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Italian Chileans
Italian Chileans (; ) are Chilean-born citizens who are fully or partially of Italian descent, whose ancestors were Italians who emigrated to Chile during the Italian diaspora, or Italian-born people in Chile. It is estimated that about 800,000 Chileans are of full or partial Italian ancestry, corresponding to about 4,5% of the total population, while Italians by birth in Chile are about 52,000. In Southern Chile, there were state-conducted Italian immigrant programs though they were not as massive as the German and Croatian immigrant programs. Families settled especially in Capitán Pastene, Angol, Lumaco, and Temuco but also in Valparaiso, Concepción, Chillán, Valdivia, and Osorno. One of the notable Italian influences in Chile is, for example, the sizable number of Italian surnames of a proportion of Chilean politicians, businessmen, and intellectuals, many of whom intermarried into the Castilian-Basque elites. Italian Chileans, along with French Chileans, contributed ...
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President Of Chile
The president of Chile (), officially the president of the Republic of Chile (), is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Chile. The president is responsible for both Government of Chile, government administration and state administration. Although its role and significance have changed over history of Chile, time, and its position and relations with other actors in the politics of Chile, national political organization have also evolved, it remains one of the most prominent political offices in the country. It is also considered one of the key institutions that form the "Historic Constitution of Chile," and is crucial to the country's political stability. Under the current Chilean Constitution of 1980, Constitution, adopted in 1980 Chilean constitutional referendum, 1980, the president serves a four-year term and is not eligible for immediate re-election. The shorter term (previously it was six years) allows for synchronized parliamentary and presidenti ...
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Italian Cubans
Italian Cubans (; ) are Cuban-born citizens who are fully or partially of Italian descent, whose ancestors were Italians who immigrated to Cuba during the Italian diaspora, or Italian-born people in Cuba. Italian migration to Cuba began with the conquest of the island, was minor in comparison with other waves of Italian immigration to the Americas (millions went to Argentina, Venezuela, Brazil and the United States). History After Christopher Columbus (Italian from Genoa), accidentally found Cuba in 1492, the first Italians arrived with the Spanish conquistadores. Some were sailors and soldiers of fortune but most were missionaries. In 1605 shipwrecked Italian sailors founded the city of Mantua, Cuba in the far west of the island. These sailors came from the Genoa and Venice areas. The Royal Decree of Graces (Real Cédula de Gracias) which was originated 10 August 1815 by the Spanish Crown, was issued with the intention of attracting European settlers who were not of Spanish ...
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Italian Venezuelans
Italian Venezuelans (; ) are Venezuelan-born citizens who are fully or partially of Italian descent, whose ancestors were Italians who emigrated to Venezuela during the Italian diaspora, or Italian-born people in Venezuela. Italians were among the largest groups of European immigrants to settle in the country. Approximately 6 million Venezuelans have some degree of Italian ancestry, corresponding to about 16% of the total population of Venezuela, while there were around 30,000 Italian citizens in Venezuela. Italians began arriving in Venezuela in massive numbers in the last half of the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth centuries. Yet Italians began to transmit their cultural heritage, giving and receiving demonstrations of social empathy, which contributed to their integration and to the huge flows into Venezuela in 1947 and in 1948. The massive presence of travelers, explorers, missionaries, and other peninsular and insular Italian immigrants over the course of almo ...
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Italian Uruguayans
Italian Uruguayans (; or ''tanos'' in Rioplatense Spanish) are Uruguayan-born citizens who are fully or partially of Italian descent, whose ancestors were Italians who emigrated to Uruguay during the Italian diaspora, or Italian-born people in Uruguay. Outside of Italy, Uruguay has one of the highest percentages of people of Italian descent in the world. It is estimated that approximately 44% of the total population of Uruguay—around 1,500,000 people—are of Italian ancestry. Furthermore, as of recent estimates, there are around 90,000 Italian citizens residing in Uruguay. Italian emigrants began to arrive in Uruguay in large numbers in the 1840s and this migratory flow continued until the 1960s. The population of Italian origin, alongside that of the Spaniards, is often regarded as the foundational pillar of modern Uruguayan society, significantly contributing to the country's economic, social, and cultural development. Italian immigrants played a pivotal role in the growth ...
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Italian Salvadorans
Italian Salvadorans (; ) are El Salvador, Salvadoran-born citizens who are fully or partially of Italy, Italian descent, whose ancestors were Italians who emigrated to El Salvador during the Italian diaspora, or Italian-born people in El Salvador. Italian Salvadorans are one of the largest European communities in El Salvador, and one of the largest in Central America and the Caribbean, as well as one of those with the greatest social and cultural weight of America. Italians have strongly influenced Salvadoran society and participated in the construction of the country's identity. Italian culture is distinguished by infrastructure, gastronomy, education, dance, and other distinctions, there being several notable Salvadorans of Italian descent. History There is evidence of Italians residing in El Salvador since 1850, therefore before the Italian unification, coming from the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, for which one distinguished intellectual ...
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Italian Puerto Ricans
Italian Puerto Ricans (; ) are Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican-born citizens who are fully or partially of Italy, Italian descent, whose ancestors were Italians who emigrated to Puerto Rico during the Italian diaspora, or Italian-born people in Puerto Rico. History There are very few Italians who moved to live in Puerto Rico in the first centuries after the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492. Practically only a few dozen religious (with some adventurers and traders) formed the nucleus of this small Italian emigration until in the early 19th century. From 1815, due to the Spanish Royal Decree of Grace, a few hundred Italians began to arrive in Puerto Rico. One of the places where they settled was Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico, Santa Isabel. In fact, the Spanish crown issued this royal decree on 10 August 1815 with the intention of attracting European settlers to Puerto Rico and Cuba. The Spanish government, believing that the pro-independence Puerto Rican and Cuban would lose popular ...
