NationMaster - Encyclopedia: White Latin American

White Latin Americans^[8] are the white population of Latin America. They are descendants of 16th to 19th century colonial-era settlers and of post-independence immigrants. The settlers were mostly Spanish and Portuguese, the post-independence immigrants were mostly Italian. The next largest immigrant sources were Spain, Portugal, Germany, Poland, France, Lebanon, and the British Isles, followed by various other European and Middle Eastern countries. The immigrants came principally in the late decades of the nineteenth and early decades of the twentieth centuries. Some twelve million people arrived in South America alone in this period, although many returned or re-migrated to other countries, including the United States and Canada. The largest group in the region,^[2] white Latin Americans number approximately 200 million, or more than one-third of the total population of nearly 550 million. Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cuba. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Venezuela. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Chile. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Peru. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Puerto_Rico. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uruguay. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Dominican_Republic. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bolivia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nicaragua. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ecuador. ... Topics in Christianity Preaching Prayer Ecumenism Relation to other religions Movements Music Liturgy Calendar Symbols Art Criticism Christianity Portal This box: Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... Whites redirects here. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article explains the archipelago in north-western Europe. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...

History

More than one and a half million Portuguese and Spaniards settled in their American colonies during the colonial period.^[9]^[10] Small numbers of other Europeans also settled, usually as a reward for military service to Spain or Portugal. Territories in the Americas colonized or claimed by a European great power in 1750. ...

For the region as a whole, the number of post-independence immigrants far surpassed that of settlers during the colonial period.^[11] Argentina and Uruguay were "inundated" with European immigrants, so that in the early 20th century Buenos Aires had a larger proportion of European-born population than did New York City. Argentina received more than half of the 11-12 million immigrants to South America in this time.^[11] In Brazil, the most populous country in the region, the effect was consequently not as great, but the number of immigrants was large, at more than 4 million. The term Latin American revolutions refers to the various revolutions that took place during the early 1800s that resulted in the creation of a number of independent countries in the Latin American region. ... For other uses, see Buenos Aires (disambiguation). ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

Admixture

Since the European colonization, the evolution of Latin America's population is embedded in a long and widespread history of intermixing, so that many White Latin Americans have Amerindian and/or sub-Saharan African and/or Asian ancestry. However, intermixing is not exclusive to the region, of course, and the white race is nowhere a "pure race": pure races do not exist, and evidently never have.^[12] This is backed up by a 2004 study of White Americans, which showed that up to 30% of them have between 2% and 20% Sub Saharan African and or Native American admixture similar to the ratio of white Latin Americans.^[13] For other uses, see Native Americans (disambiguation). ... Satellite image of Africa, showing the ecological break that defines the sub-Saharan area Sub-Saharan Africa is a geographical term used to describe the area of the African continent which lies south of the Sahara, or those African countries which are fully or partially located south of the Sahara. ... Asian people[1] is a demonym for people from Asia. ... A European American, or a Euro-American, is an American of European descent. ...

Under the casta system of colonial Latin America, a person of mixed European and Amerindian ancestry would legally and automatically regain their limpieza de sangre (lit. "purity of blood") and be classified as criollo with others in that category (a designation denoting "pure" Spaniards born in the Americas), if they were of one-eighth or less Amerindian ancestry. These would be the offspring of a castizo (1/4th Amerindian 3/4th Spanish) with a Spaniard or a criollo (who may himself have been mixed).^[14] Look up Casta in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Limpieza de sangre is also a novel in the Captain Alatriste series by Arturo Pérez-Reverte. ... Criollo, in the Spanish colonial Casta system (caste system) of Latin America, was a person born in the Spanish colonies deemed to have purity of blood in respect to the individuals European ancestry. ... Castizo is a Spanish word with a general meaning of genuine. It has other more concrete meanings. ...

