{"id":2084,"date":"2025-12-19T22:45:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T22:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crown.salamander-studios.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/19\/croats-in-south-america\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T22:45:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T22:45:55","slug":"croats-in-south-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crown.salamander-studios.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/19\/croats-in-south-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Croats in South America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Authors:<\/strong> Nenad N. Bach and Darko \u017dubrini\u0107<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 style=\"color: rgb(204, 0, 0);\">Croats in South America<br \/>       <\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);\"><\/span>Darko \u017dubrini\u0107, 2024       <\/div>\n<p>       <\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Argentina | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatianhistory.net\/etf\/south_america.html#brasil\">Brasil<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatianhistory.net\/etf\/south_america.html#chile\">Chile<\/a> |\u0102\u0082\u0102\u0082\u00c2\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatianhistory.net\/etf\/south_america.html#chile\">Peru<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatianhistory.net\/etf\/south_america.html#venezuela\">Venezuela<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatianhistory.net\/etf\/south_america.html#general\">In general<\/a>       <\/div>\n<p>              <\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);\"><a name=\"argentina\" ><\/a>Argentina<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>       <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.studiacroatica.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Studia Croatica<\/a> (journal)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/studiacroatica.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Studia Croatia blogspot<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Joza Vrljicak: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatia.org\/crown\/articles\/9176\/1\/Who-wants-to-close-the-Embassy-of-Bosnia-Herzegovina-in-Buenos-Aires-.html\" target=\"_blank\">Who wants to close the Embassy of Bosnia-Herzegovina in Buenos Aires ?<\/a>         <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatianhistory.net\/etf\/dollss.html\" target=\"_blank\">El Rey de las Munecas<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatianhistory.net\/etf\/dolls.html\" target=\"_blank\">The King of Dolls<\/a> (Ljeposlav Perini\u0107)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatia.org\/crown\/articles\/11344\/1\/Gustav-Likan-1912-1998-distinguished-Croatian-American-painter-and-the-Father-of-Acrylics.html\" target=\"_blank\">Gustav Likan 1912-1998 distinguished Croatian-American painter and the Father of Acrylics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatia.org\/crown\/articles\/9349\/1\/Zdravko-Duemeliae--el-pintor-preferido-de-Borges.html\" target=\"_blank\">Zdravko Du\u010dmeli\u0107,  el pintor preferido de Borges<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatianhistory.net\/etf\/carmen.html\" target=\"_blank\">Carmen Verlichak<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatia.org\/crown\/articles\/8941\/1\/Zagreb-Photo-Exhibition-quotThe-Croatians-in-Argentinaquot--February-20-2007.html\" target=\"_blank\">Zagreb: Photo Exhibition &#8220;The Croatians in Argentina&#8221; February 20, 2007<\/a>         <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatia.org\/crown\/articles\/11153\/1\/Teresa-Perinic-and-the-King-of-Dolls-representing-Croatia-at-the-Day-of-Europe-in-Argentina.html\" target=\"_blank\">Teresa Perinic and the King of Dolls representing Croatia at the Day of Europe in Argentina<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatia.org\/crown\/articles\/11335\/1\/Betiana-Bellofatto-published-her-photobook-8220Terra-Australis-Aedificanda8221-in-Ushuaia-2021.html\" target=\"_blank\">Betiana Bellofatto published her photobook &#8220;Terra Australis Aedificanda&#8221; in Ushuaia 2021<\/a>         <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatia.org\/crown\/articles\/10819\/1\/Betiana-Bellofatto-Purifying-Ties-in-Antarctica.html\" target=\"_blank\">Betiana Bellofatto Purifying Ties in Antarctica<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>       <\/p>\n<p> <a name=\"vuce\" ><\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crown.salamander-studios.