Spanish immigration to Peru

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Spanish Peruvian
Hispano Peruano
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A Spanish Peruvian is a

European Peruvians
, the Spanish are the largest group of immigrants to settle in the country.

Origins and passage

The regions from which most Spanish immigrants originated were

Sevilla and arrived in the ports of Callao, Mollendo and Pimentel. Many of these immigrants made a stopover in a Caribbean port before arriving in Peru. Before the development of the Panama Canal ships were forced to go around Cape Horn to reach Peruvian ports. Although not many, a few travelers made their way from Europe to Peru via the Amazon River. These immigrants would seek passage on the many commercial ships going to retrieve rubber in Peru to bring back to Europe. These immigrants would arrive at the river port of Iquitos
. Almost all of them stayed there. These immigrants numbered no more than a few thousand.

There are also a group of Hebrew origin (

Catholicism
.

Spanish Peruvian institutions and associations

  • Fondo de Cooperación Hispano Peruano[3]
  • Centro Hispano-Peruano
  • Cooperacion Hispano Peruano
  • Federación de Asociaciones de Peruanos en España
  • Embajada De España en Perú
  • Centro Cultural Hispano Americano
  • Asociación Hispano-Peruano
  • Asociación de Genealogía Hispana
  • Enlace Hispano Americano de Salud
  • Asociacion de medicos Hispano-Peruanos

Notable Spanish Peruvians

See also

References

  1. ^ / Los sefardíes en el Perú: Asquenazíes y sefardíes en el Perú del siglo xx
  2. ^ / Los sefardíes en el Perú: La gesta del Marrano
  3. ^ "::: Fondo de Cooperación Hispano Peruano - Portal de la Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional :::". www.aeci.org.pe. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
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