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Agricultural colonies in Argentina were a demographically and economically important part of the evolution of the country. The Argentine government, faced with large areas of fertile land that were unpopulated or settled by aboriginal tribes (unassimilated and considered undesirable for progress), encouraged European immigration, welcoming settling agreements with countries, regions and associations abroad.

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  • Agricultural colonies in Argentina were a demographically and economically important part of the evolution of the country. The Argentine government, faced with large areas of fertile land that were unpopulated or settled by aboriginal tribes (unassimilated and considered undesirable for progress), encouraged European immigration, welcoming settling agreements with countries, regions and associations abroad. Starting in 1853, President Justo José de Urquiza encouraged the establishment of agricultural colonies in the Littoral region (western Mesopotamia and north-eastern Pampas, the area of influence of the Paraná and Uruguay rivers). The national government signed a contract with an agency led by entrepreneur Aarón Castellanos. The first immigrants brought by this colonization contract arrived in Rosario, Santa Fe, on March 24, 1854. The first formally organized agricultural colony was Esperanza, Santa Fe, formed by 200 families from Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy, Belgium and Luxembourg who arrived during January and February 1856. The production potential of these colonies can be measured by the fact that, in 1874, Argentina had to import wheat, while by 1880 the agricultural colonies were enough to supply the country's internal needs, and at the end of the 19th century Argentina was the world's first exporter. (en)
  • Las colonias agrícolas argentinas fueron unidades productivas (también conocidas bajo el nombre de Villas) fundadas en la segunda mitad del siglo XIX, cuyo propósito era el desarrollo de la agricultura en distintas partes del país apoyado en la inmigración europea, sobre todo en las zonas del litoral fluvial (principalmente en las provincias de Entre Ríos y Provincia de Santa Fe). El trazado del Ferrocarril Central Argentino, de Rosario a Córdoba, favoreció la instalación de colonias, poblándose una amplia faja de tierras a cada lado de la vía. A partir de 1870, los suizos fueron elegidos para iniciar ese poblamiento en gran escala. Así surgieron las colonias agrícolas de Bernstadt (hoy Roldán), Carcarañá, Cañada de Gómez, Tortugas, Armstrong, entre muchas otras. La fundación de las colonias se hacían a partir de convenios firmados entre el Estado Nacional y el Provincial por medio de leyes, como es el caso de las colonias entrerrianas creadas mediante la ley de municipalidades. Los principales allegados a las colonias eran inmigrantes italianos (destacando a los lombardos y piamonteses), franceses, suizos y alemanes llegados al país en fechas y cantidades determinadas según el caso de cada colonia. (es)
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  • Agricultural colonies in Argentina were a demographically and economically important part of the evolution of the country. The Argentine government, faced with large areas of fertile land that were unpopulated or settled by aboriginal tribes (unassimilated and considered undesirable for progress), encouraged European immigration, welcoming settling agreements with countries, regions and associations abroad. (en)
  • Las colonias agrícolas argentinas fueron unidades productivas (también conocidas bajo el nombre de Villas) fundadas en la segunda mitad del siglo XIX, cuyo propósito era el desarrollo de la agricultura en distintas partes del país apoyado en la inmigración europea, sobre todo en las zonas del litoral fluvial (principalmente en las provincias de Entre Ríos y Provincia de Santa Fe). (es)
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  • Agricultural colonies in Argentina (en)
  • Colonia agrícola (es)
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