Ethnic group
British Chileans
Chileno-Británico
Anglochileno|
At least 420,000-700,000*[citation needed] |
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Antofagasta, Valparaíso, Concepción, Viña del Mar, Santiago, Punta Arenas |
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Spanish. Minority speaks English, Welsh, Irish, Scottish Gaelic and/or Lowland Scots as a first language. |
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Roman Catholicism, Protestantism (Anglicanism, Methodism, Presbyterianism et al.) |
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British people, English people, Scottish people, Irish people, Ulster-Scots people, Welsh people |
British Chileans are Chilean residents with fully or partial antecedents from the United Kingdom. The British have been very important in the formation of the Chilean nation. They include Chileans of English, Scottish, Ulster Scots, (Northern) Irish and Welsh ancestry. The numbers of Scottish and Welsh are higher in Patagonia, in Aysén and Magallanes regions. The highest percentage of British Chileans is found in Punta Arenas, followed by Santiago, Valparaíso, Concepción, Viña del Mar and Antofagasta.