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British Peruvians are
Peruvians Peruvians ( es, peruanos) are the citizens of Peru. There were Andean and coastal ancient civilizations like Caral, which inhabited what is now Peruvian territory for several millennia before the Spanish conquest in the 16th century; Peruvian ...
of British descent. The phrase may refer to someone born in
Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...
of British descent. Among
European Peruvians Immigration to Peru involves the movement of immigrants to Peru from another country. Peru is a multiethnic nation formed by the combination of different groups over five centuries. Amerindians inhabited Peruvian territory for several millennia be ...
, the British were the fifth largest group of immigrants to settle in the country after the Spanish, Germans, Italians, the Swiss or/and the French.


History

Between 1860 and 1950 it is estimated that around 1900 British settled in
Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...
. The regions from which most of the British immigrants originated were
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and London, as well as
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and
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. In 1872, the European Immigration Society ( es, Sociedad de Inmigración Europea) was founded in Peru. Its objective was promoting Old World
immigration Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, a ...
by covering the costs of their journeys and financially supporting them during their first settler years in Peru. They mostly interacted with fellow British immigrants, and were usually relatively skilled at a trade. Many of them intermarried and at the beginning they were united, but as time passed many of them broke the circle. The British corporations owned many
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mines in the
Tacna Tacna is a city in southern Peru and the regional capital of the Tacna Region. A very commercially active city, it is located only north of the border with Arica y Parinacota Region from Chile, inland from the Pacific Ocean and in the valley of ...
region of Peru during World War I when the territory was ruled by Chile. Many British Peruvians left the nation in 1960s and 1970s to flee from excessive poverty. Others fled in response to the left-wing dictatorship of Gen. Juan Velasco Alvarado and most of these moved to United States, United Kingdom and Spain, while most of the rest to Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The second wave of British Peruvians left during the first
Alan García Alan Gabriel Ludwig García Pérez (; 23 May 1949 – 17 April 2019) was a Peruvian politician who served as President of Peru for two non-consecutive terms from 1985 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2011. He was the second leader of the Peruvian Apris ...
regime that led Peru to extreme poverty, hyperinflation and terrorism.


Cultural legacy

Inca Kola Inca Kola (also known as "the Golden Kola" in international advertising) is a soft drink that was created in Peru in 1935 by British immigrant Joseph Robinson Lindley. The soda has a sweet, fruity flavor that somewhat resembles its main ingredien ...
was invented by an English immigrant. In 1911, in Rímac, one of
Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of ...
's oldest and most traditional neighborhoods, an immigrant English family began a small bottling company under their family name, Lindley. In 1928, the company was formally chartered in Peru as Corporación José R. Lindley S.A., whereupon Joseph R. Lindley became its first General Manager.


