Scandinavian Mexicans

Scandinavian Mexicans
escandinavo-mexicanos
Languages
predominantly Mexican Spanish
Religion
Christianity (mainly Protestantism)
Related ethnic groups
Scandinavian diaspora

There is a Scandinavian diaspora in Mexico.

History

Denmark-born archeologist Frans Blom is known for documenting Maya ruins.

The first notable Dane in what would become Mexico was Fray Jacobo Daciano, a younger brother of Christian II of Denmark, who settled in Michoacán in the mid-16th century, evangelized the region and became known for his love of the native Tarascans.[1] Swedes have been present in Mexico since at least the 1890s.[2] According to the Instituto Nacional de Migracion, in 2009 there were 633 Sweden-born residents in Mexico.[3] Nearly half of these migrants lived in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area. In the same year there were 404 Denmark-born residents and 240 Norway-born residents.[3]

Notable individuals

Swedish

Danish

Norwegian

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Personajes daneses en la historia de México". Danish Embassy in Mexico. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Suecia y México: forjando una fuerte alianza". Milenio. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Extranjeros Residentes En México" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Migración. p. 36. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
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