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Chileans (Spanish: Chilenos, pronounced [tʃiˈlenos]) are an ethnic group and nation native to the country of Chile and its neighboring insular territories. Most Chileans share a common culture , history , ancestry and language .
Ricardo J. Caballero – MIT professor, Department of Economics; Sebastián Edwards – UCLA professor, former World Bank officer (1993–1996), prolific author and media personality
Mapuche women of Tirúa Chileans with flags of Chile. Mexican professor Francisco Lizcano, of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, estimated that 52.7% of Chileans were white, 39.3% were mestizo, and 8% were Amerindian. [193] According to Encyclopædia Britannica as of year 2002 only 22% of Chileans were white and 72% were mestizo. [194]
According to a study by the University of Chile about 65% of the Chilean population is Caucasian, [11] while the 2011 Latinobarómetro survey shows that some 60% of Chileans consider themselves White. [12] An estimated 1.6 million (10%) to 3.2 million (20%) Chileans have a surname (one or both) of Basque origin. [13]
Many Chileans and independent observers refused to accept on faith the government's version of events amid speculation that Allende had been murdered by government agents. Pinochet had long left power and died when in 2011 a Chilean court opened a criminal investigation into the circumstances of Allende's death. [151] [152]
English Chileans (Spanish: Anglochilenos) are citizens of Chile who are descended from English emigrants. Since the Port of Valparaíso opened its coasts to free trade in 1811, the English began to congregate in Valparaíso. The first to arrive brought with them tools, articles of china, wool and cotton, with instructions to return with copper ...
Over 700,000 Chileans (4.5% of the Chilean population) may have British (English, Scottish or Welsh) and Irish forebears. [62] Chileans of Greek descent are estimated to number between 90,000 and 120,000; [ 63 ] most live in or near either Santiago or Antofagasta , and Chile is one of the five countries in the world most populated with ...
Chileans enjoy all kinds of seafood, sometimes prepared raw with lemon, coriander and onions, or just simply in the shell with lemon juice and a glass of white wine. Seafood markets are commonly found in fishing villages. Fish. Reineta a la plancha: Grilled reineta; Caldillo de congrio