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A Spanish Colombian is a Colombian of full Spanish descent. Since many of Colombians are of full or partial Spanish descent and their culture is influenced by Spain (Due to the history of Colombia as a Spanish colony) as well as the Colombian government using White Colombian instead of Spanish Colombian, the term is rarely used.
This category page lists notable Colombians of Spanish ethnic or national origin or descent, whether partial or full. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
Many aspects of Colombian culture can be traced back to the early culture of Spain of the 16th century and its collision with Colombia's native civilizations (see: Muisca, Tayrona). The Spanish brought Catholicism, the feudal encomienda system, and a caste system that favored European descendants. Capitolio Nacional on Bolivar Square, Bogotá
External sources found Mestizos are the main racial group in Colombia, making up between 49% and 60% of country's population. [1] [2] Chibcha mestizos make up around 10 million people or 20% of Colombia’s population. [4] According to Latinobarometro in 2023, 50% of Colombians surveyed self identified as Mestizos. [5]
Indigenous Colombians (Spanish: Colombianos indigenas), also known as Native Colombians (Spanish: Colombianos nativos), are the ethnic groups who have inhabited Colombia before the Spanish colonization of Colombia, in the early 16th century. Estimates on the percentage of Colombians who are indigenous vary, from 3% or 1.5 million to 10% or 5 ...
White Colombians (Spanish: Colombianos blancos) are Colombians of total or predominantly European or West Asian ancestry. According to the 2018 census, 87.58% of Colombians do not identify with any ethnic group, being either White or Mestizo (of mixed European and Amerindian ancestry), which are not categorized separately.
White Colombians are mainly of Spanish descent, who arrived in the beginning of the 16th century when Colombia was part of the Spanish Empire. During the 19th and 20th centuries, other European [ 19 ] [ 20 ] and Middle Eastern [ 21 ] peoples migrated to Colombia, notably Italian [ 22 ] [ 23 ] and Lebanese [ 24 ] people but also Irish , [ 25 ...
Colombian Spanish (Spanish: español colombiano) is a grouping of the varieties of Spanish spoken in Colombia. The term is of more geographical than linguistic ...