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===Mexico=== | ===Mexico=== | ||
====Mexico Background==== | ====Mexico Background==== | ||
*French nationals make up the second largest European immigrant group in Mexico, after Spaniards. | *French nationals make up the '''second largest European immigrant group''' in Mexico, after Spaniards. | ||
*The first wave of French immigration to Mexico occurred in the 1830s, following the country's recognition by France, with the foundation of a French colony on the Coatzacoalcos River, in the state of Veracruz. In total, 668 settlers were brought from France to populate the colony. Most of them went back to France as the project of colonization failed, but some permanently settled in Mexico. In 1833, another colony was founded in the state of Veracruz as well, under the name of Jicaltepec. In 1874, the community resettled on the other bank of the river, in San Rafael. From 1880 to 1900, the population of the colony grew from 800 to 1,000 inhabitants. There are now around 10,000 French Mexicans in the state of Veracruz. | *The first wave of French immigration to Mexico occurred in the 1830s, following the country's recognition by France, with the foundation of a French colony on the Coatzacoalcos River, in the state of Veracruz. In total, 668 settlers were brought from France to populate the colony. Most of them went back to France as the project of colonization failed, but some permanently settled in Mexico. In 1833, another colony was founded in the state of Veracruz as well, under the name of '''Jicaltepec'''. In 1874, the community resettled on the other bank of the river, in San Rafael. From 1880 to 1900, the population of the colony grew from 800 to 1,000 inhabitants. There are now around '''10,000 French Mexicans in the state of Veracruz'''. | ||
*Most French Mexicans descend from immigrants and soldiers that settled in Mexico during the Second Mexican Empire, headed by Maximilian I of Mexico and masterminded by Emperor Napoleon III of France in the 1860s to create a Latin empire in the New World. | *Most French Mexicans descend from immigrants and soldiers that settled in Mexico during the '''Second Mexican Empire''', headed by Maximilian I of Mexico and masterminded by Emperor Napoleon III of France in the 1860s to create a Latin empire in the New World. | ||
*The largest wave of immigration from France to Mexico came from the city of Barcelonnette, in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. Between 1850 and 1950, 5,000 to 6,000 inhabitants of the Ubaye Valley immigrated to Mexico. Today, there are 60,000 descendants of the "Barcelonnettes". | *The largest wave of immigration from France to Mexico came from the city of '''Barcelonnette, in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence'''. Between 1850 and 1950, 5,000 to 6,000 inhabitants of the '''Ubaye Valley''' immigrated to Mexico. Today, there are ''''60,000 descendants of the "Barcelonnettes"'''. | ||
*According to the 2010 Census, French people form the second largest European emigrant community in Mexico after Spaniards. There are around 9,500 French nationals registered in Mexico and about 6,000 to 7,000 Frenchmen unregistered. Two thirds of them are Mexicans of French ancestry holding double nationality. Many Mexicans of French descent live in cities and states such as Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, Aguascalientes, Veracruz, Guanajuato, Guadalajara, Puebla, Queretaro and Mexico City.<ref>"French Mexicans", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Mexicans. accessed 1 May 2021.</ref> | *According to the 2010 Census, French people form the second largest European emigrant community in Mexico after Spaniards. There are around 9,500 French nationals registered in Mexico and about 6,000 to 7,000 Frenchmen unregistered. Two thirds of them are Mexicans of French ancestry holding double nationality. Many Mexicans of French descent live in cities and states such as '''Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, Aguascalientes, Veracruz, Guanajuato, Guadalajara, Puebla, Queretaro and Mexico City'''.<ref>"French Mexicans", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Mexicans. accessed 1 May 2021.</ref> | ||
===Puerto Rico=== | ===Puerto Rico=== | ||