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Armenian Immigration To Mexico
The Armenian diaspora population in Mexico is very small in comparison with other immigrant groups. The majority of the population arrived in Mexico between 1910–1928, most of them arriving after the Armenian genocide of 1915. History The earliest known record, from 1632, recorded the arrival to Mexico of an Armenian national by the name of ''Francisco Martín''. In 1723, Armenian national ''Don Pedro de Zárate'' arrived to Mexico on a Spanish galleon from China to Acapulco.Los armenios y el lobby azerí en México (in Spanish) In 1897, Mexican President planned a project to establish an agricultural community with Armenian settlers in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Language
Spanish ( or , Castilian) is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from colloquial Latin spoken on the Iberian peninsula. Today, it is a world language, global language with more than 500 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain. Spanish is the official language of List of countries where Spanish is an official language, 20 countries. It is the world's list of languages by number of native speakers, second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's list of languages by total number of speakers, fourth-most spoken language overall after English language, English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani language, Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance languages, Romance language. The largest population of native speakers is in Mexico. Spanish is part of the Iberian Romance languages, Ibero-Romance group of languages, which evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley of Mexico within the high Mexican central plateau, at an altitude of . The city has 16 boroughs or ''demarcaciones territoriales'', which are in turn divided into neighborhoods or ''colonias''. The 2020 population for the city proper was 9,209,944, with a land area of . According to the most recent definition agreed upon by the federal and state governments, the population of Greater Mexico City is 21,804,515, which makes it the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the world, the second-largest urban agglomeration in the Western Hemisphere (behind São Paulo, Brazil), and the largest Spanish language, Spanish-speaking city (city proper) in the world. Greater Mexico City has a gross domestic product, GDP of $411 billion in 2011, which makes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenian Diaspora By Country
Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the world * Armenian language, the Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian people ** Armenian alphabet, the alphabetic script used to write Armenian ** Armenian (Unicode block) * Armenian Apostolic Church * Armenian Catholic Church People * Armenyan, or in Western Armenian, an Armenian surname ** Haroutune Armenian (born 1942), Lebanon-born Armenian-American academic, physician, doctor of public health (1974), Professor, President of the American University of Armenia ** Gohar Armenyan (born 1995), Armenian footballer **Raffi Armenian (born 1942), Armenian-Canadian conductor, pianist, composer, and teacher Others * SS ''Armenian'', a ship torpedoed in 1915 See also * * Armenia (other) Armenia is a country in the South C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenian Diaspora
The Armenian diaspora refers to the communities of Armenians outside Armenia and other locations where Armenians are considered an indigenous population. Since antiquity, Armenians have established communities in many regions throughout the world. However, the modern Armenian diaspora was largely formed as a result of World War I, when the Armenian genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire forced Armenians living in their homeland to flee or risk being killed. Another wave of emigration started with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Terminology In Armenian, the diaspora is referred to as spyurk (), spelled սփիւռք in classical orthography and սփյուռք in reformed orthography. In the past, the word gaghut ( գաղութ ) was used mostly to refer to the Armenian communities outside the Armenian homeland. It is borrowed from the Aramaic (Classical Syriac) cognate of Hebrew ''galut'' (גלות). History The Armenian diaspora has been present for over 1,700 years. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenia–Mexico Relations
The nations of Armenia and Mexico established diplomatic relations in 1992. Both nations are members of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization. History The first Armenians to arrive in Mexico occurred in the 17th century, however, the largest wave took place in the 1920s as a result of the Armenian genocide. On 14 January 1992, a month after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991; Armenia and Mexico established formal diplomatic relations with each other. In March 2002, Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan came to the northern Mexican city of Monterrey to attend the Monterrey Consensus Conference; this visit becoming the first and highest level Armenian government official to visit Mexico since independence. In August 2002, Armenian foreign minister Vartan Oskanian paid an official visit to Mexico. During his visit, both nations signed agreements on cooperation in the fields of culture and education as well as an agreement to abolish visas for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Pişmiş
Marie Paris Pişmiş de Recillas ( hy, Բարիզ Փիշմիշ, 30 January 1911 – 1 August 1999) was an Armenian-Mexican astronomer. Pişmiş was born Mari Sukiasian ( hy, Մարի Սուքիասեան) in 1911, in Ortaköy, Istanbul. She completed her high school studies at Üsküdar American Academy. In 1937, she became the first woman to get a Ph.D. from the Science Faculty of Istanbul University. Her advisor was Erwin Finlay Freundlich. Later, she went to Harvard University where she met her future husband Félix Recillas, a Mexican mathematician. They settled in Mexico, and she became the first professional astronomer in Mexico. According to Dorrit Hoffleit, "she is the one person most influential in establishing Mexico’s importance in astronomical education and research". For more than 50 years she worked at UNAM which awarded her a number of prizes including the "Science Teaching Prize". She was a member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences. Pişmiş studied among o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siouzana Melikián