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/vucet-4.gif\" alt=\"Josip Vucetic introduced scientific dactyloscopy\" vspace=\"5\" hspace=\"5\" align=\"right\"\/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatia.org\/crown\/articles\/9635\/1\/Ivan-Vueetiae-the-father-of-dactilosopy---fingerprinting-as-a-method-of-identification.html\" target=\"_blank\">Ivan Vucetic<\/a> (1858-1925), in Argentina known as Juan Vucetich, was a criminologist and anthropologist born on the island of Hvar, in that time called Lessina. He was one of the pioneers of the <b>scientific datiloscopy<\/b> (identification by fingerprints) and occupied the position of the director of the Center for Daktiloscopy in Buenos Aires. His method of identification was in use throughout South America. Vucetic was also the one who introduced the notion of <b>daktiloscopy<\/b> in 1920, now in current use worldwide. <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crown.salamander-studios.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/vucetic-4.gif\" alt=\"Josip Vucetic, discoverer of scientific dactyloscopy\" vspace=\"5\" hspace=\"5\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Ivan Vucetic devised an original instrument for classification of fingerprints called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatianhistory.net\/etf\/dactilonome.html\">dactilonome<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The police school in La Plata is bearing his name: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mseg.gba.gov.ar\/escuelavucetich\" target=\"_blank\">Escuela de policia Juan Vucetich<\/a>, as well as the Argentinean Police museum, and even a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vucetich.8m.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">High Technical Institute <b>Juan Vucetich<\/b><\/a>. See his biography <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mseg.gba.gov.ar\/historiavuce\" target=\"_blank\">Vida y obra de Juan Vucetich<\/a> in Spanish, <\/p>\n<p>  offered by Argentinean Escuela de Policia, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easybuensairescity.com\/biografias\/vucetich1.htm\" target=\"_blank\">in English<\/a>.<br \/>        <font size=\"-1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.studiacroatica.blogspot.com.ar\/2013\/07\/los-croatas-de-argentina-cuantos-son-y.html\" target=\"_blank\">Nearly 350,000 Croats<\/a> live in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatia.org\/crown\/articles\/10489\/1\/Croatian-events-in-Argentina-2013-Buenos-Aires-Celebra-Croacia-Klapa-Kastav-Chaco-etc.html\" target=\"_blank\">Argentina<\/a> today. It is interesting that in 1933 the Croatian community in Argentina collected about 50,000 signatures asking for the right of the Croats to live in the free and independent state. Similarly in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatianhistory.net\/etf\/et112.html#plea\">the USA<\/a>.<\/font>              <\/p>\n<p>For more information see <em>Ivan Vucetic, Juan Vucetich 1858.-1925.<\/em> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.matis.hr\/pdf\/Katalog_Vucetic.pdf\">PDF<\/a>], concept author &#038; event coordinator Ljerka Galic, Croatian Heritage Foundation, Zagreb 2008., ISBN 978-953-6525-47-8        <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatianhistory.net\/etf\/et22a2.html\" target=\"_blank\">Source.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>       <\/p>\n<p><a name=\"plan\" ><\/a> A Croatian Jesuit <b>Nikola Plantic<\/b> (born in Zagreb, 1720-1777) studied in Zagreb, Graz, Vienna and Trnava in Slovakia. He was teaching logic and philosophy at the Jesuit University in Cordoba in Argentina. <\/p>\n<p> <font size=\"-1\">In some books we can read that Plantic allegedly had an important role in the formation of the unique <b>Jesuit Kingdom in Paraguay<\/b>, established for the wellbeing of native <i>Guarani Indians<\/i>. It is true that the Jesuits managed to organize prosperous economic and cultural life, including printing in the Guarani language. This was too much for great forces, since this Jesuit-Indian Republic had shaken the existing &#8220;world order.&#8221; The rebellion was put down in 1767, which led to the tragedy for Guaranis. The &#8220;international community&#8221; managed to achieve interdiction of the Jesuit order in 1773. But the claim that N.Plantic organized the rebellion is false. Some sources even claim that the Jesuit Republic was led by Plantic, and that allegedly a coin was issued with his figure in the Netherlands. Plantic was never in Paraguay, and never met Guaranis in their homeland. I owe this info to Mr. Joza Vrljicak, director of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.studiacroatica.