• Source: Poles in Spain

      • Poles in Spain or Polish-Spaniards are citizens and/or residents of Spain whose ethnic origins lie fully or partially in Poland.


      Demographics


      The Polish minority in Spain numbered approximately 52,495 according to 2022 census figures. The Polish population is mainly guest workers drawn by Spain's economic boom during the 1990s. Madrid, Barcelona, Málaga, Huelva and Valencia have significant Polish populations.


      Poles in the Spanish Civil War



      Approximately 5,400 volunteers of Polish origin participated in the Spanish Civil War as part of the International Brigades.
      The majority (3,800) were miners working in France, 300 were Polish-Americans, and several hundred were Poles living in various European countries. Only 800 came from Poland itself.


      Notable people


      Luis José Sartorius, 1st Count of San Luis, noble, politician and journalist
      László Kubala, former football player
      Enrique Múgica Herzog, politician
      Maria Amalia of Saxony, queen consort of Spain, queen consort of Naples and Sicily
      Adam Karol Czartoryski, aristocrat
      Esther Koplowitz, businesswoman magnate and philanthropist
      Alicia Koplowitz, businesswoman magnate
      Tamara Czartoryska, sportswoman and model
      Adam Jezierski, actor


      See also




      References




      External links


      Instituto Nacional de Estadística / National Institute of Statistics
      Asociaciones polacas en España / Polskie stowarzyszenia w Hiszpanii

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