- British Peruvian
Infobox Ethnic group
group = British Peruvian
caption = Notable British PeruviansMartin Guise Madeleine Hartog Bell Nicolás Lindley López Carlos Bruce
poptime = 378,000
popplace =Callao ,Lima ,Arequipa
langs = Spanish, English, Scots,Scottish Gaelic , Welsh, Irish
rels =Protestant /Roman Catholic
related ="This article is about Peruvian people of British descent, for British people of Peruvian descent, see here"
A British Peruvian is a
Peru vian citizen of British descent. The phrase may refer to someone born inPeru of British descent or to someone who has immigrated to Peru from Britain. AmongEuropean Peruvians , the British were the fifth largest group of immigrants to settle in the country after the Spanish, Italians, Germans, and the French.History
In 1872, the "Sociedad de Inmigración Europea" ("European Immigration Society") was founded in Peru. Its objective was promoting
Old World immigration by covering the costs of their journeys and financially supporting them during their first settler years in Peru.The regions from which most of the British immigrants originated were
Southampton andLondon , as well asBirmingham . They mostly interacted with fellow British immigrants, and were usually relatively skilled at a trade. Many of them intermarried and at the beginning they were united, but as time passed many of them broke the circle and married Peruvians from other European backgrounds. Very few Euro-Peruvians can fully trace their ancestry.Fact|date=December 2007 Many British Peruvians left the nation in 1960s and 1970s to flee from excessive poverty and dictatorship of Gen.Juan Velasco Alvarado and most of these moved toUnited States ,United Kingdom , andSpain , while most of the rest toCanada ,Australia , andNew Zealand .British Peruvian institutions and associations
* Cámara de Comercio Peruano-Británica
* Colegio Peruano Británico
*Asociación Cultural Peruano Británica
* Teatro Británico de Lima
* Asociacion de Decendientes Britanicos en Peru
* Asociacion Ecosia-Peruano
* Asociacion Britanico-Peruano
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