Foreign relations between

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

and

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

, have existed nearly a century. Both states are members of the

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. Argentina became an independent nation during the

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, a conflict between the

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and the

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. Argentina was a Spanish territory by that time, as the

Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata The Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata or Viceroyalty of Buenos Aires ( or Virreinato de Buenos Aires or ) meaning "River of the Silver", also called the "Viceroyalty of River Plate" in some scholarly writings, in southern South America, was ...

, and thus at war with France, but the war never left Europe. The Viceroyalty was never attacked directly by French armies. The French attack to Spain indirectly started the

Argentine War of Independence The Argentine War of Independence () was a secessionist civil war (until 1816) fought from 1810 to 1818 by Argentine patriotic forces under Manuel Belgrano, Juan José Castelli, Martín Miguel de Güemes, Martin Miguel de Guemes and José de ...

. France recognized Argentina as an independent nation by the end of 1830. France attempted the

French blockade of the Río de la Plata The French blockade of the Río de la Plata was a two-year-long naval blockade imposed by France on the Argentine Confederation ruled by Juan Manuel de Rosas. It closed Buenos Aires to naval commerce. It was imposed in 1838 to support the Peru ...

during the

War of the Confederation The War of the Confederation () was a military confrontation waged by the United Restoration Army, the alliance of the land and naval forces of Chile and the Restoration Army of Peru, formed in 1836 by Peruvian soldiers opposed to the conf ...

, attempting to remove

Juan Manuel de Rosas Juan Manuel José Domingo Ortiz de Rozas y López de Osornio (30 March 1793 – 14 March 1877), nicknamed "Restorer of the Laws", was an Argentine politician and army officer who ruled Buenos Aires Province and briefly the Argentine Confedera ...

from power. The blockade lasted for some more years after the defeat of the Peru–Bolivian Confederation by Argentina and Chile. France would attempt another blockade, this time allied with Britain, but Rosas defeated it as well.

History

19th century

Relations between

and

are rooted in this country's

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, proclaimed on July 9, 1816 at the Congress of Tucuman, the French political ideals of the Enlightenment were inspiring movement, born in

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...

on May 25, 1810. Later in the same century, ties between the two countries are strengthened by the influx of French to Argentina, which attracts nearly 250,000 people between 1880 and 1910, mostly

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s, Béarn and aveyroneses migrants. At the same time, France is a model to Argentina for its implementation in many areas, particularly in the area of law (influence of the Civil Code),

education Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education als ...

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and

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. The history of

is so intimately linked to that of

from its origins: a highly symbolic way, the liberator

José de San Martín José Francisco de San Martín y Matorras (; 25 February 177817 August 1850), nicknamed "the Liberator of Argentina, Chile and Peru", was an Argentine general and the primary leader of the southern and central parts of South America's succe ...

lived much longer in France than in Argentina, and spent many years in exile in

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and the Paris region (

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) before ending his days in

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, where he died on August 17, 1850. Immigrants

Throughout these two centuries, a unique relationship will build between France and Argentina, whose amplitude can be illustrated by the diversity and intensity of the exchanges between the two countries: education, science, arts, economics and construction of large infrastructures. "Golden Years" (1880–1930), who see big names in architecture, as Paul Parter,

René Sergent René Sergent (; July 4, 1865 - August 22, 1927) was a French architect. Biography Born in Clichy, Sergent was trained at the École spéciale d'architecture, where he concentrated on French architecture of the 18th century but also studied Briti ...

or Norbert Maillart, build some of the most beautiful buildings in the city, are translated with a strong influence of French taste of the time, which deeply marked the landscape of

. The aristocracy of the "breadbasket of the world" had very strong ties to France for their thinking and their way of life. Buenos Aires won this well-deserved title of "''Paris of Latin America.''"

20th century

The first wave of

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s who arrived in the country came mostly from the southern regions of

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and the

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. They embarked in

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to America. The French Basques also constituted a numerically important group. While most French immigrants were integrated into urban life in

and major cities of the country, there were also agricultural colonization projects. The most important took place in

Pigüé Pigüé () is a town in Argentina located in the Pampas, south-west of Buenos Aires. It was founded by 165 Occitan-speaking French immigrants from Aveyron (Avairon in occitan) and one Argentine of direct Irish descent on December 4, 1884. The u ...

(southwest of the

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) and

Chaco Province Chaco (; Wichi languages, Wichi: ''To-kós-wet''), officially the Province of Chaco ( ) is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, provinces of Argentina. Its capital and largest city is Resistencia, Chaco, Resistencia. It is located in the north- ...