In practice, many castizos did themselves also subversively purchase their Whiteness all over Latin America, for a steep price,^[15] with relevant "probanzas de limpieza de sangre" records altered, consolidating themselves within the lawfully white population. Additionally, at least in the parts of Latin America under the jurisdiction of the Viceroyalty of New Spain (from the modern Southwest United States plus Florida, all of modern Mexico then down as far south as the southern border of modern Costa Rica, as well as Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic), officials in the late 16th century did actually decide "to grant limpieza certification to those who had no more than a fourth of native ancestry (called castizos)."^[14] This article is about the computer software framework. ... A map of the former territories of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. ... The Southwest region of the United States is drier than the adjoining Midwest in weather; the population is less dense and, with strong Spanish-American and Native American components, more ethnically varied than neighboring areas. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ...

Populations

The largest White population in Latin America is found in Brazil, with 93.1 million whites out of 190 million total Brazilians, a ratio of 49.7%.^[1] The CIA figure is 53.7%, or 102 million.^[2] Argentina, with a population of 40 million is 97% White, the largest percentage in Latin America, and indeed, in the Americas. Mexico has the third largest White population, with over 16 million. The smallest White population in Latin America is in Honduras, with only 1% White, approximately 75,000 people. Chile, Costa Rica, and Guatemala have censuses which identify both Whites and Mestizos (people of mixed White and Amerindian ancestry) in one category, so the exact percentage of Whites in those countries is undetermined or unknown. White Mexicans make up 15% of Mexicos population or around 16. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x900, 401 KB) EspaÃ±ol: Vista de la Reina Nacional del Inmigrante (centro), la 1Â° princesa (izquierda) y 2Â° princesa (derecha) del aÃ±o 2004, en el inicio de la XXVII Fiesta Nacional del Inmigrante, en la ciudad de OberÃ¡, Misiones... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x900, 401 KB) EspaÃ±ol: Vista de la Reina Nacional del Inmigrante (centro), la 1Â° princesa (izquierda) y 2Â° princesa (derecha) del aÃ±o 2004, en el inicio de la XXVII Fiesta Nacional del Inmigrante, en la ciudad de OberÃ¡, Misiones... White Argentines make up 95% of Argentina population, or around 39 million people. ... Mestizo (Brazil Portuguese. ... For other uses, see Native Americans (disambiguation). ...

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Central America

Costa Rica

The exact percentage of the white Costa Rican population is not known because the Costa Rican census does not report separate numbers for whites.^[25] In its 2000 Census results, Indigenous, Black, and Chinese Costa Ricans combined for 3.8% of the population, while 93.7% were "other"; the remaining 2.6% gave no answer (numbers are rounded to tenths).^[25] The CIA states that whites and mestizos are 94%.^[26] There are figures for the white population by itself, such as 80%,^[27] and 47%.^[28] The white population is primarily of Spanish ancestry.^[29] There are also significant numbers of Costa Ricans of Italian, Lebanese, German, Jewish and Polish descent. In contrast to its neighboring countries' populations, less mixing of the Spanish settlers and the indigenous populations occurred. Therefore, a vast majority of Costa Ricans are either of Spanish or to a lesser extent of mestizo heritage. The Spanish people or Spaniards are an ethnic group native to Spain, in southwestern Europe, who are primarily descended from the autochthonous pre-Indo-European Euskaldunak, Latin, Visigothic, Celtic and Moorish peoples. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ...

El Salvador

Of the total Salvadoran population, 9% is white.^[30] They're mostly of Spanish descent, others of Italian, German, French, and Palestinian. The majority of the white Salvadorans are in San Salvador, Chalatenango, Northern La Union, and Santa Ana. Languages Italian, Sicilian, Neapolitan, Corsican, Sardinian, Emiliano-Romagnolo, Ligurian, Lombard, Piedmontese, Venetian, Ladin, Friulian Religions predominantly Roman Catholic The Italians are a Southern European ethnic group found primarily in Italy and in a wide-ranging diaspora throughout Western Europe, the Americas and Australia. ... A stereotypical German The Germans (German: die Deutschen), or the German people, are a nation in the meaning an ethnos (in German: Volk), defined more by a sense of sharing a common German culture and having a German mother tongue, than by citizenship or by being subjects to any particular... The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ... For other uses, see San Salvador (disambiguation). ... Santa Ana is the second most important city in El Salvador, located at 64 kilometers west from San Salvador, the capital city. ...

