British Peruvian
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| British Peruvian
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| Notable British Peruvians Martin Guise Madeleine Hartog Bell Nicolas Lindley Carlos Bruce |
| Total population |
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278,000 |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Callao, Lima, Cusco, Arequipa |
| Languages |
| Spanish, English |
| Religions |
| Protestant/Roman Catholic |
This article is about Peruvian people of British descent, for British people of Peruvian descent, see here
A British Peruvian is a Peruvian citizen of British descent. The phrase may refer to someone born in Peru of British descent or to someone who has immigrated to Peru from Britain. Among European Peruvians, the British were the fifth largest group of immigrants to settle in the country after the Spanish, Italians, Germans, and the French.
[edit] History
In 1872, the Sociedad de Inmigración Europea ("European Immigration Society") was founded in Peru. Its objective was promoting Old World immigration by covering the costs of their journeys and financially supporting them during their first settler years in Peru.
The regions from which most of the British immigrants originated were Southampton and London, as well as Birmingham. 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 and married Peruvians from other European backgrounds. Very few Euro-Peruvians can fully trace their ancestry.[citation needed] Many British Peruvians left the nation in 1960s and 1970s to flee from excessive poverty and 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.
[edit] British Peruvian institutions and associations
- Cámara de Comercio Peruano-Británica
- Colegio Peruano Británico
- Asociación Cultural Peruano Británica
- Teatro Británico de Lima
- Asociacion de Decendientes Britanicos en Peru
- Asociacion Ecosia-Peruano
- Asociacion Britanico-Peruano
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