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
* Luis José Sartorius, 1st Count of San Luis, noble, politician and journalist
* László Kubala, former football player
* Enrique Múgica Herzog, politician
* Maria Amalia of Saxony, queen consort of Spain, queen consort of Naples and Sicily
* Adam Karol Czartoryski, aristocrat
* Esther Koplowitz, Marquise of Cubas, Esther Koplowitz, businesswoman magnate and philanthropist
* Alicia Koplowitz, 7th Marquise of Bellavista, Alicia Koplowitz, businesswoman magnate
* Tamara Czartoryska, sportswoman and model
* Adam Jezierski, actor
See also
*
Poland
* Poland–Spain relations
* Great Emigration
* Polish diaspora
* Masurians
* 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
Spanish people of Polish descent,
Poland–Spain relations