The book Guardianas de la trama features 25 stories of Croatian women who emigrated to Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and other Latin American countries.
“Croatian women arrived in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and other Latin American countries, but their stories remained silenced for a long time. This book was created out of a desire to give them a voice,” said Argentine writer Diana Arias, who edited the volume.
The project was developed within CroActivas, a network of around 850 Croatian women across Latin America.
Also presented was a book by Eduardo Antonich, a Croatian honorary consul and lawyer from Montevideo, which explores the development of the Croatian community in Uruguay and its historical context during the 20th century.
“The book is primarily intended for Croats in Uruguay, so they can learn what their grandparents and great-grandparents built, but also for Croats in Croatia who want to learn more about the community’s development in that country,” Antonich said.
More than 800,000 Croats and their descendants live in Latin America, including around 300,000 in Argentina, with migration driven by economic and political reasons during the 19th and 20th centuries.
The Buenos Aires Book Fair was held for the 50th time, with the Croatian-related titles presented in the European Union pavilion, where member states organised cultural programmes.