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Italian Peruvians
Italian Peruvians (; ) are Peruvian-born citizens who are fully or partially of Italian descent, whose ancestors were Italians who emigrated to Peru during the Italian diaspora, or Italian-born people in Peru. Among European Peruvians, Italians were the second largest group of immigrants to settle in the country. Italian immigration in Peru began in the colonial era, during the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru. However, the peak of Italian immigrants occurred after Peruvian independence, between 1840 and 1880, with the guano export boom. In the following years, from 1914 to 1950, waves of Italian immigration followed due to the two world wars, which destroyed most of the Italian cities, while other Italians arrived from Argentina and Brazil, mainly merchants, peasants and technicians, who then formed families in Peru, where they settled permanently. History Spanish colonial era The Italian community is characterized by having started since the times of the Spanish colony in Peru. C ...
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Italian Paraguayans
Italian Paraguayans (; ; Guarani: ''itália-paraguaiguakuéra'') are one of the most prominent ethnic group in Paraguay, consisting of Paraguayan-born citizens who are fully or partially of Italian descent, whose ancestors were Italians who emigrated to Paraguay during the Italian diaspora, or Italian-born people in Paraguay. Italian immigration to Paraguay has been one of the largest migration flows this South American country has received. Italians in Paraguay are the second-largest immigrant group in the country after the Spaniards. The Italian embassy calculates that nearly 40% of the Paraguayans have recent and distant Italian roots: about 3,000,000 Paraguayans are descendants of Italian emigrants to Paraguay. Over the years, many descendants of Italian immigrants came to occupy important positions in the public life of the country, such as the presidency of the republic, the vice-presidency, local administrations and congress. History During colonial centuries, only a f ...
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Italian Panamanians
Italian Panamanians (; ) are Panamanian-born citizens who are fully or partially of Italian descent, whose ancestors were Italians who emigrated to Panama during the Italian diaspora, or Italian-born people in Panama. Italian Panamanians are mainly descendant of Italians attracted by the construction of the Panama Canal, between the 19th and 20th century. History The history of Italian immigrants in Panama begins from 1510, when several Italian citizens decided to emigrate to Panama City founded by Pedrarias Davila. From 1520 some Genoese merchants ruled the commerce of Old Panama (Panamá Viejo) on the Pacific Ocean for a century, thanks to a concession given by the Spaniards, who had the Republic of Genoa as allies. Between 1596 and 1597 already there were 11 Italians in Panama, for naturalization and the right to stay in Panama. According to a census around 1607, Panama City had 548 inhabitants (some of them descendants of the first Genoese settlers), of whom 53 were foreig ...
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Italian Immigration To Mexico
Italian Mexicans (; ) are Mexican-born citizens who are fully or partially of Italian descent, whose ancestors were Italians who emigrated to Mexico during the Italian diaspora, or Italian-born people in Mexico. The ancestors of most Mexicans of Italian descent arrived in the country during the late 19th century. Their descendants have generally assimilated into mainstream Mexican society. History During the colonial era there was a small number of non-Spanish European entrants, in particular Catholic missionaries. There are records of a few Italian soldiers and mariners in early New Spain. Prominent among the Italians was Juan Pablos (born Giovanni Paoli in Brescia), who founded the first printing shop in the Americas. The most important missionary was Eusebio Kino who led the evangelization of Pimería Alta. Italian-Mexican identity rests on the common experience of migration from Italy in the late 19th century, a period characterized by a general Italian diaspora to the ...
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Italian Hondurans
Italian Hondurans (; ) are Honduras, Honduran-born citizens who are fully or partially of Italy, Italian descent, whose ancestors were Italians who emigrated to Honduras during the Italian diaspora, or Italian-born people in Honduras. History In the 19th century, Lieutenant Colonel Feliciano Viviani of Italian origin appeared in the ranks of the allied army, protector of Central American law, under the command of Francisco Morazán. Viviani would die in the battle of Omoa in 1832. In the year 1853, the European traveler of English nationality Mary Lester arrived in Comayagua and recorded that several foreign families resided in Honduras, adding also that in the south of the country, in Nacaome, Aramecina and Langue, there were Italian immigrants who managed tavern, inns and lodgings. In the general census of the Republic of Honduras, carried out on 15 June 1887, foreigners were summarized as 185 North Americans, 77 Spaniards, 72 French, 1,033 English, 43 Germans, 4 Russians, 2 ...
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Italian Haitians
Italian Haitians (; ; ) are Haitian-born citizens who are fully or partially of Italian descent, whose ancestors were Italians who emigrated to Haiti during the Italian diaspora, or Italian-born people in Haiti. History Italian explorer Christopher Columbus explored the Haiti region. The Italian presence in Haiti dates to the era of the French colony of Saint-Domingue. During colonial times only a few Italians went to Haiti: most of them were Catholic missionaries, with a few merchants and soldiers. The business sector of Haiti was dominated by German and Italian immigrants in the mid-19th century. In 1908 there were 160 Italians residing in Haiti, according to the Italian consul De Matteis, of whom 128 lived in the capital Port-au-Prince. During the 2010 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, the first Italian recorded dead was 70-year-old Gigliola Martino, who was born in Haiti to Italian parents who emigrated to the country in the early 20th century. Daphnée Duplaix, an American ...
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