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Studia Croatica<\/a>, Buenos Aires. The only Croat known to have participated the famous Paraguay mission was Ivan Krstitelj Marchesetti (or Marqueseti, 1704-1767), born in Rijeka in a noble family having Italian roots, later croatized. See <br \/>       <\/font><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><font size=\"-1\">[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatianhistory.net\/etf\/l.html#zoric\">Zoric<\/a>, pp. 49-51]<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"-1\">Mijo Korade and Mirjana Poli\u0107 Bobi\u0107: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.matica.hr\/knjige\/paragvajska-pisma-1094\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Paragvajska pisma<\/span><\/a>, Matica hrvatska, Zagreb 2010. (containing a collection of letters by Juan Bautista Marchesetti from Rijeka and Nikola Planti\u0107 from Zagreb, published in Croatian and Castillian<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"-1\">Mijo Korade: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.matica.hr\/knjige\/istrazivaci-novih-obzorja-1137\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Istra\u017eiva\u010di novih obzorja<\/span><\/a>, Matica hrvatska, Zagreb 2015.<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font size=\"-1\">Mijo Korade, Jerko Mato\u0161 and Mira Aleksi\u0107: <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Jesuits and Croatian culture<\/span>, Most\/The Bridge, Zagreb 1992.<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>       <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatianhistory.net\/etf\/lat.html\" target=\"_blank\">Source.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>       <a name=\"beni\" ><\/a> <b>Ivan Benigar<\/b> was born in Zagreb in 1883, studied in Graz and Prague, and since 1908 lived Argentina, in Patagonia, among Mapuches or Araucanos Indians. He wrote a dictionary of Mapuche language and several other books. Since 1924 he was a member of the &#8220;Council of American history&#8221;, which is today &#8220;National history academy&#8221; in Buenos Aires. Married with Eufemia Scheypuquin, grand-daughter of Mapuches chieftain Catriel, he had 11 children. When she died, after 6 years he married again with a Mapuche Indian, and had four children. Due to his intense scientific activity in Latin America, it is not surprising that he earned the title <i>White chieftain of Mapuche Indians<\/i>. Ivan Benigar and his brother were born in Zagreb, and considered themselves to be Croatians, although their parents were\u0102\u0082\u0102\u0082\u00c2\u00a0Slovenians, see [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatianhistory.net\/etf\/l.html#verlichak\">Verlichak Vrljicak<\/a>,       <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Hrvati u Argentini<\/span>, p. 25]. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatianhistory.net\/etf\/lat.html#beni\" target=\"_blank\">Source.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>       <a name=\"spiller\" ><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ljerko_Spiller\" target=\"_blank\">Ljerko Spiller<\/a> (1908-2008) was a famous Croatian and Argentiean violinist, of the Jewish origin. He graduated the study of violine from the University of Zagreb, Croatia. In 1930 he started to lecture at the Paris \u0102\u0089cole Normale de Musique. In 1935 he was one of the winners of the prestigious Warsaw Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition. On the eve of WWII he moved to Argentina, where he continued his very fruitful activity. Spiller is the author of one of the best violin textbooks for children (<span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Kinder lernen Geige spielen<\/span>, published by PAN in Z\u0102\u017arich, Switzerland). He frequently played Croatian composers, like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatianhistory.net\/etf\/et12a1.html#jarn\">Ivan Mane Jarnovic<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatianhistory.net\/etf\/dugan.html\">Franjo Dugan<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatianhistory.net\/etf\/et12a2.html#kelem\">Milko Kelemen<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatianhistory.net\/etf\/et12a2.html#odak\">Krsto Odak<\/a>, etc. In 1997 he obtained the Order of Danica Hrvatska (The Order of Croatian Morning Star) from president Franjo Tudjman. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.matica.hr\/Vijenac\/vijenac384.nsf\/AllWebDocs\/Sljedbenik_Vaclava_Humla\" target=\"_blank\">More information<\/a> by Zlatko Stahuljak, in Croatian. