Poles in Spain or Polish-Spaniards are citizens and/or residents of
Spain whose ethnic origins lie fully or partially in
Poland.
Demographics
The Polish minority in Spain numbered approximately 69,353
according to 2014 census figures. The Polish population is mainly guest workers drawn by Spain's economic boom during the 1990s.
Madrid,
Barcelona,
Málaga
Málaga (, ) is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 578,460 in 2020, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia after Seville and the sixth most pop ...
,
Huelva and
Valencia have significant Polish populations. The Polish minority in Spain is relatively young, 74% are between 20 and 49 years old.
Poles in the Spanish Civil War
Approximately 5,400 volunteers of Polish origin participated in the
Spanish Civil War as part of the
International Brigades
The International Brigades ( es, Brigadas Internacionales) were military units set up by the Communist International to assist the Popular Front government of the Second Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War. The organization existed f ...
.
The majority (3,800) were miners working in
France, 300 were
Polish-American
Polish Americans ( pl, Polonia amerykańska) are Americans who either have total or partial Poles, Polish ancestry, or are citizens of the Republic of Poland. There are an estimated 9.15 million self-identified Polish Americans, representing abou ...
s, and several hundred were Poles living in various European countries. Only 800 came from
Poland itself.
Notable people
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Luis José Sartorius, 1st Count of San Luis
Don (honorific), Don Luis José Sartorius y Tapia, 1st Count of San Luis (1 February 1820, in Seville, Spain – 22 February 1871, in Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish noble, politician and journalist who served as Prime Minister of Spain from 1853 to ...
, noble, politician and journalist
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László Kubala, former football player
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Enrique Múgica Herzog
Enrique () is the Spanish variant of the given name Heinrich of Germanic origin.
Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Enric (Catalan), Enrico (Italian), Henrik (Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian), Heinrich (German), Hendrik, Henk (Du ...
, politician
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Maria Amalia of Saxony
es, María Amalia Cristina Francisca Javiera Flora Walburga
, spouse = Charles III of Spain
, issue =
, issue-link = #Issue
, house = Wettin
, father = Augustus III of Poland
, mother = Maria Josepha of ...
, queen consort of Spain, queen consort of Naples and Sicily
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Adam Karol Czartoryski
Prince Adam Karol Czartoryski (born 2 January 1940) is a Polish and Spanish aristocrat who is head of the Polish House of Czartoryski. He is related to both the Spanish royal family (House of Borbón-Anjou) and to France's House of Orléans. In ...
, aristocrat
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Esther Koplowitz
Esther is the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther. In the Achaemenid Empire, the Persian king Ahasuerus seeks a new wife after his queen, Vashti, is deposed for disobeying him. Hadassah, a Jewess who goes by the name of Esther, is chosen t ...
, businesswoman magnate and philanthropist
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Alicia Koplowitz, businesswoman magnate
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Tamara Czartoryska
Princess Tamara Laura Czartoryska (Spanish: Tamara Laura María de los Dolores Luisa Fernanda Victoria y Todos los Santos Czartoryski y Picciotto; born 23 April 1978) is a Polish-Spanish former model, television star, and aristocrat. She is t ...
, sportswoman and model
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Adam Jezierski
Adam Jezierski Ros (born 11 July 1990) is a Polish actor based in Spain. He is known for playing lead role in the series ''Física o Química'' as Gorka Martínez Mora.
Biography
Adam Jezierski was born on 11 July 1990 in Warsaw, Poland. His ...
, actor
See also
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Poland
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Poland–Spain relations
Poland–Spain relations are cultural and political relations between Poland and Spain. Both nations are members of NATO, the European Union, OECD, OSCE, the Council of Europe and the United Nations.
Spain has given full support to Poland's members ...
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Great Emigration
The Great Emigration ( pl, Wielka Emigracja) was the emigration of thousands of Poles and Lithuanians, particularly from the political and cultural élites, from 1831 to 1870, after the failure of the November Uprising of 1830–1831 and of oth ...
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Polish diaspora
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Masurians
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Silesians
External links
- Polonia en España / Polacy w Hiszpanii / Poland in Spain
- Asociaciones polacas en España / Polskie stowarzyszenia w Hiszpanii
References
{{Portal bar, Poland, Spain
Polish minorities, Spain
Ethnic groups in Spain
Poland–Spain relations