberto Abdala - Uruguayan politician , artist and vice president from 1967 to 1972 [12] .
- Amir Hamed is a Uruguayan writer and translator .
- Bruno Sfeir is a famous artist [13] .
- Jorge Aramburu is a famous photographer . Since 1982, he worked in the United Nations [14] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Les Libanais d'Uruguay (fr.) (Inaccessible link) . - “En Uruguay, ils sont actuellement quelque 70,000 habitants d'origine libanaise (troisième communauté après les Espagnols et les Italiens)”. The date of circulation is July 16, 2009. Archived January 8, 2013.
- ↑ Embassy of Uruguay in Lebanon . Embassy of Uruguay in Lebanon. The appeal date was July 4, 2009. Archived January 8, 2013.
- ↑ La inmigración libanesa en el Uruguay (isp.) . Colectividad Libanesa en el Uruguay. The appeal date is July 4, 2009. Archived July 24, 2009.
- ↑ The Consolidation of Political Democracy . US Library of Congress . Library of Congress Country Studies (2009). The appeal date is July 18, 2009.
- ↑ ¿Quiénes somos? Nuestra señora del líbano ruega por nosotros (isp.) . Nuestra Señora del Líbano. The date of circulation is July 4, 2009. Archived March 18, 2008.
- ↑ Lebanon, our privileged partner . Monday Morning magazine (Lebanon). The appeal date was July 8, 2009. Archived January 8, 2013.
- ↑ Antonio Seluja. Los libaneses en el Uruguay: [] . - Arca (Montevideo), 2002. - P. 191.
- ↑ News from Beirut . Lebanon.com (August 26, 1997). The appeal date was July 4, 2009. Archived January 8, 2013.
- ↑ Visitor from Lebanon . Time magazine (May 24, 1954). - "... Uruguay, where there are 15,000 Lebanese ...". The appeal date was July 4, 2009. Archived January 8, 2013.
- ↑ Eventos de la Colectividad Libanesa en el Uruguay . Colectividad Libanesa en el Uruguay. The appeal date is July 4, 2009. Archived July 24, 2009.
- ↑ Felipe Seade Unrefered (inaccessible link) . Alicia Seade-Delboy. The appeal date was July 9, 2009. Archived January 8, 2013.
- ↑ Pintor Alberto Abdala (isp.) (Inaccessible link) . 4Pixels SRL (12 July 2004). The appeal date was July 9, 2009. Archived May 27, 2011.
- ↑ Laura Wilkinson. Bruno Sfeir's surrealism: beyond the fronteras of a nation states . The Daily Star, Lebanon (July 30, 2008). The appeal date was July 9, 2009. Archived January 8, 2013.
- ↑ Pulling together (inaccessible link) . United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon magazine (February 2008). The appeal date was July 9, 2009. Archived January 8, 2013.