(Mayday departments and Bermejo). There were French settlers, along with

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and

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, in the Esperanza colony, founded in 1865 by Aaron Castellanos. Another group of French immigrants settled in Oberá, Misiones. France helped the Argentine government carry out the

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, playing a significant role in Argentina's

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and systematic torture of political dissidents.

21st century

Bilateral exchanges reached 1.7 million

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s in 2013. Capital goods account for 60% of French exports in

, and products related to the automotive sector more than a third. Imports of Argentine products in

totaled 463 million euros in 2013. These are highly concentrated in the products of

agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

and food industries (more than 80% of the total, or 373 million euros in 2013). The surplus in the trade balance of

amounted to 774 million euros in 2013. France was, in 2013, the sixth supplier of

. With a stock of FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) of 2.4 million euros in 2012, France is one of the first investors in Argentina and implanted 250 French companies and groups active in the Argentine growth. This is particularly noticeable in the automotive sector (30% of the French market for both

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and

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), wholesale distribution (40% market share), the food industry (Danone and Bongrain) or energy (gas for Total,

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) equipment. Argentina the 3rd regional destination for the French exports, behind

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and

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, but ahead of Chile and, in total, our third trade partner.

Cultural relations

French immigrants contributed outstanding features to the Argentina culture, especially in the resumption of the production of

yerba mate Yerba mate or yerba maté (), ''Ilex paraguariensis'', is a plant species of the holly genus native to South America. It was named by the French botanist Augustin Saint-Hilaire. The leaves of the plant can be steeped in hot water to make a bev ...

wine production Wine is an alcoholic drink made from fermented fruit. Yeast consumes the sugar in the fruit and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide, releasing heat in the process. Wine is most often made from grapes, and the term "wine" generally refers ...

, sugar (Hileret).

Santiago de Liniers Santiago Antonio María de Liniers y Bremond, 1st Count of Buenos Aires, Order of Montesa, KOM, Order of Malta, OM (July 25, 1753 – August 26, 1810) was a Spanish military officer and a viceroy of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. Alt ...

, one of the great heroes of Argentina's history, was French. Three Argentine presidents were of French origin:

Juan Martín de Pueyrredón Juan Martín de Pueyrredón y O'Dogan (December 18, 1777 – March 13, 1850) was an Argentine general and politician of the early 19th century. He was appointed Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata after the Argentin ...

Carlos Pellegrini Carlos Enrique José Pellegrini Bevans (October 11, 1846 – July 17, 1906) was Vice President of Argentina and became President of Argentina from August 6, 1890 to October 12, 1892, upon Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman's resignation (see R ...

and Hipolito Yrigoyen; while

Alejandro Agustín Lanusse Alejandro Agustín Lanusse Gelly (28 August 1918 – 26 August 1996) was the ''de facto'' president of the Argentine Republic between 26 March 1971 and 25 May 1973, during the military dictatorship of the country called the " Argentine Revoluti ...

was a great-grandson of an important entrepreneur from

. Institutions of the French community, including the French Hospital (French Hospital of Buenos Aires in 2013 has been renamed as

César Milstein César Milstein, CH, FRS (8 October 1927 – 24 March 2002) was an Argentine biochemist in the field of antibody research. Milstein shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1984 with Niels Kaj Jerne and Georges J. F. Köhler for ...

Hospital), still active, and the socialist group ''Les Egaux'', one of the founders of the Argentine labor movement. French immigrants as

Amadeo Jacques Amadeo is a Spanish name derived from the Latin theophoric name Amadeus. It may refer to: People * Amadeo I of Spain (1845–1890) * Amadeo Bordiga (1889–1970), founder of the Communist Party of Italy * Amadeo Giannini, co-founder of the Bank ...

and

Paul Groussac Paul-François Groussac (February 15, 1848 – June 27, 1929) was a French-born Argentine writer, literary critic, historian, and librarian. Biography Groussac was born in Toulouse to Pierre Groussac, the scion of an old Languedocian family, an ...

had a direct impact on education and Argentine culture. Some Argentine cities, such as

above, were originated by colonies of French immigrants, and generated an Argentine-French local culture.

Carlos Gardel Carlos Gardel (born Charles Romuald Gardès; 11 December 1890 – 24 June 1935) was a French-born Argentine singer, songwriter, composer and actor, and the most prominent figure in the history of tango. He was one of the most influential inter ...

was a native of Languedoc and Provence, the eastern tip of Occitania, became the liberator

Hipólito Bouchard Hippolyte or Hipólito Bouchard (15 January 1780 – 4 January 1837), known in California as Pirata Buchar, was a French-born Argentine sailor and corsair (pirate) who fought for Argentina, Chile, and Peru. During his first campaign as an Arge ...

who spread the design of the Argentina flag Central America and captured the realistic teaches at the Battle of San Lorenzo.