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatianhistory.net\/etf\/et12a2.html\" target=\"_blank\">Source.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>       <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Tomas Felipe <\/span><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LRBwWZs3W0Q\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Trinche&#8221; Carlovich<\/a>, of Croatian origin, is considered to be one of the greatest Argentinean football players. More information:\u0102\u0082\u0102\u0082\u00c2\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lz1_sg1z2ok\" target=\"_blank\">info1<\/a>,       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yZayHlT94KU\" target=\"_blank\">info2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uSOrxI53w5k\" target=\"_blank\">info3<\/a>,       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AcD5yBfUSrE\" target=\"_blank\">info4<\/a>. Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatianhistory.net\/etf\/sport.html\" target=\"_blank\">Croatian Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%; height: 2px;\">\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);\"><a name=\"brasil\" ><\/a>Brasil<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>       <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatia.org\/crown\/articles\/11253\/1\/Damjan-Rodin-1910-1968-Croatian-priest-in-Brasil-founder-of-Vila-Croacia-in-Rio-de-Janeiro.html\" target=\"_blank\">Damjan Rodin 1910-1968 Croatian priest in Brasil founder of Vila Croacia in Rio de Janeiro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatia.org\/crown\/articles\/10607\/1\/Ivana-Vidoviae-the-first-Croatian-pianist-to-perform-in-the-Sao-Paulo-Concert-Hall-in-Brazil-in-August-2014.html\" target=\"_blank\">Ivana Vidovi\u0107 the first Croatian pianist to perform in the Sao Paulo Concert Hall in Brazil in August 2014<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>       <\/p>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%; height: 2px;\">              <\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);\"><a name=\"chile\" ><\/a>Chile<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>       <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crown.salamander-studios.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/punta-3.jpg\" alt=\"Croats in Punta Arenas, Chile, with their tamburitzas (photo from Lj. Antic, Hrvati u J. Americi, Zagreb, 1991)\" border=\"0\"\/><br \/>       <font size=\"-1\">Croats in Punta Arenas, Chile (Magallanes region), with their tamburitzas<br \/>       <em>Croatian tamburitza band Tomislav<\/em> in Punta Arenas, 1905<br \/>       <em>Hrvatsko tamburasko dru\u0161tvo Tomislav<\/em>, Punta Arenas, 1905<br \/> (photo from Lj. Anti\u0107, Hrvati u J. Americi, Zagreb, 1991, pp 182 and 266)<\/font><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><font size=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 800px; height: 455px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/crown.salamander-studios.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hrvatsko_tamburasko_drustvo_tomislav1916punta_arenas-9.jpg\"\/><\/font>       <\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><font size=\"-1\">Hrvatsko tambura\u0161ko dru\u0161tvo Tomislav (Croatian tamburitza band Tomislav), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatia.org\/crown\/articles\/10930\/1\/Claudio-Radonich-since-Dec-2016-Mayor-of-the-city-of-Punta-Arenas-in-Chile-has-Croatian-roots.html\" target=\"_blank\">Punta Arenas<\/a>, Chile, 1916.<\/font>       <\/div>\n<p> Podatci koji slijede su iz ove knjige:<\/p>\n<p> Petar Lovri\u0107: <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Kad planine progovore<\/span>, Laudato, Zagreb 2022.<\/p>\n<p>       <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Hrvatski dom<\/span> u Punta Arenasu, str. 272, ima tri kata, knji\u017enicu, galeriju, upravni prostor i restoran.<br \/> Rudi Mija\u010d je po\u010dasni hrvatski konzul u Punta Arenasu.<\/p>\n<p> str. 274:<br \/> Trg <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Plaza Croata<\/span>, jedan je od najljep\u0161ih trgova u Punta Arenasu. U samom sredi\u0161tu trga je pet metara visok hrvatski grb. Kamen je za taj grb stigao s otoka Bra\u010da i isklesan je u Punta Arenasu. Vi\u0161e od 50% \u017eitelja Punta Arensa su potomci Hrvata.<\/p>\n<p> U gradu Porvenir, Chile, nalazi se Spomenik hrvatskom doseljeniku u obliku obeliska. Porvenir je glavno sjedi\u0161te Chileanskog dijela Ognjene zemlje. Osnovali su ga doseljenici iz sela Mimica kod Omi\u0161a. To dokazuje spomenuti visoki obelisk, spomenik hrvatskom doseljeniku, podignut 1990. Od 6980 stanovnika Porvenira, 5000 su potomci Hrvata. Klima je ovdje jo\u0161 oporija nego u Punta Arenasu, prosje\u010dna godi\u0161nja temperatura je 6 stupnjeva celzijusa.