Spaniards in the United Kingdom
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| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Kensal Town · Hyde Park · Chelsea · South Kensington · Camden · Westminster · Kensington | |
| Languages | |
| British English · Spanish · Catalan language | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Roman Catholic · Protestant · Jewish minority | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Spanish · Hispanics · British Latin American · Italian · Portuguese · Mediterranean · Greek Briton · Italian British |
Spanish Britons or (Spanish: Hispano Británico, is derived from Hispānia now known as España , the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula), are raised and educated citizens or residents of the United Kingdom whose ancestry originates in the southwest European nation of Spain with many having Spanish Cultural heritage play a significant role in their lives.
Spanish people are more widely spread in Britain than those originating from Portugal and started to come to the UK at different times of the Twentieth Century.
History of Spanish settlement
Spanish people first arrived in great numbers in 1945 after the Spanish Civil War of 1936-39, when political exiles began to settle mainly in Westminster, Kensal Town, Kensington, Chelsea, Ladbroke Grove and Camden. A republican government-in-exile sat in London until 1945, and a social and cultural centre was established at the Spanish House in Bayswater. Many came seeking work, skills and education after the economic crisis in Spain. Many more economic migrants arrived in the post-war years and from the 1980s onwards, many middle-class students began to come to London. This may also include settlers from British territory of Gibraltar, as those people are British citizens and free to migrate to UK.
Number of Spanish Britons
It is estimated that around 25,000 Spanish people live in North Kensington, focused around the Spanish School in Notting Hill and around Victoria.[1]
At the time in the 2001 Census 54,105 Spanish-born people were in Britain, which is an increase of just 15,500 in 10 years.
Spanish Britons by Area
The areas with the most Spanish born and possibly UK raised populations:
| Location | Actual Population | Year |
|---|---|---|
| London | 22,479 (42% of total-0.31% of London Population) |
2001 Census |
| South East | 9,786 | 2001 Census |
| East of England | 4,439 | 2001 Census |
| North West | 3,465 | 2001 Census |
| South West | 3,352 | 2001 Census |
Related Ancestry
Other Britons who may be of Spanish ancestry via a Hispanic country of Latin America and not directly from Spain may be not accounted for in this article, please see the articles:
Notables
Notes
In 1501 Catherine of Aragon came to London aged 15. After the early death of her first husband, she became Henry VIII’s first wife. Their daughter Mary Tudor attempted to re-introduce Catholicism as the state religion during her own reign and married Philip II of Spain. Both women brought the influence of Spanish culture to the royal court. [2]
See also
- Hispanic
- Spic
- Mediterranean race
- White Hispanic
- White Latin American
- Hispanics in the United States
- Spanish American
- Spanish Brazilian
- Spanish Canadian
- Spanish-Filipino
References
Resources
- Spanish In Britain
- UK Latino
- Reassessing what we collect website – Spanish London History of Spanish London with objects and images
References