Guatemala

The exact percentage of the white Guatemalan population is not known because the Guatemalan census combines mestizos and whites in one category, where they make up a combined total of 59.4%. Whites are primarily of Spanish descent, but there are also those of German, English, Italian, and Scandinavian descent). Mestizo (Brazil Portuguese. ... This article is about the English as an ethnic group and nation. ... Languages Italian, Sicilian, Neapolitan, Corsican, Sardinian, Emiliano-Romagnolo, Ligurian, Lombard, Piedmontese, Venetian, Ladin, Friulian Religions predominantly Roman Catholic The Italians are a Southern European ethnic group found primarily in Italy and in a wide-ranging diaspora throughout Western Europe, the Americas and Australia. ... For other uses, see Scandinavia (disambiguation). ...

Honduras

Honduras contains the smallest percentage of whites in Latin America, with only 1% classified as white, or up to 75,000 of the total population. Of these, the majority are people of Spanish descent. ^[31]

Nicaragua

White Nicaraguans make up 17%, about 1 million, of the Nicaraguan population.^[24] The majority of White Nicaraguans are of Spanish, German, Italian, or French ancestry. In the 1800s Nicaragua experienced several waves of immigration, primarily from Europe. In particular, families from Germany, Italy, Spain, France and Belgium immigrated to Nicaragua, mostly to the departments in the Central and Pacific region. As a result, the Northern cities of Estelí, Jinotega and Matagalpa have significant fourth generation Germans. They established many agricultural businesses such as coffee and sugar cane plantations, and also newspapers, hotels and banks. The Jews of Nicaragua are descendants of Ashkenazi Jews from Eastern Europe. According to the CIA World Factbook, Nicaragua has a population of 5,675,356. ... Image File history File links DeutscheClub. ... Image File history File links DeutscheClub. ... A stereotypical German The Germans (German: die Deutschen), or the German people, are a nation in the meaning an ethnos (in German: Volk), defined more by a sense of sharing a common German culture and having a German mother tongue, than by citizenship or by being subjects to any particular... Languages Italian, Sicilian, Neapolitan, Corsican, Sardinian, Emiliano-Romagnolo, Ligurian, Lombard, Piedmontese, Venetian, Ladin, Friulian Religions predominantly Roman Catholic The Italians are a Southern European ethnic group found primarily in Italy and in a wide-ranging diaspora throughout Western Europe, the Americas and Australia. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... EstelÃ is the second largest town in northern Nicaragua (after Matagalpa). ... Jinotega is the capital of Jinotega Department in the north central region of Nicaragua. ... Matagalpa is the capital city of the Matagalpa Department department of Nicaragua. ... Jewish Nicaraguans or Nicaraguan Jews (Spanish: JudÃo NicaragÃ¼ense) are Nicaraguans of Jewish ancestry who were born in or have immigrated to Nicaragua. ... Languages English, Hebrew, Yiddish, Russian Religion Judaism Related ethnic groups Sephardi Jews, Mizrahi Jews, and other Jewish ethnic divisions Ashkenazi Jews, also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim (Hebrew: ×Ö·×©Ö°××›Ö²Ö¼× Ö¸×–Ö´×™×, pronounced , sing. ...

Also present is a small Middle Eastern-Nicaraguan community of Syrians, Armenians, Palestinian Nicaraguans, and Lebanese Nicaraguans with a total population of about 30,000. A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... Palestinian Nicaraguan (Spanish: Palestino NicaragÃ¼ense) are Nicaraguans of Palestinian ancestry who were born in or have immigrated to Nicaragua. ...

Panama

White Panamanians form 10% of the current population, up to 250,000,^[32] with the Spanish being predominant. Other ancestries includes Dutch, English, French, German, Irish, Italian, Lebanese, Portuguese and Russian. This article is about the English as an ethnic group and nation. ...

