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*Emigration from Malta was an important demographic phenomenon throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, leading to the creation of large Maltese communities in English-speaking countries abroad. | *Emigration from Malta was an important demographic phenomenon throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, leading to the creation of large Maltese communities in English-speaking countries abroad. | ||
*Malta has always been a maritime nation, and for centuries, there has been extensive interaction between Maltese sailors and fishermen and their counterparts around the Mediterranean and into the Atlantic Ocean. More significantly, by the mid-19th century the Maltese already had a long history of migration to various places, including '''Egypt, Tripolitania, Tunisia, Algeria, Cyprus, the Ionian Islands, Greece, Sicily and Lampedusa.''' Intermarriage with other nationals (especially '''Italians and Sicilians''') was not uncommon. Migrants would periodically return to Malta, bringing with them new customs and traditions that over time have been absorbed into mainstream Maltese culture. | *Malta has always been a maritime nation, and for centuries, there has been extensive interaction between Maltese sailors and fishermen and their counterparts around the Mediterranean and into the Atlantic Ocean. More significantly, by the mid-19th century the Maltese already had a long history of migration to various places, including '''Egypt, Tripolitania, Tunisia, Algeria, Cyprus, the Ionian Islands, Greece, Sicily and Lampedusa.''' Intermarriage with other nationals (especially '''Italians and Sicilians''') was not uncommon. Migrants would periodically return to Malta, bringing with them new customs and traditions that over time have been absorbed into mainstream Maltese culture. | ||
*Mass emigration picked up in the 19th century. Migration was initially to north African countries (particularly '''Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt'''). | *Mass emigration picked up in the 19th century. Migration was initially to north African countries (particularly '''Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt'''). By 1900, for example, British consular estimates suggest that there were 15,326 Maltese in '''Tunisia.''' | ||
By 1900, for example, British consular estimates suggest that there were 15,326 Maltese in '''Tunisia.''' | |||
*There is little trace left of the Maltese communities in north Africa, most of them having been displaced, after the rise of independence movements, to places like '''Marseille, the United Kingdom or Australia.''' In the years preceding Tunisia's declaration of independence in 1956, most of the Maltese community left the country to settle in '''Marseille, France''', which retains the biggest Maltese community in France. | *There is little trace left of the Maltese communities in north Africa, most of them having been displaced, after the rise of independence movements, to places like '''Marseille, the United Kingdom or Australia.''' In the years preceding Tunisia's declaration of independence in 1956, most of the Maltese community left the country to settle in '''Marseille, France''', which retains the biggest Maltese community in France. | ||
*Later Maltese migrants headed towards the '''United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and Australia'''. | *Later Maltese migrants headed towards the '''United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and Australia'''. | ||