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*Guatemalans of French descent make up the '''third largest European-descended group in Guatemala'''', after the German Guatemalans and Spanish Guatemalans. | *Guatemalans of French descent make up the '''third largest European-descended group in Guatemala'''', after the German Guatemalans and Spanish Guatemalans. | ||
*The history of the French in Guatemala is divided into '''three periods of migratory waves:''' | *The history of the French in Guatemala is divided into '''three periods of migratory waves:''' | ||
{{Block indent|*'''Late 18th century:''' After the French Revolution, '''capitalists and entrepreneurs''' came to create coffee plantations in several countries of America; in Guatemala, the first of these were situated in the department of '''San Marcos''' in the southern highlands.}} | |||
{{Block indent|*'''Independence era:''' French veterans of the Napoleonic Wars and the Spanish American wars of independence offered their services during the independence wars. Initial diplomatic contact between France and Central America began in 1827; full diplomatic relations were established in 1830. This led to the arrival of '''French merchants, professionals, and tradesmen'''. Many of them married local women, which led to an increase in the number of Guatemalan people of French descent. Later some French politicians moved to Guatemala City during the wars between liberals and conservatives. When the Federal Republic of Central America was divided, some French migrated to Costa Rica and Nicaragua although the majority remained in Guatemala.}} | |||
{{Block indent|*'''Twentieth century:''' It is estimated that by 1900 there were approximately 1600 French immigrants in Guatemala. The presidency of General José María Reina Barrios, who was educated in Paris, began a revival of diplomatic relations between France and Central America. In 1920, after the triumph of the Unionist movement, several Guatemalan families of French origin came together to found a branch the Alliance Francaise in Guatemala City.<ref>"French Guatemalan", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Guatemalan, accessed 6 June 2021.</ref>}} | |||
===Emigration from Guatemala=== | ===Emigration from Guatemala=== | ||
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