<\/p>\n<p> str. 276<br \/> Na ulazu u grad Ushuaia se uz argentinsku zastavu nalazi i hrvatska. Ovdje su se Hrvati po\u010deli doseljavati jo\u0161 1890. Hotel Mustapi\u0107 u Ushuaii ima pored argentinske zastave i hrvatski grb. Kroz imanje obitelji Bronzovi\u0107 u Ushuaii protje\u010de rijeka Milna! Naime, svi ovda\u0161nji doseljenici potje\u010du iz Milne na otoku Bra\u010du. U Ushuaii se nalazi klub koji se zove <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Club Croata<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p> str. 278<br \/> Prva naseobina Hrvata stigla je na otok Lenox na samom jugu Ognjene zemlje. Jedan potok na tom otoku je dobio ime Arroyo Bori\u0107. Bori\u0107 je bio jedan od 500 Hrvata koji su na otoku za 26 dana iskopali 115 kg zlata.<\/p>\n<p> Nedavno je u Chileu izabran novi predsjednik, Gabriel Bori\u0107.<\/p>\n<p> str. 281<br \/> Procjene su da u Chileu \u017eivi \u010dak 200 000 potomaka Hrvata od prve do pete generacije. Obitelj Luk\u0161i\u0107 \u010dine u Chileu gospodarske divove. Hrvati su u Chileu vlasnici velikog broja ribarskih i ribarsko-prera\u0111iva\u010dkih poduze\u0107a.\u0102\u0082\u0102\u0082\u00c2\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p> str. 282<br \/> Restaurante CLUB CROATA u 10-milijunskoj Limi, glavnom gradu Perua.<\/p>\n<p>       <\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crown.salamander-studios.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/grbantp-4.jpg\" width=\"480\" border=\"1\"\/>       <\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Croatian coat of arms in Antofagasta (!), Chile, 1892<br \/> from the cover page of Ljubomir Antic: Hrvati u Juznoj Americi (Croats in South America) <br \/> Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom of Croatia, Dalmatia and Slavonia. This photo is a part of the following:<br \/>       <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 800px; height: 913px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/crown.salamander-studios.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/antofagasta1892bomba_dalmacia-4.jpg\"\/><br \/> A Croatian journal in Antofagasta from 1892, decorated with the Coat of Arms <br \/> of the Uniteg Kingdom of Croaita, Dalmatia and Slavonia.<br \/> Source: <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Croatian Folk Culture<\/span>, Institut za etnologiju i folkloristiku, Zagreb, 2004.<br \/> Bilingual Croatian-English edition.       <\/div>\n<p>       <\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatianhistory.net\/etf\/coat3.html\" target=\"_blank\">Croatian Coat of Arms, part 3<\/a>       <\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 378px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/crown.salamander-studios.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/chile_hrvatski_grb_antofagasta-4.png\"\/><br \/> In Antofagasta, a city on the north of Chile, there is an important community of Croatian immigrants. <br \/> Their presence can be seen among others in one of the three pavillions (Music Pavillion) errected in the central park of the city.<br \/> The music pavillion bears the inscription:       <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">LA COLONIA SLAVA<br \/> DE ANTOFAGASTA<br \/> AL PUEBLO CHILEANO<br \/> EN COMMEMORACION CENTENARIO<br \/> 1810 &#8211; 1910<\/p>\n<p>       <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">However, it is clear from the above photo (a detail of the octagonal music pavillion), that La &#8220;COLONIA SLAVA&#8221; was in fact &#8220;LA COLONIA CROATA&#8221;.<br \/> This can be seen from the Coat of Arms of the then Triune Kingdom of Croatia, Dalmatia and Slavonia from 1910, which is a part of the pavillion. <br \/> For more details, see the following video:<\/p>\n<p>       <\/p>\n<p>        One of important members of the Croatian community in Antofagasta, Chile, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.enciklopedija.hr\/natuknica.aspx?id=5067\" target=\"_blank\">Pasko Baburizza<\/a> (1875-1941, born on the island of Kolo\u010dep near the city of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatianhistory.net\/etf\/et111.html\" target=\"_blank\">Dubrovnik<\/a>), in cooperation with Frano Petrinovi\u0107, owned as many as 74 factories in Antofagasta, with 70,000 workers. He became one of the richest persons in Chile. He worked tirelessly until the end of his life (and died at the age of 67), without entertainment and luxurious life. He was helping his native island of Kolo\u010dep in various ways, as well as to the famous city of Dubrovnik.