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Chileans of Irish ancestry and Irish-born person migrated to Chile
Ethnic group
Irish Chileans
- Hiberno-chilenos
- Gael-Sileanach
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120.000
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1% population of Chile
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Punta Arenas
,
Magallanes Region
,
Santiago
,
Chile
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Spanish
. Minority speaks
English
and/or
Irish
as first language.
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Roman Catholicism
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Irish people
,
Irish Americans
,
Irish Argentines
,
Irish Brazilians
,
Irish Canadians
,
Irish Mexicans
,
Irish Paraguayans
,
Irish Peruvians
,
Irish Uruguayans
,
Scottish people
,
Scottish Chileans
,
Welsh Chileans
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Irish Chileans
(in
Spanish
:
Hiberno-chilenos
,
Irish
:
Gael-Sileanach
) are the inhabitants of
Chile
who either came from some part of the island of
Ireland
or are descendants of immigrants from there. Generally coming in the 18th century and early 19th century, the generally
Catholic
Irish were seeking refuge from the oppression of the
Protestant
-run government of the
Kingdom of Great Britain
.
Spain
, being a Catholic power, enticed many Irish to move to Latin America. Immigration diminished later in the 19th century as
Catholic Emancipation
made emigration to a Catholic nation less of a vital consideration and as the
United States
and
Canada
established themselves as more viable lands for settlement.
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citation needed
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A large proportion of Irish Chileans are sheep farmers in the
Magallanes Region
of the far south of the country, and the city of
Punta Arenas
has a large Irish foundation dating back to the 18th century.
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citation needed
]
The most notable Irish Chilean,
Bernardo O'Higgins
, is often referred to as the "Father of Chile", and is commemorated in many places in Chile.
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citation needed
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Notable Irish Chileans
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- Jorge Arrate
,
Communist Party of Chile
politician.
- Patricio Aylwin
, President of Chile
- Paz Bascunan Aylwin
, actress
- Alberto Blest Gana
(1830-1920), a Chilean novelist and diplomat
- Pedro Dartnell
, Chilean Army Inspector General
- Carlos Ibanez del Campo
, Chilean general and twice president of the republic
- Patricio Lynch
, Admiral of the Chilean Navy
- Juan Mackenna
, general, Chilean patriot
- Pablo Mackenna
, writer, TV host, poet
- Bernardo O'Higgins
, Supreme Director of Chile
- Sandra O'Ryan
, actress
- Benjamin Vicuna Mackenna
politician, writer (Irish grandfather:
Juan MacKenna
).
- Camila Vallejo
(Vallejo-Dowling),
Communist Youth of Chile
politician.
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