Lebanese Chileans

Lebanese Chileans
Total population
(90,000)
Regions with significant populations
Valparaíso, Serena, Santiago
Languages
Chilean Spanish, Arabic, French
Religion
Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Lebanese, Palestinian Chilean

Lebanese Chileans, are immigrants to Chile from the Lebanon. Most are Christian and they arrived in Chile in the mid-19th to early-20th centuries to escape from poverty. Ethnically Lebanese Chileans are often called "Turks", (Spanish: Turcos) a term believed to derive from the fact that they arrived from present day Lebanon, which at that time was occupied by the Ottoman Turkish Empire.[1] Most arrived as members of the Eastern Orthodox church and the Maronite church, but became Roman Catholic.[2] A minority are Muslim. [3]

The Christian Orthodox, built the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Santiago and All Chile in Santiago in 1917. It is a cathedral of the Church of Antioch with six parishes.[4]

Notable Lebanese Chileans

See also

References

  1. ↑ Arab and Jewish immigrants in Latin America: images and realities, by Ignacio Klich, Jeff Lesser, 1998, p. 165.
  2. ↑ In Santiago Society, No One Cares If Your Name Is Carey or de Yrarrazaval, By ENID NEMY September 14, 1969, Sunday, Arab and Jewish immigrants in Latin America.
  3. ↑ Holston, Mark (2005-11-01), "Orgullosos palestinos de Chile", Américas, ISSN 0379-0975, retrieved 2009-07-29
  4. ↑ Antiochian Orthodox of Santiago to Chile.

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