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Hungarian Argentines
The presence of
Hungarians in Argentina
dates back to the 18th century, when a number of Hungarian
Jesuit
priests came to North Argentina and Paraguay and settled in
Jesuit Reductions
. After the fall of the
Hungarian Revolution of 1848
a number of Hungarian officers fled to Argentina. Among them were
János Czetz
, founder of the
Colegio Militar de la Nación
(the Argentine National Military Academy) and
Alexander Asboth
, who served as
United States Ambassador to Argentina
. Another well-known Hungarian emigrant to Argentina is
László Bíró
, who perfected and patented his invention, the
ballpoint pen
– also known as
biro
– after his emigration to Argentina.
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