Mexico

White Mexicans make up 15% of Mexico's population or around 16.3 million people.^[3] The majority of White Mexicans are descendants of the Spanish descent. However, many other non-Iberian immigrants (mostly French) also arrived during the Second Mexican Empire and during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the majority from Italy, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Lebanon and Israel.^[33]^[34] White Americans and Canadians, Greeks, Romanians, Portuguese, Armenians, Poles, Russians, Ashkenazic Jews and immigrants from other Slavic countries,^[34] along with many Spanish refugees fleeing the Spanish Civil War also settled in Mexico.^[35] White Mexicans make up 15% of Mexicos population or around 16. ... Whites redirects here. ... The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe, and includes modern day Spain, Portugal, Andorra and Gibraltar. ... The Mexican Empire was the name of Mexico on two non-consecutive occasions in the 19th century when it was ruled by an Emperor. ... The term white American (often used interchangeably and incorrectly with Caucasian American[2] and within the United States simply white[3]) is an umbrella term that refers to people of European descent residing in the United States. ... Main articles: History of Canada, Timeline of Canadian history Parts of Canada have been inhabited by aboriginal peoples (known as First Nations) for at least 40,000 years. ... Ashkenazi (אַשְׁכֲּנָזִי, Standard Hebrew Aškanazi, Tiberian Hebrew ʾAškănāzî) Jews or Ashkenazic Jews, also called Ashkenazim (אַשְׁכֲּנָזִים, Standard Hebrew Aškanazim, Tiberian Hebrew ʾAškănāzîm), are Jews who are descendants of Jews from Germany, Poland, Austria and Eastern Europe. ... Countries with dominating Slavic ethnicities West Slavic East Slavic South Slavic Slav redirects here. ... Not to be confused with the Spanish Civil War of 1820-1823. ...

Caribbean

Cuba

White Cubans make up 65% or 66%^[5]^[36] of Cuba's total population (however, it's 37% in the CIA Factbook),^[4] with the majority being of diverse Spanish descent, mainly from the settlers but also from the more recent influx of exiles from Franco's Spain. The ancestry of white Cubans comes primarily from Spain, with many others being of French, Portuguese, Italian and Russian descent.^[37] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other persons named JosÃ© MartÃ, see JosÃ© MartÃ (disambiguation). ... Francism redirects here. ... Languages Italian, Sicilian, Neapolitan, Corsican, Sardinian, Emiliano-Romagnolo, Ligurian, Lombard, Piedmontese, Venetian, Ladin, Friulian Religions predominantly Roman Catholic The Italians are a Southern European ethnic group found primarily in Italy and in a wide-ranging diaspora throughout Western Europe, the Americas and Australia. ...

During the 18th, 19th and early part of the 20th century, large waves of Canarian, Catalan, Andalusian and Galician emigrated to Cuba. Also, minor but significant ethnic influx is derived from diverse peoples from Middle Eastern nations such as Lebanon and Jews; however, not all Cuban Jews are from the Middle East, as many are Sephardic Jews. Languages Spanish language Religions Predominantly Roman Catholic Related ethnic groups Latin peoples, including other Spanish peoples The Canarians are an ethnic group or nation living in the archipelago of the Canary Islands (an autonomous community of Spain), near the coast of Western Africa. ... The Catalans are an ethnic group or nationality whose homeland is Catalonia, or the Principality of Catalonia (Catalan: Catalunya, or Principat de Catalunya), which is a historical region in southern Europe, embracing a territory situated in the north-east of Spain and an adjoining portion of southern France. ... The Andalusians are an ethnic group or nation in Spain centered in Andalusia. ... Language(s) Galician language, Eonavian, Spanish Religion(s) Roman Catholic Related ethnic groups other Spaniards, Portuguese, Irish, Scots, Welsh, French, Italians The Galicians are an ethnic group or nationality whose homeland is Galicia (or Galiza), which is a historial region in Southwestern Europe, embracing a territory situated in the north... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... In the strictest sense, a Sephardi (ספרדי, Standard Hebrew Səfardi, Tiberian Hebrew Səp̄ardî; plural Sephardim: ספרדים, Standard Hebrew Səfardim, Tiberian Hebrew Səp̄ardîm) is a Jew original to the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal: ספרד, Standard Hebrew Səfárad, Tiberian Hebrew Səp̄áraḏ / Səp̄āraḏ), or whose ancestors were among the Jews expelled from...

