Argentina
See also: English settlement in Argentina, Scottish settlement in Argentina, and Welsh settlement in ArgentinaMost of the English Argentine population consists of Anglo-Argentines in the Buenos Aires area. In the mid-1980s English Argentines were estimated at 100,000. Famous Argentines of significant or full English ancestry include Jorge Luis Borges and Olivia Hussey, the latter famous for playing Juliet in the movie Romeo and Juliet. Carlos Pellegrini, who was President of Argentina (1890–92), was English through his mother and Franco-Italian through his father.
The country has had a Welsh community in the Patagonia since their arrival from Liverpool in 1865. Its creation was an effort by nonconformists to build a "little Wales" away from English speakers. Welsh Argentines currently number around 50,000.
A Scottish Argentine population has existed for 180 years. The Scottish diaspora in Argentina is estimated in 100,000. The first Argentine woman to earn a Doctor of Medicine degree was Cecilia Grierson, of Scottish ancestry.
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