There is a Polish diaspora in Mexico. According to the 2005 intercensal estimate, there were 971 Polish citizens living in Mexico.[2] Furthermore, by the estimate of the Jewish community, there may be as many as 15,000 descendants of Jewish migrants from Poland living in Mexico.[3]
Migration history
Polish children that arrived as refugees in Santa Rosa, Guanajuato.
The first Poles arrived in Mexico during the French intervention in Mexico. In May 1942, Mexico declared war on Germany. To show solidarity with the Polish people, Mexico accepted in 1943 over 2,000 Polish refugees including 1,400 Polish orphans to settle in the state of Guanajuato in central Mexico. After the war, many of the refugees remained to live in Mexico.[4]
Polish-Mexicans
Notable Polish Mexicans
Henryk Szeryng, violin concertist.
Abraham Zabludovsky, architect.
Elena Poniatowska, journalist and author.
Xawery Wolski, sculptor.
Ludwika Paleta, actress and model.
Notable Mexicans with Polish origins
Arturo Ripstein, film director.
Enrique Krauze, historian, essayist, critic, producer, and publisher.
Athletics
Helen Plaschinski, Mexican former Olympics freestyle swimmer for Summer 1980 of Polish descent.
^"Table 16: Total migrant stock at mid-year by origin and by major area, region, country or area of destination, 2015". United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
^"Los extranjeros en México" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-14. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
Mexico portal 1 Jews and Romani originate in the Middle East and South Asia respectively, with most arriving to Mexico via Europe · 2 Primarily arrived via Canada · 3 Originated in what is now the United States
Henryk Szeryng, violin concertist.
Abraham Zabludovsky, architect.
Elena Poniatowska, journalist and author.
Xawery Wolski, sculptor.
Ludwika Paleta, actress and model.
Arturo Ripstein, film director.
Enrique Krauze, historian, essayist, critic, producer, and publisher.
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