Immigration to Tandil-SXIX

Foundation of Independencia Fort was in...

• 1883

• 1844

• 1823

• 1857

Galician immigrant arrives in Tandil in 1844. He plays an important role in the economic development of the area

• Juan Fulg

• Martín Rodríguez

• Ramón Santamarina

• Giusseppe Fuschini

Juan Fugl founds the first agricultural colony of immigrants in Tandil

• Colonia San Gregorio

• Colonia Italiana

• Colonia Española

• Colonia Francesa

The Spanish Mutual Aid Society in Tandil is founded in...

• 1869

• 1873

• 1848

• 1887

Nationality that represented the highest percentage of immigrants in Tandil between 1869 and 1895

• Italian

• German

• Spaniard

• French

Building founded by Spanish immigrants in Tandil in 1887.

• Flour mill

• The Fort Independencia

• The Italian Society

• The Cervantes theatre

Economic activity benefited from the arrival of the train to Tandil.

• Agriculture

• Livestock

• Fishing

• Mining

Percentage of foreigners in the population of Tandil in 1895

• 50%

• 75%

• 10%

• 25%

Massive exploitation of stone in Tandil at the end of the 19th century generated demand of...

• Building materials

• Exportation of food

• Local labour

• Immigrant labour

What nationalities predominated among the immigrants in Tandil at the end of the 19th century?

• Chinese, Japonese and Korean

• Portuguese, Brazilian y Argentine

• German, English, and Swiss

• Italian, Spaniard, and French