- Source: Polish Peruvians
Polish Peruvians (Polish: Polacy w Peru, Spanish: Polaco-peruanos) are Peruvian-born citizens who are of fully or partially of Polish descent, whose ancestors were Poles who emigrated to Peru as part of the Polish diaspora or Polish-born people in Peru.
History
Most Poles arrived to Peru during the 19th century, as part of the Great Emigration. Another large wave took place in the Interwar period, as well as during and after World War II.
In January 1928, a Polish expedition headed for the area of the Ucayali River, to check possibilities of creation of settlements for farmers on several thousand hectares of rainforest. Soon afterward, the first settlers arrived in Peru, but because of the Great Crisis, the government in Warsaw ceased to fund the action. Private donations were insufficient, furthermore, the first settlers discovered the local condition to be much worse than advertised. In 1933, the contract with the Peruvians was terminated, and to avoid international scandal, all settlers returned to Poland.
Notable people
Edward Jan Habich, engineer and mathematician
Fernando de Szyszlo, formar diplomat and painter
Maxime Hans Kuczyński, German-born Jewish scientist
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, son of the above and one-time President of Peru
Ricardo de Jaxa Malachowski, architect and member of the Malachowski noble family
María Rostworowski, historian and member of the Rostworowski aristocratic family
Zbigniew Strzałkowski and Michał Tomaszek, Conventual Franciscan priests who were murdered by the Shining Path in 1991
See also
Peru–Poland relations
Immigration to Peru
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Polish Peruvians
- Peruvians of European descent
- Peruvians
- Colonization attempts by Poland
- Peru–Poland relations
- Peru
- Poles in the United Kingdom
- List of Polish Americans
- LOT Polish Airlines
- Polish Chileans
