Swiss Mexicans

Swiss Mexicans are Mexican citizens of full or partial Swiss ancestry. Swiss Mexican communities are found in Mexico City, Morelos, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Puebla, Veracruz, Quintana Roo and Chihuahua. There are about 6,000 Swiss citizens residing in Mexico and many more Mexicans of Swiss ancestry. Many work as teachers, artists, researchers, missionaries or philanthropists.^[1]

History

Among the first settlements of Swiss immigrants, stands out a Swiss colony in Apaxco, State of Mexico that was founded by the Riefhkol family. By 1921, they settled there due to the construction of a cement plant in the area.^[1]

The Swiss Club

The oldest Swiss institution in Mexico is the Swiss Club. It was first established in the 1940s on an area of 10,000 square meters in Colonia del Valle, a neighborhood with a comfortable economy located south of the capital, the center began to operate with more than 50% Swiss among its associates.

Education

Colegio Suizo de México, a Swiss international primary and secondary school in Mexico catering to Swiss families has campuses in Cuernavaca, Mexico City, and Querétaro City.^[2]

Demographics

1990 - 566 People

2000 - 478 People

2010 - 422 People^[3]

2020 - 6,000 People

See also

• Mexico–Switzerland relations
• White Mexicans

References

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More than 100,000 people	Chinantec Ch'ol Huastec Mazahua Mazatec Mixe Mixtec Nahua Otomi Purépecha Rarámuri Tlapanec Totonac Tzeltal Tzotzil Yucatec Maya Zapotec
20,000–100,000 people	Amuzgo Chatino Chontal Maya Cora Cuicatec Huave Huichol Mam Mayo Popoluca Tepehuán Tojolabal Triqui Yaqui Zoque
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¹ Jews and Romani originate in the Middle East and South Asia respectively, with most arriving to Mexico via Europe · ² Primarily arrived via Canada · ³ Originated in what is now the United States