Polish Mexicans
polscy meksykanie
polaco-mexicanos
Poland Mexico
Folk dance by the Polish community of Mexico City
Total population
1,169 Poland-born residents (2015)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Mexico City
Languages
Spanish · Polish
Religion
Roman Catholicism, Judaism
Related ethnic groups
Other Polish diasporas

There is a Polish diaspora in Mexico. According to the 2005 intercensal estimate, there were 971 Polish citizens living in Mexico.[2] Furthermore, by the estimate of the Jewish community, there may be as many as 15,000 descendants of Jewish migrants from Poland living in Mexico.[3]

Migration history

Polish children that arrived as refugees in Santa Rosa, Guanajuato.

The first Poles arrived in Mexico during the French intervention in Mexico. In May 1942, Mexico declared war on Germany. To show solidarity with the Polish people, Mexico accepted in 1943 over 2,000 Polish refugees including 1,400 Polish orphans to settle in the state of Guanajuato in central Mexico. After the war, many of the refugees remained to live in Mexico.[4]

Polish-Mexicans

Notable Polish Mexicans

Notable Mexicans with Polish origins

Athletics

Artist/Musician

Movies/television/media

Literature

  • Rodolfo Usigli, Mexican playwright to Italian father and Polish mother.

Politics

Science

Miscellaneous

See also

References

  1. "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.
  2. "Los extranjeros en México" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-14. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
  3. Poles in Mexico
  4. Hacienda Santa Rosa: a Polish Refuge in Mexico
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