Peruvians of European descent
Total population | |
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1,366,931 5.9% of Peru's population Agnostic |
Peruvians of European descent, also known as White Peruvians. Traditionally, this group had been more dominant in the political, commercial, and diplomatic sectors of Peruvian society. According to the most recent 2017 census where ethnic self-identification was used, it makes up about 5.9% of the total population aged 12 years and above of Peru.[2]
History
European immigration to Peru began with the Spanish colonization of the Americas and continued during the Republic of Peru in the 19th century with the immigration of people from other countries of Europe (especially, Spain, Italy,[3] Portugal,[4][5] France,[6] England and Germany, among others).[7]
Spanish
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Spanish settlement of Peru began in the early 1530s (continuing until 1821 as a
Italians
Among Peruvians of European descent, Italians were the second largest group of immigrants to settle in the country.[13] Italian immigration in Peru began in the colonial era, during the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru.[14] However, the peak of Italian immigrants occurred after Peruvian independence, between 1840 and 1880, with the guano export boom.[15]
British
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One cultural influence is
Geographical distribution
According to the
Population by region, 2017[2] | |||||
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Region | Population | % | |||
La Libertad
|
144,606 | 10.5% | |||
Tumbes
|
15,383 | 9.0% | |||
Lambayeque
|
83,908 | 9.0% | |||
Piura
|
114,682 | 8.1% | |||
Callao | 61,576 | 7.7% | |||
Cajamarca
|
76,953 | 7.5% | |||
Lima Province | 507,039 | 7.2% | |||
Lima
|
43,074 | 6.0% | |||
Ica
|
38,119 | 5.8% | |||
Ancash
|
49,175 | 5.8% | |||
Arequipa
|
55,093 | 4.9% | |||
Amazonas
|
12,470 | 4.4% | |||
Huánuco
|
24,130 | 4.4% | |||
San Martín
|
24,516 | 4.0% | |||
Moquegua
|
5,703 | 4.0% | |||
Pasco
|
7,448 | 3.8% | |||
Junín
|
34,700 | 3.6% | |||
Madre de Dios
|
3,444 | 3.3% | |||
Tacna | 8,678 | 3.2% | |||
Ucayali
|
8,283 | 2.3% | |||
Ayacucho
|
9,516 | 2.0% | |||
Huancavelica
|
5,222 | 2.0% | |||
Loreto
|
11,884 | 1.9% | |||
Cusco
|
12,458 | 1.3% | |||
Apurímac
|
3,034 | 1.0% | |||
Puno
|
5,837 | 0.6% | |||
Republic of Peru | 1,336,931 | 5.9% |
Origins
The following European ethnic backgrounds form the majority of white Peruvians:
See also
- White Latin American
- Croatian Peruvians
- Italian Peruvians
- French Peruvians
- German Peruvians
- Polish Peruvians
- Spanish immigration to Peru
- History of the Jews in Peru
- British Peruvians
References
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- ISSN 1988-270X.
- ^ "Embajada del Peru en la Republica Portuguesa - Historia". www.embaixadaperu.pt. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ISSN 0303-7495.
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- ^ Patrucco, Sandro (2005). "Italianos en la Lima Borbónica, su presencia e inserción en la Sociedad Virreinal (1700-1800)". Tesis Pucp, Universidad Católica del Peru (in Spanish).
- ^ "ANDAR PER MARI: STORIA DI MIGRANTI IN PERÙ" (in Italian). Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Empresas Transnacionales en el Perú: Breve Reseña Histórica" [Transnational Companies in Peru: Brief Historical Review] (in Spanish). PLADES. Archived from the original on October 22, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- ^ EMPRESAS TRANSNACIONALES EN EL PERÚ: Nestlé Peru S.A. (in Spanish)
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- ^ "Corporación José R. Lindley S.A." Inca Kola.
- ^ "Corporación José R. Lindley S.A." (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "PPK sobre origen étnico: Ustedes me ven la cara, soy blanco". americatv.com. 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ Carlos Miranda Loayza; Daniel Abuhadba Rodrigues (2007). "Inmigración Europea al Perú" [European immigration to Peru]. espejodelperu.com.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Peru". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org.