Filipino immigration to Mexico

Filipino Mexicans
PhilippinesMexico
Model of the ship San Pedro de Cerdeña on display at the San Diego Fort in Acapulco
Total population
1,200 Filipino nationals residing in Mexico
Regions with significant populations
New Immigrants: Guadalajara and Mexico City. Descendants: Coastal regions of Jalisco, Michoacán, Guerrero, Oaxaca and Colima
Languages
Mexican Spanish, Tagalog, English and others Philippine languages
Religion
Roman Catholicism minority of Islam and Irreligion.
Related ethnic groups
Overseas Filipino, Asian Mexicans

Filipino Mexicans (Spanish: Mexicanos Filipinos) are Mexican citizens who are descendants of Filipino ancestry.[1] There are approximately 1,200 Filipino nationals residing in Mexico.[2] In addition, genetic studies indicate that about a third of people sampled from Guerrero have Asian ancestry with genetic markers matching those of the populations of the Philippines.[3]

  1. ^ "Filipinos in Mexican history". www.ezilon.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. ^ ":: Welcome to Manila Bulletin Online ::". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
  3. ^ Wade, Lizzie (12 April 2018). "Latin America's lost histories revealed in modern DNA". Science. Retrieved 14 July 2021.