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatianhistory.net\/etf\/coat4.html\" target=\"_blank\">Croatian Coat of Arms, part 4<\/a>        <\/div>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%; height: 2px;\">              <\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);\"><a name=\"peru\" ><\/a>Peru<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatia.org\/crown\/articles\/10556\/1\/Ivan-Bjelovucic-the-first-in-history-to-fly-over-the-Alps-in-1913.html\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>       <\/a>       <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatia.org\/crown\/articles\/10556\/1\/Ivan-Bjelovucic-the-first-in-history-to-fly-over-the-Alps-in-1913.html\" target=\"_blank\">Ivan Bjelovucic the first in history to fly over the Alps in 1913<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatianhistory.net\/etf\/krek.html\" target=\"_blank\">Kristian Krekovic<\/a>, distinguished Croatian painter<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatia.org\/crown\/articles\/10188\/1\/Kristian-Krekovics-oils-exhibited-in-Etnographic-Museum-in-Croatias-capital-Zagreb-2011.html\" target=\"_blank\">Kristian Krekovic&#8217;s oils exhibited in Etnographic Museum in Croatia&#8217;s capital Zagreb 2011<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatia.org\/crown\/articles\/10182\/1\/Kristian-Krekovics-drawings-exhibited-in-the-Modern-Gallery-in-Croatias-capital-Zagreb.html\" target=\"_blank\">Kristian Krekovic&#8217;s drawings exhibited in the Modern Gallery in Croatia&#8217;s capital Zagreb<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatia.org\/crown\/articles\/9408\/1\/Nopoki-University-for-Peruvian-Indians-founded-by-Msgr-Gerardo-erdin.html\" target=\"_blank\">Nopoki University for Peruvian Indians founded by Msgr. Gerardo \u017derdin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatia.org\/crown\/articles\/10211\/1\/Msgr-John-E-Kozar-Croatian-American-appointed-president-of-the-Catholic-Near-East-Welfare-Association.html\" target=\"_blank\">Msgr. John E. Kozar Croatian American appointed president of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatia.org\/crown\/articles\/9782\/1\/Sofia-Mulanovich-Peruvian-surfer-of-Croatian-descent-inducted-in-Olympic-Museum.html\" target=\"_blank\">Sofia Mulanovich Peruvian surfer of Croatian descent inducted in Olympic Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>       <\/p>\n<p><a name=\"zerdin\" ><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatia.org\/crown\/articles\/9408\/1\/Nopoki-University-for-Peruvian-Indians-founded-by-Msgr-Gerardo-erdin\/Nopoki-Centro-de-Investigacion-y-Formacion-Intercultural-Peru.html\" target=\"_blank\">Gerardo Zerdin<\/a> is a Croatian Franciscan born in 1950, and a missionary in Peru since 1975. He is living already for 32 years among Peruvian Indians as a priest, and since 2001 as a bishop appointed by the rescript of Pope John Paul II. Msgr. Zerdin learned several Indian languages, and now basic Christian prayers are available in these languages. Extremely important work is devoted to Indian children, first to teach them to read and write, both in their native languages and in Castellano. <\/p>\n<p>Msgr Zerdin initiated a very complex and notrivial task to start the university for Peruvian Indians, <strong>Nopoki &#8211; Universidad para indigenas<\/strong>, in cooperation with the Catholic University in Lima. It started to work in 2006\/07 with 57 students. The aim is to educate future school teachers for work within their native communities, in order to preserve their roots, language and customs, and ensure material and cultural prosperity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatianhistory.net\/etf\/lat.html#zerdin\" target=\"_blank\">Source<\/a>       <\/p>\n<p>       <\/p>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%; height: 2px;\">              <\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);\"><a name=\"venezuela\" ><\/a>Venezuela<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>       <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatia.org\/crown\/articles\/11013\/1\/Mara-Vitols-Hrgetic-program-director-of-the-MEETING-G2-3-project-in-Zagreb-6-8-Nov-2017.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mara Vitols-Hrgetic program director of the MEETING G2-3 project in Zagreb 6-8 Nov 2017<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatia.org\/crown\/articles\/10926\/1\/Mara-Vitols-Hrgetic-of-Venezuela-and-Don-Markusic-of-Australia-describing-their-bussiness-work-in-Croatia.