Notable people

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Guillermo Billinghurst Guillermo Enrique Billinghurst Angulo (ie. William Henry Billinghurst) (Arica, July 27, 1851 – Iquique, June 28, 1915) was a Peruvian politician of English descent who served as the 37th President of Peru. He succeeded Augusto B. Leguía, fr ...
, 31st President of Peru *
Nicolás Lindley López Nicolás Eduardo Lindley López (November 16, 1908 – May 3, 1995) was a Peruvian military commander who headed the military government in Peru for several months in 1963 and served as the 48th President of Peru (2nd President of the Milita ...
, 56th President of Peru *
Alberto Elmore Fernández de Córdoba Alberto Elmore Fernández de Córdoba (August 28, 1844 – June 7, 1916) was a Peruvian lawyer, diplomat and politician. He was born in Lima, Peru. He was a member of the faculty of the National University of San Marcos. He was 3 times minister ...
, former Prime Minister of Peru *
Guillermo Larco Cox Guillermo Larco Cox (February 19, 1932 – July 12, 2002), is a civil engineer and Peruvian politician. Member of the Peruvian Aprista Party, achieved the position of Senator and Prime Minister. Early life and career Guillermo Larco Cox was ...
, former Prime Minister of Peru *
Jaime Thorne León Jaime Fernando Thorne León (11 September 1943 – 5 April 2018) was a Peruvian politician who served as the Minister of Defense under the administration of President Alan García Pérez, from September 2010 to July 2011.Ricardo Letts Colmenares Ricardo Letts Colmenares (August 9, 1937 – May 18, 2021) was a Peruvian politician, journalist and left-wing militant. Childhood and youth Born in Lima, his parents were Roberto Letts Sánchez, an agricultural businessman and Josefina Colmenar ...
, Peruvian politician *
Juan Guillermo More Juan Guillermo Moore Ruiz (27 February 1833 - 7 June 1880) was a British Peruvian navy officer. He was killed during the Battle of Arica. Biography Moore (sometimes spelled ''More'' in some texts) was born in Lima, the son of John Moore, a S ...
, Peruvian navy officer *
Isaac Lindley Isaac Lindley (1904–1989) was a Peruvian businessman. He is the son of the founders of the soft drink Inca Kola Inca Kola (also known as "the Golden Kola" in international advertising) is a soft drink that was created in Peru in 1935 by Briti ...
, Peruvian businessman * Manuel Delgado Parker, Peruvian entrepreneur * Carlos Fitzcarrald, Peruvian rubber baron *
Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne (born 28 December 1943) is a Peruvian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Lima from 1999 to 2019. He has been a bishop since 1988 and was made a cardinal in 2001. Early life and career Cipriani atten ...
, Cardinal Priest and Archbishop of Lima *
Juan Landázuri Ricketts Juan Landázuri Ricketts (December 19, 1913, Arequipa, Peru – January 16, 1997, Lima, Peru) was one of the most prominent Roman Catholic Churchmen during the 1960s and 1970s in Latin America. This was a period in which the Church took a strong ...
, Cardinal Priest and Archbishop of Lima *
Rafael Larco Hoyle Rafael Larco Hoyle (18 May 1901 in Chicama Valley, Peru – 23 October 1966, Lima), raised at Chiclin, his family's estate, was sent to school in Maryland, United States, at the age of twelve. He later entered Cornell University to study agric ...
, Peruvian archaeologist * Luis Miró Quesada Garland, Peruvian architect and professor *
Alfredo Bryce Alfredo Bryce Echenique (born February 19, 1939) is a Peruvian writer born in Lima. He has written numerous books and short stories. Early days Bryce was born to a Peruvian family of upper class, related to the Scottish-Peruvian businessman John ...
, Peruvian writer *
Jaime Bayly Jaime Bayly Letts (born February 19, 1965) is a Peruvian writer, journalist and television personality. He has won an Emmy Award and two of his books have been adapted into international movies. Early life Bayly was born to an upper class Pe ...
, Peruvian writer, journalist and television personality * Doris Gibson, Peruvian magazine writer and publisher *
Jason Day (actor) Jason Day del Solar (born July 8, 1985) is a Peruvian actor, born in Lima. He currently stars as the protagonist of ''Playing with Fire (2019 TV series), Playing with Fire'', a Telemundo-Netflix series. Biography Day has starred in the TV seri ...
, Peruvian actor *
Diego Bertie Diego Felipe Bertie Brignardello (2 November 1967 – 5 August 2022) was a Peruvian actor and singer. His performances spanned in film, theatre and television. He studied at Markham College in Lima, Peru and was also a singer in the mid eighti ...
, Peruvian actor *
Mónica Santa María Mónica Janette Santa María Smith (6 December 1972 – 13 March 1994) was a Peruvian model and TV hostess. Born in Lima, she was one half of the original Nubeluz hostesses, a popular Peruvian children's TV show during the 1990s first lustrum. ...
, Peruvian model and TV hostess *
Ramón Mifflin Ramón Antonio Mifflin Páez (born 5 April 1947) is a former Peruvian football player. Career He started his career in Centro Iqueño in 1963, by 1965 he played in Defensor Arica, and signed with Peruvian team Sporting Cristal in 1968 ...
, former Peruvian football player * Diego Penny, Peruvian footballer * George Forsyth, Peruvian footballer * Pablo Gutiérrez Weselby – Peruvian politician and former mayor of Chorrillos.


British Peruvian institutions and associations

*Cámara de Comercio Peruano-Británica * Newton College * Colegio San Andrés *
Markham College Markham College is an international school in Lima, Peru. Founded by British immigrants, Markham promotes a mixture of British and Peruvian education. Markham is an independent, non-profit, co-educational, bilingual, secular, day school of approx ...
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San Silvestre School San Silvestre School is a British-Peruvian private school located in Lima, Peru. The program is girls only, non-residential and extends from early childhood (age 3) through Form VI (age 18). It is divided into Early Years (ages 3–7) Primary (a ...
*Colegio Anglo Americano Prescott *Colegio Peruano-Británico *Hiram Bingham School *Asociación Cultural Peruano-Británica *Teatro Británico de Lima *Asociación de descendientes Británicos en Perú *Asociación Escocia-Perú *Asociación Británico-Peruano *Anglo-Peruvian Society *
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References

{{British diaspora Ethnic groups in Peru
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European Peruvian