Peruvians of European descent

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Peruvians of European descent
Total population
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

Spanish settlement of Peru began in the early 1530s (continuing until 1821 as a

Spanish conquistadors.[10]: 125  calling it "Villa Trujillo de Nueva Castilla" (Trujillo of New Castile) after Trujillo, the birthplace of Francisco Pizarro.[11]

Roman Catholic religion, bullfighting, musical genres to the local culinary styles.[12]

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

One cultural influence is

Corporación José R. Lindley S.A., whereupon Joseph R. Lindley became its first General Manager.[16][17][18][19] Today it is still a family business with the great-grandson Johnny Lindley Suarez being the current president.[20]

Geographical distribution

The 66th President of Peru Pedro Pablo Kuczynski responded blanco (white) for the question on habits and ancestors In early21stcentury[21]

According to the

Lima Region (6.0%).[2][22]

La Libertad
, a region with the highest proportion who self-identified as white. In Early 21stcentury
Population by region, 2017[2]
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 Lima Province 507,039 7.2%
Lima
43,074 6.0%
Ica
38,119 5.8%
Ancash
49,175 5.8%
Arequipa
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%
Peru Republic of Peru 1,336,931 5.9%

Origins

The following European ethnic backgrounds form the majority of white Peruvians:

Jews whose ancestors came mainly from Germany, Poland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Moldova and Russia, among others.[23]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Perú: Perfil Sociodemográfico" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. p. 214. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Perú: Perfil Sociodemográfico" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. p. 214. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Inmigración italiana al Perú". www.espejodelperu.com.pe. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
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  5. ^ "Embajada del Peru en la Republica Portuguesa - Historia". www.embaixadaperu.pt. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
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  7. ^ Cervantes, Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de. "Historia de la conquista del Perú y de Pizarro / Henri Lebrun; traducida ...por J.R." Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-04.
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  10. ^ "Napoleón Cieza Burga: Fundación de Trujillo no fue el 5 de marzo". La Industria. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
  11. ^ History of How the Spaniards Arrived in Peru: Relasçion de como los ... - By Titu Cusi Yupanqui, Catherine J. Julien
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  13. ^ 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).
  14. ^ "ANDAR PER MARI: STORIA DI MIGRANTI IN PERÙ" (in Italian). Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ EMPRESAS TRANSNACIONALES EN EL PERÚ: Nestlé Peru S.A. (in Spanish)
  17. ^ "Directorio de las principales empresas y entidades del Perú: Corporacion Jose R. Lindley .S.A." [Directory of the main companies and entities of Peru: Corporation Jose R. Lindley .S.A.] (in Spanish). CreditosPeru.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2010. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  18. ^ "Corporación José R. Lindley S.A." Inca Kola.
  19. ^ "Corporación José R. Lindley S.A." (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  20. ^ "PPK sobre origen étnico: Ustedes me ven la cara, soy blanco". americatv.com. 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  21. ^ Carlos Miranda Loayza; Daniel Abuhadba Rodrigues (2007). "Inmigración Europea al Perú" [European immigration to Peru]. espejodelperu.com.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  22. ^ "Peru". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org.