On 7 December 1870, the Austro–Hungarian Empire and Uruguay signed a Trade, Shipping and Friendship Treaty.Hungarian-Latin-American Relations after World War II In the late 1800s and early 1900s; approximately 5 to 7,000 Hungarians immigrated to Uruguay. In 1936, the Uruguayan Hungarian Association was established in Montevideo.Organizaciones húngaras en Uruguay (in Spanish) There was also an important influx of Hungarian Jews to Uruguay during the first half of the 20th century.Comunidad israelita húngara en el Uruguay cumplió 75 años (in Spanish)Uruguay Virtual Jewish History Tour
