English Chilean
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| Notable English Chileans Juan Williams Rebolledo-Marmaduque Grove-Alejandro Foxley |
| Total population |
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| 350,000 - 420,000 2,3% to 2,5% of Chile's Population |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Antofagasta, Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, Santiago, Punta Arenas |
| Languages |
| Religion |
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Roman Catholicism, Protestantism (Anglicanism, Methodism, Presbyterianism et al.) |
| Related ethnic groups |
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English people, Chilean people, Anglo-Argentines, English Paraguayans |
English Chileans (in Spanish: Anglochileno) English descendants in Chile are estimated to number between 350,000 and 420,000 people,[1] although over 700,000 Chileans may have British (English, Scottish and Welsh) origin[2] (4.5% of Chile's Population).
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 and hemp. This was the first exchange of what would become a deep-rooted commercial relationship between Great Britain and Chile.
In Valparaíso they constructed their largest and most important colony, bringing with them neighborhoods of English character, schools, social, sports clubs, business organizations and periodicals. Even today their influence is apparent in unique areas, such as the bank and the national marina, as well as in certain social activities, such as football (soccer), horse racing, and the consumption of tea.
The English eventually numbered more than 32,000 during the port of Valparaíso's boom period during the saltpeter bonanza at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century.[3] The British colonial influence is important to understanding the boom and bust of the port of Valparaíso.
The English colony was also important in the northern zone of the country during the saltpeter boom, in the ports of Iquique and Pisagua. The King of Saltpeter, John Thomas North, was the principal backer of nitrate mining. The English legacy was reflected in the streets of the historic district of the city of Iquique, with the foundation of various institutions, such as the Club Hípico (Racing Club). Nevertheless, said presence came to an end with the saltpeter crisis during the 1930s.
An important contingent of English immigrants also settled in the present-day region of Magallanes. In the same way, they established English families in other areas of the country, such as Santiago, Coquimbo, the Araucanía, and Chiloé.
[edit] Notable English Chileans
- Michelle Bachelet (English maternal great grandmother)
- Juan Pablo Bennett
- Claudio Bunster Weitzman
- Daniella Campos Lathrop
- Julio Canessa Roberts
- Marta Colvin
- Enrique Cood Ross
- Joaquín Edwards Bello
- Agustín Edwards Mac Clure
- Jorge Edwards
- Alejandro Foxley
- Laurence Golborne
- Marmaduque Grove
- Luis Eduardo Hicks
- Pablo Holman
- Stewart Iglehart
- Gustavo Leigh
- Bernardo Leighton
- Sergio Livingstone Pohlhammer
- Patricio Lynch
- Ofelia Martner
- Harold Mayne-Nicholls
- Rodrigo Montt Swett
- Anita Reeves
- Edmundo Searle
- Felipe Seymour
- Robert Winthrop Simpson
- Robert Souper Howard
- Roberto Souper
- María Elena Swett
- Sussan Taunton Thomas
- Willy Topp
- Carlos Villanueva Roland
- Juan Williams
- Alexander Bryan Witt
- Andrés Wood
Also to note is Australian prime minister Chris Watson was born in Valparaiso of English/New Zealand and German-Chilean parentage.
[edit] References
- ^ (Spanish) Inmigración británica en Chile.
- ^ "Historia de Chile, Británicos y Anglosajones en Chile durante el siglo XIX". http://www.biografiadechile.cl/detalle.php?IdContenido=1673&IdCategoria=91&IdArea=488&TituloPagina=Historia%20de%20Chile. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
- ^ (Spanish) Inmigración británica en Valparaíso.
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