# Facturas > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Facturas > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Facturas.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facturas > Source revision: 1356801936 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Argentine sweet pastries, bread, cakes and viennoiserie}} [[Image:Factura membrillo.jpg|thumb|230px|Margarita with ''dulce de membrillo'' (sweet [quince](/source/quince) paste).]] '''''Facturas''''' ({{Singular}}: factura) is the name used in [Argentina](/source/Argentina) to describe any type of [pastry](/source/pastry), [sweet bread](/source/sweet_bread), [viennoiserie](/source/viennoiserie) or [cake](/source/cake){{Cite web|url=https://ventureoutspanish.com/facturas-argentina/|title=Discover the delicious world of Argentinian facturas|website=Venture Out|language=|access-date=2025-09-25}}, but also used for salty baked snacks.{{Cite web |date=2019-10-21 |title=La cremona, [ Receta ] ese poco conocido y genial invento argentino |url=https://vinomanos.com/2019/10/todo-sobre-la-cremona-receta/ |access-date=2026-05-28 |language=es}} The different types of facturas were originally introduced by immigrants from the [Italian](/source/Italy), [German](/source/Germany) and [French](/source/France) confectionery industry.{{Cite web |last=Roffo |first=Julieta |date=2025-08-05 |title=Bola de fraile, cañoncitos y cremonas: cuál es el origen de los nombres de las facturas favoritas de los argentinos |url=https://www.infobae.com/sociedad/2025/08/05/bola-de-fraile-canoncitos-y-cremonas-cual-es-el-origen-de-los-nombres-de-las-facturas-favoritas-de-los-argentinos/ |access-date=2026-05-28 |website=infobae |language=es-AR}} The modern names of different facturas were created by workers around the [Sociedad Cosmopolita de Resistencia y Colocación de Obreros Panaderos](/source/Sociedad_Cosmopolita_de_Resistencia_y_Colocaci%C3%B3n_de_Obreros_Panaderos). Founded by anarchists [Errico Malatesta](/source/Errico_Malatesta) and Ettore Mattei, the organisation was the first labor union of Argentina, and workers gave the facturas names to ridicule the repression against the movement and insult the those in power.{{Cite news |title=¿Por qué los pasteles en Argentina son "armas" de propaganda anarquista? |url=https://www.bbc.com/mundo/vert-tra-41989045 |access-date=2026-05-28 |work=BBC News Mundo |language=es}} In [Uruguay](/source/Uruguay), similar baked goods are made, known as ''bizcochos''.{{Cite web |title=Facturas y Bizcochos Uruguayos: ¡Recetas Caseras Deliciosas! {{!}} Pizzas y empanadas |url=https://mozzafiatoconce.cl/ |access-date=2026-05-28 |website=mozzafiatoconce.cl |language=es}} == History == Between 1880 and 1930, around 6 million [immigrants arrived in Argentina](/source/Immigration_to_Argentina) from various countries, amongst those Italy, Spain, Germany, and Russia, but also Armenia and Syria, bringing pastry types from their home countries. In 1887, Italian anarchists and immigrants [Errico Malatesta](/source/Errico_Malatesta) and Ettore Mattei, founded Argentina's first union, the [Sociedad Cosmopolita de Resistencia y Colocación de Obreros Panaderos](/source/Sociedad_Cosmopolita_de_Resistencia_y_Colocaci%C3%B3n_de_Obreros_Panaderos), which worked with bakers. A year later, bakers and bakery workers in Buenos Aires went on strike for 15 days. In this context, they renamed many of the existing pastries ridicule and offend the authorities. For example, the [Berliner](/source/Berliner_(doughnut)) was renamed to ''Borlas de fraile (''the "Friar's tassels") or ''Bolas de Fraile (''the Friar's balls'').''{{Cite news |last=DaD - Día a Día |title=¿Sabés por qué se llaman bolas de fraile? |url=http://www.diaadia.com.ar/argentina/sabes-por-que-se-llaman-bolas-de-fraile |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214195101/http://www.diaadia.com.ar/argentina/sabes-por-que-se-llaman-bolas-de-fraile |archive-date=2019-12-14 |access-date=2026-05-28 |work=Día a Día |language=en}} While many people today are not aware of the historic connection, the name "Factura" itself includes this history. Meaning "Invoice" in Spanish, it connects the food to the value of the workers labor.{{Cite web |date=2017-11-02 |title=The surprising origin of Argentina’s brazen pastry names |url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20171101-the-surprising-origin-of-argentinas-brazen-pastry-names |access-date=2026-05-28 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}} ==Types== thumb|230px|Assorted facturas on a plate. ===Sweet=== *Cañoncito *[Churro](/source/Churro) *Huevo frito *Lengüita *Margarita *[Medialuna](/source/Croissant) (of butter) *Moñito *[Bolas de fraile/Suspiro de monja](/source/Berliner_(doughnut)) *Pan de leche *[Pastelitos criollos](/source/w%3Aes%3APastelitos_criollos) *Sacramento *[Tortita negra/Cara sucia](/source/Tortita_negra) *Vigilante ===Salty=== *[Cremona](/source/Cremona_(bread)) *Librito *[Medialuna](/source/Croissant) (of grease) ==See also== {{Portal|Argentina|Food}} *[List of pastries](/source/List_of_pastries) *[List of Argentine sweets and desserts](/source/List_of_Argentine_sweets_and_desserts) *[Bizcocho](/source/Bizcocho) *[Danish pastry](/source/Danish_pastry) *[Pan dulce](/source/Pan_dulce) *''[Viennoiserie](/source/Viennoiserie)'' ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Pastries}} Category:Argentine cuisine Category:Argentine pastries Category:Sweet breads Category:Foods featuring butter Category:Viennoiserie --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Facturas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facturas) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facturas?action=history)). 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