Swiss Uruguayans

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Monument to the founders of Nueva Helvecia.

Swiss Uruguayans are Uruguayan citizens of full or partial Swiss ancestry, who remain culturally connected to Switzerland, or Swiss-born people permanently residing in Uruguay.[1]

History

In 1860 the Basel bank of Siegrist und Fender purchased farm land in Uruguay. It was not long before the first Swiss citizens moved to Uruguay with the goal of working the land as farmers where they founded the colony of Nueva Helvecia around 1862.[2][3][4][5]

As of 2008 there were 956 people with Swiss passports residing in Uruguay.[6]

Notable Swiss Uruguayans

Past

See also

References

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