- Source: Colombian Mexicans
There is a significant Colombian diaspora in Mexico. According to the 2020 census, there were 36,234 Colombian citizens residing in Mexico, making them the second 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. 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
Gabriel García Marquez, writer
Álvaro Mutis, writer
Fernando Botero Zea, politician
Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo, actor
Diana Golden, actress
Harry Geithner, actor
Aura Cristina Geithner, actress
Miguel Calero, footballer
Rómulo Rozo, artist
Fernando Vallejo, writer
Daniel Arenas, actor and model
Sofía Álvarez, actress and singer
Margarita la Diosa de la Cumbia, singer
María Elisa Camargo, actress
Juan Pablo Gamboa, actor
Julián Quiñones, footballer
See also
Colombia–Mexico relations
Mercado de Medellín
References
External links
Colombia se hace notar en México from Excélsior
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Colombian Mexicans
- Colombia–Mexico relations
- Argentine Mexicans
- Chilean Mexicans
- Mexicans
- Colombians
- Afro-Mexicans
- Emigration from Mexico
- Christian Tappan
- Colombia, Nuevo León