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mara Vitols Hrgetic of Venezuela and Don Markusic of Australia describing their bussiness work in Croatia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatia.org\/crown\/articles\/10909\/1\/FORUM-G2-2-synergy-initiative-between-Croatian-diaspora-and-homeland.html\" target=\"_blank\">FORUM G2-2 synergy initiative between Croatian diaspora and homeland<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatia.org\/crown\/articles\/10835\/1\/MEETING-G22-Conference-in-Zagreb-10-12-October-2016-aiming-at-revitalisation-of-Croatian-economy.html\" target=\"_blank\">MEETING G2.2 Conference in Zagreb 10-12 October 2016 aiming at revitalisation of Croatian economy<\/a>         <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatia.org\/crown\/articles\/10764\/1\/Croatian-emigrants-are-a-great-potential-for-growth-and-development-of-the-Croatian-economy.html\" target=\"_blank\">Croatian emigrants are a great potential for growth and development of the Croatian economy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatia.org\/crown\/articles\/10752\/1\/First-Conference-Organised-by-Croatian-Returnees-for-Croatian-Returnees-October-26-30-2015.html\" target=\"_blank\">First Conference Organised by Croatian Returnees for Croatian Returnees October 26-30, 2015<\/a>         <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatia.org\/crown\/articles\/10633\/1\/Forum-Center-in-Zagreb-connecting-Croatia-Venezuela-and-Latvia-via-Croatian-Glagolitic-Script.html\" target=\"_blank\">Forum Center in Zagreb connecting Croatia, Venezuela and Latvia via Croatian Glagolitic Script<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatia.org\/crown\/articles\/11130\/1\/Meeting-G24-Conference-sucessfully-organized-by-Udruga-MEETING-G2-in-Zagreb-in-2018.html\" target=\"_blank\">Meeting G2.4 Conference sucessfully organized by Udruga MEETING G2 in Zagreb in 2018<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> Fra <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bosnasrebrena.ba\/node\/911\" target=\"_blank\">Augustin Augustinovi\u0107<\/a> (1917-1998), born in a village near the town Prijedor in Bosnia and Herzegovina, served during many years (for nearly half a century) as a missionary in Venezuela. A result of his Cursillios was a two volume book entitled Historia de Jesu, published in 1981 in Spanish. It was translated by the author into Croatian (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrvatski-dom.com\/knjiznica\/knjige-casopisi.html\" target=\"_blank\">Povijest Isusova<\/a> I, II) in 1984 and published in Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. <\/p>\n<p> Among important sportsmen and sportswomen of Croatian origin in Venezuela, Argentina, Equador, and USA, are<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Marco Milinkovic, voleyball, Argentina<\/li>\n<li>Zdenko Morovic, football, Venezuela<\/li>\n<li>Iru Balic, diving, Venezuela<\/li>\n<li>Branko Jardas, wrestling Venezuela<\/li>\n<li>Tomislav Klepic, wrestling, Venezuela<\/li>\n<li>Ivan Cochesa (Kokeza), autom\u0102\u0142vil champ, Venezuela<\/li>\n<li>Jasenka Hauptfeld, swiming, Ekvador<\/li>\n<li>Paige Spiranac, golf, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> Many thanks to Mr. Josip Hrgeti\u0107 (Venezuela &#8211; Croatia) for his kind information.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%; height: 2px;\">              <\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a name=\"general\" ><\/a>In general<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>       <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatia.org\/crown\/articles\/10764\/1\/Croatian-emigrants-are-a-great-potential-for-growth-and-development-of-the-Croatian-economy.html\" target=\"_blank\">Croatian emigrants are a great potential for growth and development of the Croatian economy<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Vladimir Lon\u010darevi\u0107: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatianhistory.net\/etf\/V.+Lon%3Farevi%3F:+Ju%3Fnoameri%3Fki+Hrvati+%3F+novi+list+integracijske+politike\" target=\"_blank\">Ju\u017enoameri\u010dki Hrvati \u0102\u02d8\u0080\u0093 novi list integracijske politike <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>       <\/p>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%; height: 2px;\">       <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatianhistory.net\/etf\/carmen.html\" target=\"_blank\">Carmen Verlichak<\/a><\/p>\n<p>       <a href=\"http:\/\/www.croatianhistory.net\/etf\/etfss.html\">Croatia, its History, Culture and Science<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authors: Nenad N. 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