Venezuelan Mexicans
Venezuelan cuisine in Mexico City
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Venezuelan Mexicans (Spanish: venezolano-mexicanos) are Mexicans who trace their heritage, or part of their heritage, to the nation of Venezuela. According to the 2010 Mexican census, there are more than 10,000 Venezuelan Mexicans that reside in Mexico.[2] As of 2010, Venezuelans were the third largest immigrant group of South Americans in Mexico, following Colombian Mexicans and Argentine Mexicans and the eighth largest international group.[2] Venezuelan Mexicans also represent 1.0% of Mexican citizens that originate from a different country.[2]
History
There has been a Venezuelan presence in Mexico since at least 1895, when the National Census counted 35 residents.[3] Both countries share the Spanish language; their historical origins are common (part of the Spanish Empire). In the 1950s, there was a notable group of leftist political exiles fleeing from the dictatorship of General Marcos Pérez Jiménez.[citation needed] The number of Venezuelan Mexicans made a small peak in the 1980s and began to decline into the 1990s.[3] Going into the 2000s, the number of Venezuelan Mexicans increased significantly.[3]
Bolivarian diaspora
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The most recent influx of immigrants has resulted from the Bolivarian diaspora, a diaspora occurring due to the adverse effects of the Hugo Chávez and his Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela. Compared to the 2000 Census, there has been an increase from the 2,823 Venezuelan Mexicans in 2000 to 10,063 in 2010, a 357% increase of Venezuelan-born individuals living in Mexico.[3]
Mexico granted 975 Venezuelans permanent identification cards in the first 5 months of 2014 alone, a number that doubled that of Venezuelans granted ID cards altogether in 2013 and a number that would have represented 35% of all Venezuelan Mexicans in Mexico in the year 2000.[4][3]
See also
References
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