Polish Venezuelans
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| 4,000 | |
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| Poles, Polish Brazilians, Polish Americans, Polish Canadians |
Polish Venezuelans (
Polish immigration to Venezuela
In the 1630s, there were ideas being proposed between Duke Jacob Kettler and the King of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, John II Casimir Vasa for Polish colonization of Venezuela. Polish ships had explored settlements within the Caribbean and tried on four occasions to establish a colony on the nearby island of Tobago, however the attempt of a colony failed and all plans to establish a colony in Venezuela faltered.[3] In 1787, Polish King Stanisław August Poniatowski hosted future Venezuelan military leader and revolutionary, Francisco de Miranda for a few days in Kaniów (in present-day Ukraine) while Miranda was traveling Europe.[3] During the Venezuelan War of Independence, several Polish officers served and fought for Venezuelan independence against Spanish troops. One Polish officer, Izydor Borowski fought for Venezuelan independence and was promoted to general by Simón Bolívar.[3] Soon after Venezuela obtained independence, small numbers of Poles immigrated to Venezuela, many of them scientists, clergy, architects and engineers.[3]
Polish immigration to Venezuela occurred in three stages, the first during
The second happened immediately after the war (years 1946–1948), when the Poles of Jewish origin who survived the war joined their relatives already established in Venezuela. In addition, many Polish soldiers who had fought in Britain, Germany and Italy or were prisoners in
The next wave of Polish immigration to Venezuela took place between 1957 and 1958 when a few hundred Polish citizens primarily of Jewish origin arrived. There were others who escaped from Poland during a communist crackdown (1947–1956).[4][5]
Current status
As for their profession and employment, the largest group among Poles in Venezuela is constituted by representatives of small family business. There are a considerable number of musicians, academics and doctors.
See also
References
- ^ "Relaciones Polonia-Venezuela". Caracas.polemb.net. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
- ^ "Rozmowa z szefem misji dyplomatycznej Wenezueli w Polsce - Młodzi Socjaliści: "Z lewej strony" - Salon24". Mlodzisocjalisci.salon24.pl. 2011-06-24. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
- ^ a b c d Polonia y Venezuela: Historia y actualidad (in Spanish)
- ^ a b "The immigration and Polish Colony in Venezuela (Spanish)". Caracas.polemb.net. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
- ^ "Sources related to Venezuela in the archives of Poland (Spanish)" (PDF). Ikl.org.pl. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
External links
- The Other Child: Poles in Latin America
- (in Spanish) The immigration and Polish Colony in Venezuela
- (in Polish) Rozmowa z szefem misji dyplomatycznej Wenezueli w Polsce
- (in Spanish) Sources related to Venezuela in the archives of Poland
- R. Stemplowski y J. Szemiński: Polskie źródła archiwalne do dziejów Ameryki Łacińskiej w XIX i XX wieku [Fuentes de archivos polacos relativas a la historia de América en los siglos XIX y XX], «Dzieje Najnowsze», 1972, n° 2. p 2.
- K. R. Pragłowski: Nawiązanie stosunków gospodarczych z Wenezuelą [El establecimiento de relaciones económicas con Venezuela], Warszawa 1929.
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