There is a small Chilean diaspora in Mexico. According to the 2010 census, there were 5,267 registered Chilean citizens living in Mexico, an increase from the 3,848 registered in the 2000 census. Chilean immigrants constitute the fifth largest community of South Americans in Mexico (after Colombian Mexicans, Argentine Mexicans, Venezuelan Mexicans and Brazilian Mexicans) and the fifteenth largest immigrant community overall.
History The first South Americans who came to an independent Mexico came from Chile and Peru, who passed through the ports of Acapulco and Puerto Ángel for supplies during the height of the gold rush in California in the mid-nineteenth century. Some Chilean and Peruvian migrants stayed and threw culturares roots among the coastal populations of the Mexican south Pacific.
In the summer of 1849, hundreds of Chileans were deceived by American filibusters to have alliances to invade the port of Guaymas, in an attempt to found the Republic of Sonora. The Chileans were taken to the camps, but the Mexican army attacked Chilean vessels and killed many immigrants accused of supporting separatists.
Political asylum After the coup that overthrew Salvador Allende in 1973, many Chileans fled the political persecution of the dictatorship of Pinochet, seeking political asylum in Mexico, accompanied by Peruvians fleeing persecution carried out by their respective governments. The higher educational level of Mexico provided a platform to protect their stay in the country.
Many Chileans who sought political asylum, have settled permanently in Mexico. Both countries share the Spanish language; their historical origins are common (part of the Spanish Empire). They have lived peacefully in Mexico, some marrying and having families.
Chilean culture in Mexico
Undoubtedly, one of the cultural contributions of Chile on Mexican soil is the Chilean folk, artistic and innovative tradition of the South American sailor expressed and taught in many Guerrero and Oaxaca spaces strongly influenced by this community who arrived during and after independence from Spain.
Both countries celebrate their respective anniversaries of independence during the same month, being an important link between the two nations.
Although both countries have different mining industries, they have developed to a level that allows it to be profitable and competitive in foreign markets.
The new wave of immigration Today, the Chilean community in Mexico is one of the largest communities of foreigners in Mexico. The presence of Chileans stands mainly in large urban centers as sportsmen, academics, researchers, students, entrepreneurs and artists.
It may be mentioned also that in the technology and transport field, both countries share in their capital a metro system in common which was installed by a French consortium as the Santiago Metro and Mexico City Metro have a system trains with rubber tires, both of Alstom technology. In the 80s, when an attack took place in Santiago, the FPMR Concarril I built for Chile a NS88 train of five cars to replace the wrecked train. Both state-owned transport companies share knowledge and strategies to optimize their respective systems. Even CAF, who was winner of a bid in Santiago, designed the NS2007 Train with similarities to the NM02 Mexicano.
Chilean immigration to Mexico from 1895 to 2000 Year Chilean residents 1895 111 1900 111 1910 161 1921 164 1930 145 1970 845 1980 3,343 1990 2,501 2000 3,848 2010 5,267
Source: Estadísticas históricas de México 2009 and Censo de Población y Vivienda 2010
Notable individuals
Arap Bethke, actor Olivia Collins, actress Tito Davison, director Barak Fever, sports journalist Luis Gatica, actor Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller, First Lady of Mexico Brontis Jodorowsky, actor Mon Laferte, singer Natalia Lafourcade, singer Cinna Lomnitz, geophysicist Rodrigo Millar, footballer Gustavo Moscoso, footballer Andrés Palacios, actor Carlos Poblete, footballer Carlos Reinoso, footballer Rodrigo Ruiz, footballer Karla Souza, actress Sussan Taunton, actress Stephanie Vaquer, wrestler
See also
Chile–Mexico relations Mexican immigration to Chile Immigration to Mexico
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