Argentina used to be a colony of Spain, but why do Italians dominate now?

Today, although Argentina has become the third largest economy in South America, it is not very rich. It still belongs to a developing country. The reason for this is that the civilization here is relatively late.

After the opening of the new sea route, Spain and Portugal took the lead in colonizing and expanding Zhang Zhilu.

It was not until A.D. 1536 that Spanish colonists came to Argentina. Because the Spanish brought a lot of bacteria that the local aborigines had not been exposed to, a large number of local aborigines died. In addition, compared with the sticks and swords of the indigenous people, Spain has an absolute advantage. Therefore, although the first batch of Spaniards to Argentina were few, the Spaniards quickly conquered the local aborigines and formed absolute control.

During this period, Spain has been colonizing and plundering Argentina, gradually taking away its real gold and silver, which lasted until the beginning of19th century.

At that time, because Spain was suppressed by Napoleon of France, even the king was directly abolished. Naturally, there was no time to take care of famous overseas places, so the local people launched an uprising, that is, the May Revolution. After six years of war, Spain's rule over this place became weaker and weaker, so in 18 16, Argentina finally succeeded in getting rid of Spanish colonial rule and establishing an independent country.

However, it is worth noting that although it is independent, Spain, as its suzerain country, has a history of hundreds of years and still has certain influence and appeal. Due to the influence of Spanish culture during the colonial period, most Argentine government officials are descendants of Spain, and the national language of Argentina is still Spanish, and the written language used is still Spanish. Even the current national system is based on Spain.

In other words, Argentina should be a country with a Spanish cultural system in essence.

But if we are more careful, we will find that Argentina and Spain are not so closely linked, but Italy has a deep relationship with it? Unexpectedly, more than half of Argentine population is Italian, and many people in China also have Italian nationality. Argentina is even called the second hometown of Italy.

Why on earth is this?

Although Italy is also one of the established powers, its strength has not been very strong, and it is often looked down upon by other European countries, especially the performance of the Italian army in World War II, which is regarded as a laughing stock.

So when European countries carved up the world, Italy rarely took advantage. Italy has no colonies anywhere except a few small colonies in Africa.

In fact, when Spain and Portugal carved up South America, Italy also wanted to join in the fun, but it was directly rejected. Italy, on the other hand, is a small country with relatively scarce resources. If it continues for a long time, it will definitely be detrimental to the long-term development of Italy.

So Italy came up with one? Curve saves the country? Way? That is to ease the pressure of social employment by exporting overseas Chinese, thus alleviating social contradictions, and earning foreign exchange.

This method can be said to kill two birds with one stone, so after being recognized by Italy as feasible, Italy began to study it. Immigration policy? The state encourages immigrants through preferential treatment and guidance, and even provides preferential conditions. There will naturally be people in China who are willing to go out and make money.

In sharp contrast to immigrants, the domestic situation in Italy was very difficult at that time. Because Italy did not have enough overseas colonies in the era of European industrial development, and its territory was narrow and barren, and it lacked certain raw materials, the economic development was very backward, the unemployment rate was high, and the living standard was poor compared with other countries. At that time, its domestic material production could not even meet domestic demand.

In this way, immigrants not only get the support of the state, but also are eagerly awaited by the Italian people.

After that, Italy began to export expatriates to the colonies of European countries, but such an intention of Italy was quickly seen through by other European countries, and then other European colonial countries began to refuse Italian nationals to enter their colonies. Such behavior is undoubtedly a blow to Italy, which will not be able to pass the immigration policy.

However, just as Italy was worried about this matter, Argentina, far away from South America, had just left Spain. At that time, Argentina was rich in products, resources and land, but the disadvantage was that the population was particularly scarce. Italians coming to Argentina can not only find jobs, but also improve their living conditions.

At this time, Italy seems to have seized the straw.

At that time, Argentina was not short of material resources, only manpower, so Argentina and Italy hit it off, and then Italy madly exported expatriates to Argentina. Later, in order to facilitate the immigration of expatriates, the dual nationality bill was even formally signed in AD 1899.

How much does it cost for Italy to immigrate to Argentina? From the middle of19th century to the beginning of 20th century, in just a few decades, the number of Italian immigrants to Argentina exceeded 2 million, more than half of the immigrants from all over the world.

At this time, the population would still increase according to this trend, but under the special circumstances of World War I and World War II, a large number of Italians were drafted into the army to participate in the war, resulting in a decrease or even stagnation in the number of people who emigrated abroad.

But after the war, Italians began to immigrate again. This time, the immigration fever can even be described as a frenzy, because it is more prosperous than before.

After World War II, Italy, as a defeated country, was subjected to various sanctions from the victorious country. The life of ordinary Italians became more and more difficult and the unemployment rate was unprecedented. At the same time, marine transportation has also developed to another stage. Under the guidance and influence of the predecessors, it seems easier and easier for Italians to immigrate to Argentina. After the successor comes, is it okay? Go to your hometown? The difficulty of survival has also decreased a lot.

At this time, the population of Italy in Argentina has exceeded 654.38+06 million, accounting for 50% of the total population of Argentina. With the continuous integration of ethnic groups, Italians and their descendants are more and more dominant in Argentina, and over time, they even surpass Spanish immigrants.

Although Spain is the suzerain of Argentina, Argentina is deeply influenced by it, but for a country, population is the most critical, and population can be said to play a decisive role in a country's cultural, political and economic development.

Spain has a small population and there are no social problems like Italy. Moreover, Spain has many colonies around the world, so Argentina is not an important option for Spanish immigrants. So not many people in Spain want to come to Argentina. On the contrary, the Spanish people are more eager to go to a colony closer to their hometown and more fulfilling, such as some backward countries in Central Asia and Africa; In addition, in the later Argentine war of independence, some Spaniards fled and took refuge, which led to a continuous decline in the proportion of Spaniards.

In the case of one in and one out, Italy replaced Spain and became the real ruler of Argentina. Even the great Argentine poet laughed at himself. Argentines are Spanish-speaking Italians. ?

It is enough to see how much influence the Italians have on Argentina.

Thanks to the above historical factors, Argentina and Italy are still bilateral friendly countries, and their relations are quite close. Today's Italians will still choose to immigrate to Argentina, but because the situation in Italy is not like in the past, the nature of immigration in Italy is not the same as before.

Italians today regard Argentina as? Have a job but don't support the elderly? In other places, I went to Argentina to develop when I was young, and returned to Italy when I needed to support my old age. After all, pension benefits in Europe are better.

But in fact, this situation has also caused a certain social pension burden to Italy, so some European countries, that is to say, Italy is a realistic version of the national nursing home.

In the year of peace and disaster-free, everyone is still at peace. If there are any problems, it will easily lead to the collapse of Italy's overall system. For example, after the outbreak of the epidemic, Italy was almost out of control, especially the great shortage of medical resources, which was caused by the aging population in Italy.

Of course, these are all digressions.