German Mexican

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An German Mexican (German: Deutsch-Mexikaner or Deutsch-Mexikanisch, Spanish: germano-mexicano or aleman-mexicano) is a Mexican citizen of German descent or origin.

Germans first arrived in Mexico during the mid to late 1800's. The majority of which settled in Mexico City and Puebla. Significant numbers of German immigrants also arrived during and after the first and second World War. The Plautdietsch language is also spoken by the descendants of German and Dutch Mennonite immigrants in the states of Chihuahua and Durango. Other German communities lie in the states of Nuevo León, Jalisco, Sinaloa, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, and other parts of Puebla, where the German culture and language have been preserved to different extent.

The Oktoberfest is usually held in several large cities with German-Mexican communities throughout the country. German Mexicans were important in the development of the Mexican cheese industry (by the Mennonites) and the Mexican brewing industry (being involved with the predecessors of the modern FEMSA beverage company). Also of note, the Alexander von Humboldt school in Mexico City is the largest German school outside Germany.