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*After the war, many '''leaders and collaborators from Nazi Germany''' sought to take refuge in the southern region of the country. <ref name ="IC"/> | *After the war, many '''leaders and collaborators from Nazi Germany''' sought to take refuge in the southern region of the country. <ref name ="IC"/> | ||
==== | ====British and Irish Immigrants==== | ||
*British descendants in Chile are estimated to number between 350,000 and 420,000 to 700,000; with 120,000 Irish-Chileans. The English, Welsh, Scottish, and Irish population rose to more than 32,000 during the '''port of Valparaíso's boom period''' at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century during the saltpeter bonanza. | *British descendants in Chile are estimated to number between 350,000 and 420,000 to 700,000; with 120,000 Irish-Chileans. The English, Welsh, Scottish, and Irish population rose to more than 32,000 during the '''port of Valparaíso's boom period''' at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century during the saltpeter bonanza. | ||
*The English immigration and influence was also important in the northern regions of the country during the saltpeter boom, in the '''ports of Iquique and Pisagua.''' <ref name ="IC"/> | *The English immigration and influence was also important in the northern regions of the country during the saltpeter boom, in the '''ports of Iquique and Pisagua.''' <ref name ="IC"/> | ||
====Croatia==== | ====Croatia==== | ||
*One of the most important groups of European immigrants in Chile are the Croats, whose number of descendants today (2009) is estimated to be 400,000 persons. Other authors claim, on the other hand, that close to 4.6% of the Chilean population must have some Croatian ancestry. According to some references, up to 50% of the population of '''Punta Arenas''' are descendants of Croats. Chile is the second-ranked country in the world for number of Croatian descendants, after Croatia itself. | *One of the most important groups of European immigrants in Chile are the Croats, whose number of descendants today (2009) is estimated to be 400,000 persons. Other authors claim, on the other hand, that close to 4.6% of the Chilean population must have some Croatian ancestry. According to some references, up to 50% of the population of '''Punta Arenas''' are descendants of Croats. Chile is the second-ranked country in the world for number of Croatian descendants, after Croatia itself. | ||