Monte was no stranger to thearrival of theItalianimmigrantswhosettled in the 19th century. In repeatedstoriestoldbythemselves, onecouldseetheywerenotverydifferentfromeachother. Fromthehassle of bureaucracy to thedelays and cancellations of boattrips, thatmadethosestorieseven more interesting. …

”Wehad to find a place onthedeckearly in themorning so as not to lose thedistribution of coffee and waterforthewashing up. Themealswereminimumrationsestablishedbyregulation. Thesirens to go to sleepdividedthesexesintonarrowhuts … ifsomeonewassick, thosestainedblanketsaccompaniedthemallthewaymakingthe air unbreathable.

Onthisjourneytheysufferedfromovercrowding, intense heat, watershortages and lack of hygiene. Uponarrival at thedestination, thelonged «Argentina», theyhad to passthehealth control on Martín Garcia’s Island, trying to avoidthespecter of quarantine. Once onArgentinesoil, thefirst place wheretheystayedwasthe «Hotel de los Inmigrantes» untildecidingwheretheyweregoingaccording to theplacementproposals to make “ la America”. Most of theItalians, traveledfarfromtheurban centers, wherewith noble landsstillvirgin, theopportunity to startagain, throughhardwork, wouldmakethemthebigfarmers of the country.

 San Miguel del Monte receivedtheAicardi, Sona, Mucci, Bonetti, Cappa, Frascaroli, Ricotta, Crocco, Sansone, Arata, LaproviteraBeneventano, Dapello, Bonavita, Samuelli and the Grossi, amongotherfamilies. In 1880 Siro Rizzoliarrived and marriedFerminaSilvapovas, a native. Theyformed a largefamily. Longingtheirdistanthomeland, onJanuary 14, 1892, theydecided to establish a Mutual AidSociety