History and Characteristics of Polish Migration to Mexico. Angelica CAMACHO Tecnologico De Monterrey

Abstract

Although it is small in numbers, it is very interesting to analyze Polish diaspora and how it has helped shape Mexico in part. For instance, Polish soldiers came during the Franco-Austrian intervention and joined Emperor Maximilian's army, but later the joined the Mexican army fighting against the invader. By 1924 a little more than 2000 Poles migrated, many of them were Jews. One group studied for this investigation came in 1943 as refugees of World War II came to Santa Rosa in Guanajuato, Central Mexico and formed a Polish community. The other group is composed by university professors, musicians who work in symphonic orchestras, painters or business people. A group of musicians who graduated from different universities in Poland founded the School of Music of the state University of Veracruz and they have been graduating students since 1980s. Czeslawa Prywer worked at the Universidad de Chapingo and helped open the Department of Fitotecnics in 1954. Polish migration to Mexico represents only a few thousands, the legacy they have left is important.