There is a significant Colombian diaspora in Mexico. According to the 2020 census, there were 36,234
Colombian citizens residing in Mexico,
[https://www.inegi.org.mx/temas/migracion] making them the second largest
South American
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...
immigrant community in
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
.
Migration history
After
Mexico's independence from Spain, the presence of Colombian people in Mexico was almost nonexistent, although over the years there was an increase of some Colombian immigrants for various reasons in Mexican territory. In the 1895 Census, sixty-seven Colombia-born individuals were counted as residents.
It was not until the 1970s when the presence of Colombians increased under the protection of political asylum as refugees by the Mexican government because of the Colombian guerrilla problems fleeing from their country during the 80s and many of them were protected and kept anonymous to avoid persecution. Both countries share the
Spanish language
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; their historical origins are common (part of the
Spanish Empire
The Spanish Empire ( es, link=no, Imperio español), also known as the Hispanic Monarchy ( es, link=no, Monarquía Hispánica) or the Catholic Monarchy ( es, link=no, Monarquía Católica) was a colonial empire governed by Spain and its prede ...
).
Notable individuals
![Celso Piña](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Celso_Pi%C3%B1a.jpg)
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Gabriel García Marquez
In Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), Gabriel (); Greek: grc, Γαβριήλ, translit=Gabriḗl, label=none; Latin: ''Gabriel''; Coptic: cop, Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ, translit=Gabriêl, label=none; Amharic: am, ገብር ...
, writer
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Álvaro Mutis
Álvaro Mutis Jaramillo (August 25, 1923 – September 22, 2013) was a Colombian poet, novelist, and essayist. His best-known work is the novel sequence '' The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll'', which revolves around the character o ...
, writer
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Fernando Botero Zea
Fernando Botero Zea (Mexico City, Mexico, August 23, 1956) is a businessman and liberal politician of dual Colombia and Mexican nationalities, mainly known for having served as Minister of National Defense of Colombia among other political post ...
, politician
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Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo
Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo Pallás (born March 26, 1948) is a Mexican comedian, actor, film director, screenwriter, television producer and host.
He is the son of actors, the Cuban Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo and Mexican Lupita Pallás, and has appeared ...
, actor
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Diana Golden, actress
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Harry Geithner
Harry Geithner Cuesta ( Bogotá DC, Cundinamarca; March 9, 1967), known as Harry Geithner, is a Colombian actor, film director and producer known for being CEO of Geithnerland productions Inc., a production company, talent agency and content cre ...
, actor
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Aura Cristina Geithner
Aura Cristina Geithner (born March 9, 1967 in Bogota, Colombia) is a Colombian actress. In her teens, she lived in Mexico and studied painting and international public relations. Her twin brother, Harry Geithner, is also an actor.
Trajectory
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, actress
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Miguel Calero
Miguel Ángel Calero Rodríguez (14 April 1971 – 4 December 2012) was a Colombian professional association football, footballer who played as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He played 50 times for the Colombia national footba ...
, footballer
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Rómulo Rozo
Rómulo Rozo Peña (1899 Bogota – 1964 Mérida, Yucatán) was a sculptor. Some authors confirm that he was born in Chiquinquirá, Boyacá. He lived a major part of his life in Mexico. He married Ana Krauss in Czechoslovakia and had three c ...
, artist
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Fernando Vallejo
Fernando Vallejo Rendón (born 1942 in Medellín, Colombia) is a Colombian-born novelist, filmmaker and essayist. He obtained Mexican nationality in 2007.
Biography
Vallejo was born and raised in Medellín, though he left his hometown early in l ...
, writer
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Daniel Arenas
Daniel Arenas Consuegra (born March 30, 1979) is a Colombian actor who has worked in both Colombia and Mexican television.
Early life
Arenas was born on March 30, 1979 in Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia. He is the youngest of six children. He ...
, actor and model
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Sofía Álvarez, actress and singer
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Margarita la Diosa de la Cumbia, singer
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María Elisa Camargo
María Elisa Camargo (; born in Guayaquil, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian actress and activist. She started out as a contestant on The X Factor Colombia. She decided to knock on doors and start appearing in musical telenovelas after studying theatre as ...
, actress
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Juan Pablo Gamboa
Juan Pablo Gamboa (born November 24, 1966 in Cali, Colombia) is a Colombian actor. The second of four children,Juan Pablo Gamboa Cook. was raised in a bi-cultural, bilingual household due to his mother, Sandra Cook - originally from Boston who went ...
, actor
See also
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Colombia–Mexico relations
Colombian–Mexican relations are the historical and current bilateral relations between the Republic of Colombia and the United Mexican States. Both nations are members of the Association of Caribbean States, Community of Latin American and Cari ...
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Mercado de Medellín
Mercado is the Portuguese and Spanish word for ''market''. It may refer to:
Public markets
* Mercado de las Carnes, a former meat market in Ponce, Puerto Rico
* Mercado Central, Valencia, a public market in Valencia, Spain
* Mercado Central de S ...
References
External links
Colombia se hace notar en Méxicofrom ''
Excélsior
''Excélsior'' is a daily newspaper in Mexico City. It is the second oldest paper in the city after '' El Universal'', printing its first issue on March 18, 1917.
History
''Excélsior'' was founded by Rafael Alducin and first published in Mexic ...
''
{{Ethnic groups in Mexico
Ethnic groups in Mexico
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
Immigration to Mexico