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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 ...
Emigration of Chileans has decreased during the last decade: It is estimated that 857,781 Chileans live abroad, 50.1% of those being in Argentina (the highest number), 13.3% in the United States, 8.8% in Brazil, 4.9% in Sweden, and around 2% in Australia, with the rest being scattered in smaller numbers across the globe.
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]
Over 700,000 Chileans (4.5% of the Chilean population) may have British (English, Scottish or Welsh) and Irish forebears. [19] Chileans of Greek descent are estimated to number between 90,000 and 120,000; [ 20 ] most live in or near either Santiago or Antofagasta , and Chile is one of the five countries in the world most populated with ...
Americans · Canadians · Mexicans · Cherokee people · British Chileans. American Chileans and Canadian Chileans are among roughly 300,000 Chileans of North American ancestry (includes Americans and Canadians ). 19th century settlement and land speculation deals brought tens of thousands of Americans to Chile with the rest of Central and ...
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 ...
This is a list of Chileans who are famous or notable. Flag of Chile. Coat of Arms. ... Antonio Prieto – singer and actor known in English for "The Bride" or "The ...
Scottish Chileans also played a prominent role in the annexation of Easter Island/Rapa Nui by Chile. [1]The Williamson-Balfour Company, a Scottish Chilean firm, controlled many aspects of island life, and in 1903 they created a subsidiary, Compania Explotadora de la Isla de Pascua (CEDIP), up until it was handed over to the Chilean Navy.