ionalism and of political activism, leading to unification of Italy, that took place in Italy during the end of the nineteenth century. Since the wave of emigration to the United States from Italy had spurred on anti-immigrant feelings in the U.S., many Italians had instead chosen to immigrate to Argentina. The major period of immigration, from 1880 to 1914, Italians were seeking political, as well as economic stability. Northern Italians generally found themselves working the land. According to Fiorentino, agriculture was also an "attractive option to the Italians because they could work the harvest during the European winter." These workers were usually referred to as golondrinas, which means swallow, because of
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