Colombian Mexicans
![]() Colombians at the Feria de las Culturas Amigas in Mexico City. | |
Total population | |
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20,135 Colombia-born residents (2015)[1] Unknown number of Mexicans of Colombian descent | |
Religion | |
Roman Catholicism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Colombian diaspora |
There is a significant Colombian diaspora in Mexico. According to the 2010 census, there were 13,922 Colombian citizens residing in Mexico,[2] making them the largest South American immigrant community in Mexico.
Migration history
After Mexico's independence from Spain, the presence of Colombian people in Mexico was almost nonexistent, although over the years there was an increase of some Colombian immigrants for various reasons in Mexican territory. In the 1895 Census, sixty-seven Colombia-born individuals were counted as residents.[3] It was not until the 1970s when the presence of Colombians increased under the protection of political asylum as refugees by the Mexican government because of the Colombian guerrilla problems fleeing from their country during the 80s and many of them were protected and kept anonymous to avoid persecution. Both countries share the Spanish language; their historical origins are common (part of the Spanish Empire).
Notable individuals
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- Gabriel García Marquez, writer
- Fernando Botero Zea, politician
- Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo, actor
- Celso Piña, singer
- Diana Golden, actress
- Harry Geithner, actor
- Aura Cristina Geithner, actress
- Miguel Calero, footballer
- Pompín Iglesias, actor and comedian
- Rómulo Rozo, artist
- Fernando Vallejo, writer
- Lucas Velázquez, actor
- Daniel Arenas, actor and model
- Sofía Álvarez, actress and singer
- Margarita la Diosa de la Cumbia, singer
- Maria Elisa Camargo, actress
- Fernanda López, actress
- Dora Leticia Pérez Cárdenas, geologist
- Joanna Patricia Duque Rivera, businesswoman
- Juan Pablo Gamboa, actor
See also
References
- ↑ "Table 16: Total migrant stock at mid-year by origin and by major area, region, country or area of destination, 2015". United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ↑ "Conociendonos todos" (PDF). INEGI. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 27, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Estadísticas Históricas de México" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics and Geography. p. 83. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 1, 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.