Austrian Mexicans

Austrian Mexicans are Mexican citizens of Austrian descent or Austrian-born people who reside in Mexico. Most immigrants arrived in the country when Austria as well as other Central European countries were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Austrian Mexicans
austriaco-mexicanos
Total population
3,500 Austria-born residents (2021)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Mexico City · Chihuahua
Languages
Mexican Spanish · Austrian German
Religion
Roman Catholic · Protestantism
Related ethnic groups
German Mexicans

History

The first Austrian emigrant to arrive in Mexico was Maximilian of Hasburg. In April 1864, he and his wife Carlota set sail for Mexico and upon arrival to the country in May 1864, Maximilian was declared Emperor of Mexico, which was then known as the Second Mexican Empire.[2] The influx of Austrian and German immigrants helped cement the art of brewing as an all-Mexican endeavor.[3] They settled in the northern regions of Mexico, where the German immigrants had already established themselves. Maximilian invited some Jews from the Austria-Hungarian region and other European countries to settle in Mexico.[4]

In 1938, around 1,500 Austrian immigrants arrived in Mexico during the Second World War. With diverse political origins, these Austrian refugees in Mexico were linked in their fight against fascism, at the time of the presidency of Manuel Ávila Camacho, the Austrian Republican Action Association of Mexico (aram).[5]

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "Auslandsösterreicherinnen und Auslandsösterreicher 2015". Statistik Austria (in German). Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  2. Emperor Maximilian of Mexico
  3. Hubbell, Colin. "Know Your Craft: Mexican beer beats the heat". Observer-Dispatch. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. Kaminer, José (25 August 2010). "Los judíos y su presencia en México desde el siglo XVI" [Jews and their presence in Mexico since the 16th century]. Diario Judío (in Spanish).
  5. Mexico and Austria
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