Architecture

is a city of diverse architectural influences, especially from

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and

. The Parisian flair of Buenos Aires in the

San Martín Palace San Martín Palace (''Palacio San Martín'') is located facing Plaza San Martín in the Retiro neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina and serves as the Ceremonial Headquarters for the Ministry of Foreign Relations. History The Beaux Arts ...

, located on 761

Arenales Street Arenales may refer to: * Arenales, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico * Arenales River (Spanish: ''Río Arenales''), a river of Argentina * Cerro Arenales, a volcano in Chile * Juan Antonio Álvarez de Arenales also known as General Arenales (1770-1831), Argen ...

, inspired in the French architecture of the 18th century: File:Palacio San Martin 1.jpg,

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. File:Buenos Aires - Bolsa de Comercio.jpg, The

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File:Palacio de Correos Ciudad de Buenos Aires.JPG, The CCK, designed by French architect Norbert Maillart in 1889 File:Museo de Ciencias Naturales 6..JPG,

La Plata Museum The La Plata Museum () is a natural history museum in La Plata, Argentina. It is part of the (Natural Sciences School) of the National University of La Plata. The building, long, today houses three million fossils and relics (including 44,000 bo ...

Neoclassical architecture Neoclassical architecture, sometimes referred to as Classical Revival architecture, is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassicism, Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy, France and Germany. It became one of t ...

File:Bahia Blanca- club argentino.jpg, ''Club Argentino'' in

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Lunfardo

Lunfardo Lunfardo (; from the Italian ) is an argot originated and developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the lower classes in the Río de la Plata region (encompassing the port cities of Buenos Aires in Argentina and Montevideo in Uruguay) ...

is an argot of the

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which appeared in

at the end of the 19th century. It integrated a lot of words and expressions from languages and dialects spoken by immigrants, notably Italians, Spaniards and French. Lunfardo was heavily used in

tango Tango is a partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. The tango was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries from a combination of Arge ...

lyrics. After 1912, as tango became popular in Paris, French expressions were incorporated into tango lyrics and made their way into lunfardo. It has now become an integral part of the Spanish spoken in Argentina and some of these words are still used on a daily basis.

Examples

* ''Beguén'' - Crush (from the

''béguin'' -crush-) * ''Bulín'' - Digs (from the

''boulin'' -hole in the wall of a dolecote where the pigeons nest-) * ''Buyón'' - Food (from the

''bouillon'' -broth-) * ''Calotear'' - To steal (from the

''calotter'' -to steal-) * ''Dragonear'' - To flirt (from the

''draguer'' -to flirt-) * ''Fané'' - Worn out (from the

''fané'' -withered-) * ''Franelear'' - To caress, to heavy pet (from the

''faire flanelle'' -to go to a whorehouse without making use of any woman-) * ''Macro'' - Pimp (from the

''maquereau'' -pimp-) * ''Marote'' - Head (from the

''marotte'' -hatstand-) * ''Ragú'' - Hunger (from the

''ragoût'' -stew-) * ''Toilette'' - Bathroom (from the

''toilettes'' -bathroom-)

Notable people

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scientific Science is a systematic discipline that builds and organises knowledge in the form of testable hypotheses and predictions about the universe. Modern science is typically divided into twoor threemajor branches: the natural sciences, which stu ...

, technical and

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cooperation between

and

are part of a long tradition of exchanges. The crisis of 2001 changed however, the possibilities of intervention and collaboration and has led to a redefinition of priorities for our action. She is oriented towards the technical,

and university cooperation, without thereby be neglected our artistic and audiovisual cooperation. It is for us to follow the evolution of the country, offering our experience, our creativity, our contributions to the great debates and promoting synergies.

Science

Enrique Hermitte Enrique Martín Hermitte (1871-1955) was an Argentine geologist who served as the first director of Servicio Geológico Minero from its founding in 1904 to 1922. He es credited with bringing to Argentina a number of talented geologists from Europe ...

, Argentine engineer *

Bernardo Houssay Bernardo Alberto Houssay (April 10, 1887 – September 21, 1971) was an Argentine physiologist. Houssay was a co-recipient of the 1947 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for discovering the role played by pituitary hormones in regulating the ...

, Argentine physiologist, to French parents, Nobel Prize winner *

Luis Federico Leloir Luis Federico Leloir (September 6, 1906 – December 2, 1987) was an Argentine physician and biochemist who received the 1970 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of the metabolic pathways by which carbohydrates are synthesized and co ...

, Argentine doctor and biochemist, Nobel Prize winner *

Alicia Moreau de Justo Alicia Moreau de Justo (October 11, 1885 – May 12, 1986) was an Argentine physician, politician, pacifist and human rights activist. She was a leading figure in feminism and socialism in Argentina. Since the beginning of the 20th century, she go ...

