{"id":2646,"date":"2011-03-17T18:18:08","date_gmt":"2011-03-17T18:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scotclans.com\/bletherskite\/?p=2646"},"modified":"2011-03-17T18:18:08","modified_gmt":"2011-03-17T18:18:08","slug":"argentina-has-highest-population-of-scottish-descent-outwith-english-speaking-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/project1-m9gb2xku8.live-website.com\/?p=2646","title":{"rendered":"Argentina Has Highest Population of Scottish Descent Outwith English Speaking Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I just found out that outside of the English speaking world, Argentina has the largest number of people of Scottish descent, which I thought was pretty interesting. The Argentine-Scot population currently stands at an estimated 100,000, and has existed, at varying levels, for over 180 years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/flag-pins-argentina-scotland-300x240.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5892\" alt=\"flag-pins-argentina-scotland-300x240\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/flag-pins-argentina-scotland-300x240.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a>Over the years there have been some very notable Scottish-Argentinians. These include<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cecilia <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scotclans.com\/scottish-clans\/clan-grierson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grierson<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0 Cecilia was the first Argentine woman to earn a Doctor in Medicine degree, and had Scottish ancestry.<\/li>\n<li>Alexander <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scotclans.com\/scottish-clans\/clan-watson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watson<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scotclans.com\/scottish-clans\/clan-hutton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hutton<\/a> &#8211; a Glasgow schoolteacher, Hutton emigrated to Argentina in his late twenties. He taught for a few years in Buenos Aries, before going on to found the Argentine Association Football League, now known as the <span class=\"mw-redirect\">Asociaci\u00f3n del F\u00fatbol Argentino, in 1893.<\/span> It was the first football league outwith the the UK. 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