Why do Argentina people look different from the rest of the other South American people?

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LaMariposa

Unlike most of its neighbouring countries, Argentina's population descends mostly from Europeans. Most of the population is made up of descendants of Spanish, Italian and other European settlers.

After the inital Spanish colonists, waves of immigrants from European countries arrived in Argentina throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Contributors include France (mostly to Buenos Aires), Scandinavia (especially Sweden), the United Kingdom and Ireland (Buenos Aires and Patagonia), and Eastern European nations such as Poland, Russia, Ukraine, as well as Balkan nations (especially Croatia, Romania and Serbia). The Patagonian Chubut Valley has a significant Welsh-descended population. The majority of Argentina's Jewish community (the largest in Latin America and the fifth-largest in the world) also derives from immigrants of Northern and Eastern European originâ€”Ashkenazi Jews.

The largest ethnic minority is the mestizo population in the northern provinces. Since population censuses in Argentina do not take into account mixed-race people as non-white, it is difficult to determine their real size. Estimates range from 3% to 15%, the latter figure being the most credited.

Mike R

Because Argentina had more European immigration not just during/after WW2 but also before then. I've read that Argentina has more Italian surnames than Spanish. Not sure how true that is but there was a HUGE period of Italian and Eastern European immigration into Argentina during the period when immigrants were also coming to Ellis Island.

Bryan H

here's a very elementary reason. a lot of war criminals(Nazi) from Western Europe had to 'leave' their home countries after WWII and many went to Argentina and Brazil.

mirela t

Because Argentine people are a people of immigrants, mainly from Europe, with low percentage of indigen. While the population of the other South American countries is majority indigen.

PS : most of the people have come to Argentina for work, it was a wealthy country some time ago... not because they were Nazi !
and of course, the exceptions confirm the rule...

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They are descendants from Italians, Germans, a European people.

Ethan

some Argentinans are mainly from Italian descent.

vavarina

beacose is very cosmopolitan
butch cassidy say so
menguele too

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