Siouzana Melikian () is a Ukrainian- Mexican actress of Armenian descent. Biography Melikian was born on 14 August 1986, into a family of circus performers in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR. Before moving to Mexico with her family, she spent the first years of her life in Moscow, where she learned gymnastics and ballet. Once in Mexico, Siouzana studied acting and appeared on several TV commercials. She got her first opportunity as an actress in Transit, a movie made by MTV Europe and her first starring role in El estudiante (2009). She has performed in several Mexican films and TV series such as Capadocia. She also played a teacher in Atrevete a Soñar, a telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ... (2009). Filmography Films * ''Morgana'' (2012) * ''El estudi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacobo Harrotian
Jacobo Harootian was an Armenian-Mexican general who participated in the Mexican Revolution. Early life He was probably born in Aleppo, Ottoman Empire to an Armenian family and spent most of his life in Zumpango del Río, Guerrero. Despite his wealth, he was a known benefactor who built roads that connected his own town with other local villages. Military career In 1913, he enrolled as a physician and then as a soldier for Victoriano Huerta's army. As a close friend of Juan Andrew Almazán, Harootian was chosen to command a legion of 2,000 soldiers who fought in the Battle of Zacatecas against Pancho Villa's forces on June 23, 1914. Late life and exile Shortly after the fall of Victoriano Huerta's de facto government, Harootian was persecuted by the new authorities and chose to leave the country. Legacy Once the Mexican Revolution came to an end, the socialist government deprived him and his family of their properties. His former house is now the Town Hall of his ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosa Gloria Chagoyán
Rosa Gloria Chagoyán (; hy, Ռոզա Գլորիա Չագոյան); is a Mexican actress and singer of Armenian descent. Biography Chagoyán started her career as a radio host. She entered the world of acting in 1973 as an actress in ''El Diablo en Persona'' and appeared in some low-budget films throughout the seventies. She became known for the character "Lola la Trailera" (''Lola, the truck driver'') that made her a Mexican action film icon. Chagoyán lived in the United States for several years. She returned to Mexico to participate in ''Central de abasto'', a 2009 Mexican telenovela. Later in 2023, Chagoyán appeared in the telenovela ''Mi camino es amarte'', reprising her role as Lola la Trailera. Chagoyán is married to Mexican actor and producer Rolando Fernández. They have a son, the singer Emilio Fernández. Filmography Films * ''Instructions Not Included'' (2013) * ''Juana la cubana'' (1994) * ''Lola the Truck Driver 3'' (1991) * ''La vengadora 2'' (1991) * ''La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berge Bulbulian
Berge Bulbulian (November 10, 1925 – January 26, 2017) was an American writer of Armenian descent. Born in Mexico, he grew up in the Del Ray area in a farm. He served in the Navy of the United States during World War II. After attending Fresno State College, Bulbulian studied at UCLA, from where he graduated in 1950 with a B.A. in philosophy. During the 1970s he was president of a local Fresno grassroots group National Land for People (1974), formerly the Western Water Resources Council.''California farmer'' Volume 246, Nos 13-21 - Page 13 1977 "Among members of the task force are two farmers; Richard Rominger, state secretary of food and agriculture; Berge Bulbulian, president of the National Land for People (NLP); Curt Lynn, extension director for Tulare county; Rose Ann Vuich, ..." s In 1990 he became an editorial writer for ''The Fresno Bee ''The Fresno Bee'' is a daily newspaper serving Fresno, California, and surrounding counties in that U.S. state's central San Joaq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauricio Ochmann
Mauricio Ochmann (born November 16, 1977) is an American-born, Mexican actor best known for his roles in telenovelas, such as ''Amarte Asi'', where he starred as Ignacio "Nacho" Reyes. He also appeared in Kevin Costner's film ''Message in a Bottle'', the TV series '' That's life'' and ''Latino Green''. He appeared as Fabián Duque in Telemundo's '' Dame Chocolate''. He starred as Victorino Mora in Telemundo's hit ''Victorinos'' and was the leading role in the Telemundo novela '' El Clon''. He is also the star of "El Chema" a spin off of his character "Chema Venegas" from the hit television series "El Señor de los Cielos". Early life Mauricio Ochmann was born on November 16, 1977, in Washington, D.C. Ochmann never knew his biological parents and during his first years of life grew up with his adoptive mother, María, and her first husband, Guillermo, who finally divorced. After the separation, Mauricio and his mother moved to Mexico, where the actor's mother began a relationshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arturo Sarukhán
Arturo Sarukhán Casamitjana (; born 14 September 1963) is a former ambassador of Mexico to the United States. A consultant and public speaker, he is also a nonresident senior fellow at The Brookings Institution, an adjunct professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University, a distinguished visiting professor at the Annenberg School of Public Diplomacy at the University of Southern California, and a Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center's Mexico Institute. He writes a biweekly column in Mexico City's ''El Universal'' newspaper and frequently publishes op-eds in U.S. media outlets. He also participates in a weekly Mexican television newscast on Milenio TV and a weekly radio segment on Enfoque Noticias. Ambassador Sarukhán served as a career diplomat in the Mexican Foreign Service for 22 years, receiving the rank of career ambassador in 2006. From 2007 to 2013, he served as Mexico's ambassador to the United States. In October 2009, Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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