{"id":917,"date":"2009-11-16T13:44:24","date_gmt":"2009-11-16T16:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recoletacemetery.com\/?p=917"},"modified":"2021-08-18T10:39:59","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T08:39:59","slug":"351-sociedad-portuguesa-de-socorros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recoletacemetery.com\/?p=917","title":{"rendered":"351. sociedade portuguesa de soccorros"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sociedad<\/p>\n

Beginning with the 1680 foundation of Colonia do Sacramento<\/strong>— situated directly opposite Buenos Aires on the R\u00edo de la Plata— Portugal tried to exert certain influence in the region. Although a demarcation line between Spanish & Portuguese territory had been agreed upon in 1494, the two nations often disagreed about the imaginary border. But after the Spanish established a Viceroyalty in 1776 with Buenos Aires as the capital, Portuguese claims gradually diminished.<\/p>\n

Immigrant families who remained in Buenos Aires founded the Sociedade Portuguesa de Soccorros <\/strong>in 1895\u2026 another self-help organization to assist new arrivals & form bonds with the established community. For a small nation like Portugal, there has always been a large amount of emigration to other places.<\/p>\n

\"Sociedad<\/p>\n

During the period of the Salazar regime, almost 1.5 million Portuguese left but fewer than 13,000<\/strong> arrived in Argentina\u2026 less than 1% of the total. Most settled in the outer suburbs of Buenos Aires or in the city of Comodoro Rivadavia<\/a> in Patagonia. The blog of Antonio Antunes Canas<\/a> (in Spanish) has some interesting stories about his family\u2019s immigration to Argentina, compiles lots of statistics & makes a unique point\u2026 because of Argentina\u2019s progressive treatment of immigrants, new arrivals never felt the need to return home or maintain a homestead in Portugal. They were here to stay.<\/p>\n

The interior is decorated with a statue of St. Anthony of Padua, born in Lisbon:<\/p>\n

\"Sociedad<\/p>\n

One plaque of many stands out… Alfonso Afonso was president of the local #60 bus route<\/a> in the early 1970’s:<\/p>\n

\"Sociedad<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Beginning with the 1680 foundation of Colonia do Sacramento— situated directly opposite Buenos Aires on the R\u00edo de la Plata— Portugal tried to exert certain…<\/p>\n

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