, Argentine physician, French parents

Literature

Carlos Alvarado-Larroucau Carlos Alvarado-Larroucau (born 1964) is an Argentine-born French author. Biography After Alvarado-Larroucau completed his secondary education in the province of Tucumán, he settled in Buenos Aires, where he studied languages, philosophy an ...

, writer * Augusto Belin, writer, French father *

Adolfo Bioy Casares Adolfo Bioy Casares (; 15 September 1914 – 8 March 1999) was an Argentine fiction writer, journalist, diarist, and translator. He was a friend and frequent collaborator with his fellow countryman Jorge Luis Borges. He is the author of the Fa ...

, writer * Eugenio Cambaceres, writer, French father * Andrés Chabrillón, poet, French parents *

Julio Cortázar Julio Florencio Cortázar (26 August 1914 – 12 February 1984; ) was an Argentine and naturalised French novelist, short story writer, poet, essayist, and translator. Known as one of the founders of the Latin American Boom, Cortázar influenc ...

, Argentine writer, French Argentine mother * Emilio Daireaux, French-Argentine writer and journalist *

, writer, literary critic, historian and librarian *

José Hernández José Hernández may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Jose Acosta Hernandez (born 1966), Cuban-born American artist * José Hernández (writer) (1834–1886), Argentine writer * Pepe Hern (José Hernández Bethencourth, 1927–2009), American ...

, writer, French Argentine mother *

Arturo Jauretche Arturo Martín Jauretche ( Lincoln, Buenos Aires, November 13, 1901 – Buenos Aires, May 25, 1974) was an Argentine writer, politician, and philosopher. Early years Jauretche spent his childhood and adolescence in the city of Lincoln befor ...

, writer of French Basque ancestry *

Federico Jeanmaire Federico Jeanmaire (born 1957) is an Argentine writer. He was born in the town of Baradero. He studied at the University of Buenos Aires, and later became a professor at the same institution. He specializes in the literature of the Siglo de Oro, ...

, writer *

Gregorio de Laferrère Gregorio de Laferrère (March 8, 1867 — November 30, 1913) was an Argentine politician and playwright. Life and work Gregorio de Laferrère was born in Buenos Aires to Mercedes Pereda, a local heiress, and Alfonso de Laferrère, a prominent Fre ...

, playwright * Ana Emilia Lahitte, writer *

Leopoldo Marechal Leopoldo Marechal (June 11, 1900 – June 26, 1970) was one of the most important Argentine writers of the twentieth century. Biographical notes Born in Buenos Aires into a family of French and Basque descent, Marechal became a primary scho ...

, Argentine writer, French Uruguayan father *

Julio Meinvielle Father Julio Meinvielle (31 August 1905 – 2 August 1973) was an Argentine priest and prolific writer. A leading Roman Catholic Church thinker of his time, he was associated with the far right tendency within Argentine Catholic thinking. As a po ...

, priest and writer *

Ulyses Petit de Murat Ulyses Petit de Murat (28 January 1907 – 19 August 1983) was an Argentine poet and screenwriter. He wrote the script for ''The Gaucho War'' (1942) with Homero Manzi based on the 1905 novel by Leopoldo Lugones. At the 1943 Argentine Film Cr ...

, poet and screenwriter *

Manuel Peyrou Manuel Peyrou (May 23, 1902January 1, 1974) was an Argentine writer and journalist. Life and work Peyrou was born in San Nicolás de los Arroyos in 1902. He enrolled at the University of Buenos Aires and obtained a Law Degree in 1925, but never p ...

, writer

Academia

Amédée Jacques Amédée Jacques (Paris, 4 July 1813 - Buenos Aires, 13 October 1865), often known as Amadeo, was a French people, French-Argentine pedagogue and philosopher and one of the most prestigious educators of his time. Biography Jacques was the son o ...

, French-born Argentine pedagogue and philosopher *

Ernesto Laclau Ernesto Laclau (; 6 October 1935 – 13 April 2014) was an Argentine political theorist and philosopher. He is often described as an 'inventor' of post-Marxist political theory. He is well known for his collaborations with his long-term partner, ...

, political theorist

Resident diplomatic missions

* Argentina has an embassy in

. * France has an embassy in

.Embassy of France in Buenos Aires
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. File:Embajada de Francia en Buenos Aires.jpg, Embassy of France,

Bibliography

References

External links

List of Treaties ruling the relations Argentina and France (Argentine Foreign Ministry, in Spanish)

Argentine embassy in Paris (in French only)

* ttp://www.embafrancia-argentina.org/ French embassy in Buenos Aires (in French and Spanish only) {{DEFAULTSORT:Argentina-France relations

Bilateral relations of France