Colombian Mexicans
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![]() Colombians at the Feria de las Culturas Amigas in Mexico City.
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20,135 Colombia-born residents (2015)[1] Unknown number of Mexicans of Colombian descent |
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Roman Catholicism | |
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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.[2] Some estimates put the number of Colombians in Mexico at 63,000.[3]
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.[4] 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