Swiss Mexicans are
Mexican
Mexican may refer to:
Mexico and its culture
*Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America
** People
*** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants
*** Mexica, ancient indigenous people ...
citizens of full or partial
Swiss
Swiss may refer to:
* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
Places
* Swiss, Missouri
* Swiss, North Carolina
*Swiss, West Virginia
* Swiss, Wisconsin
Other uses
*Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports
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ancestry. Swiss Mexican communities are found in Mexico City, Morelos, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Puebla, Veracruz, Quintana Roo and Chihuahua. There are about 4,700 Mexicans of Swiss ancestry and they either work as teachers, artists, researchers, missionaries or philanthropists.
History
Among the first settlements of Swiss immigrants, stands out a Swiss colony in
Apaxco
Apaxco is a municipality located in the Zumpango Region (northeastern part of the State of Mexico) in Mexico. The municipal territory is located at a southern pass leading out of the Mezquital Valley about northeast of the state capital of Toluca ...
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State of Mexico
The State of Mexico ( es, Estado de México; ), officially just Mexico ( es, México), is one of the 32 federal entities of the United Mexican States. Commonly known as Edomex (from ) to distinguish it from the name of the whole country, it is ...
that was founded by the Riefhkol family. By 1921, they settled there due to the construction of a cement plant in the area.
The Swiss Club
The oldest Swiss institution in Mexico is the Swiss Club. It was first established in the 1940s on an area of 10,000 square meters in Colonia del Valle, a neighborhood with a comfortable economy located south of the capital, the center began to operate with more than 50% Swiss among its associates.
Education
Colegio Suizo de México
The ''Colegio Suizo de México, A.C.'' (CSM, Spanish: "Swiss College of Mexico", german: Schweizerschule Mexiko) is a Swiss-education school with three campuses in Mexico. The ''Campus México'' is in Colonia del Valle, Benito Juárez, Mexico ...
, a Swiss international primary and secondary school in Mexico catering to Swiss families has campuses in
Cuernavaca
Cuernavaca (; nci-IPA, Cuauhnāhuac, kʷawˈnaːwak "near the woods", ) is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. The city is located around a 90-minute drive south of Mexico City using the Federal Highway 95D.
The na ...
, Mexico City, and
Querétaro City
Santiago de Querétaro (; Otomi: Dähnini Maxei), known simply as Querétaro City ( es, Ciudad de Querétaro), is the capital and largest city of the state of Querétaro, located in central Mexico. It is part of the macroregion of Bajío. It is n ...
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Demographics
1990 - 566 People
2000 - 478 People
2010 - 422 People
Estadísticas históricas de México 2009
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See also
*Mexico–Switzerland relations
Mexico–Switzerland relations are the diplomatic relations between Mexico and Switzerland. Both nations are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the United Nations.
History
Official contact between Mexico ...
*White Mexicans
White Mexicans ( es, Mexicanos blancos) are Mexicans who are considered or identify as white, typically due to their physical appearance and/or self-identification with their European ancestry. While the Mexican government does conduct ethnic ce ...
References
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Swiss diaspora
Mexican people of Swiss descent
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