Between 1900 and 1930, close to a million Spaniards arrived from Spain; many of these and their descendants left after the Castro government took power. THE CUBAN REVOLUTION The Cuban Revolution refers to the revolution that led to the overthrow of General Fulgencio Batistas regime on January 1, 1959 by the 26th of July Movement and other revolutionary elements within the country. ...

Dominican Republic

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White Dominicans represent 16% of the total population,^[22] with the majority being of Spanish descent. Notable other ancestries includes Italian, Lebanese, French, German, and Portuguese.^[38]^[39]^[40] The government of Rafael Leónidas Trujillo made a point of "whitening" the racial composition of the country, rejecting black immigrants from Haiti and the local blacks as foreigners.^[41] For example, he welcomed Jewish refugees in 1938 and Spanish farmers in the 1950s.^[42]^[43] This article is about Rafael L. Trujillo, former dictator of the Dominican Republic. ... A racial prejudice instituted by the Spanish inhabitants of the colony of Santo Domingo (present day Dominican Republic). ...

Puerto Rico

White Puerto Ricans of European, chiefly Spanish descent, are said to comprise the majority. In the year 1899, one year after the U.S took control of the island, 61.8% of people identified as White. One hundred years later in the United States Census, 2000 the total has risen to 80.5% (3,064,862), one percent more than reported in 1950.^[44] One possible reason for Puerto Rico's high percentage of European-descent population is the fact that many of the Puerto Ricans of African or Native American descent left the island in waves of migration. This article is about the residents inhabiting the island of Puerto Rico. ... The population of the island of Puerto Rico has been shaped by Native settlers, European colonization, slavery, economic migration, and Puerto Ricos status as a United States Commonwealth. ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Whites redirects here. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ...

During the 19th century, hundreds of Corsican, French, Lebanese, and Portuguese families, along with large numbers of immigrants from Spain (mainly from Catalonia, Asturias, Galicia, the Balearic Islands, Andalusia, and the Canary Islands) and numerous Spanish loyalists from Spain's former colonies in South America, arrived in Puerto Rico. Other settlers have included Irish, Scots, Germans, Italians, and thousands others who were granted land from Spain during the Real Cedula de Gracias de 1815 (Royal Decree of Graces of 1815), which allowed European Catholics to settle in the island with a certain amount of free land. After the United States took possession of Puerto Rico after the Spanish-American War, White Americans began settling in Puerto Rico, continuing to the present day. Spanish refugees arrived in Puerto Rico during Francisco Franco’s rule in Spain. Various factors during the mid-19th century contributed to the Corsican immigration to Puerto Rico; among those factors were the social-economic changes which came about in Europe as a result of the Second Industrial Revolution, political discontent and widespread crop failure due to long periods of drought, and crop... This article is about the Spanish Autonomous Community. ... Anthem: Asturias, patria querida Capital Oviedo Official language(s) Spanish; Asturian has special status Area â€“ Total â€“ % of Spain Ranked 10th 10,604 kmÂ² 2. ... Galicia (Spain) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Capital Palma de Mallorca Official languages Catalan and Spanish Area â€“ Total â€“ % of Spain Ranked 17th 4,992 kmÂ² 1. ... For other uses, see Andalusia (disambiguation). ... This article is about the islands in the Atlantic Ocean. ... This article is about the country. ... Languages Italian, Sicilian, Neapolitan, Corsican, Sardinian, Emiliano-Romagnolo, Ligurian, Lombard, Piedmontese, Venetian, Ladin, Friulian Religions predominantly Roman Catholic The Italians are a Southern European ethnic group found primarily in Italy and in a wide-ranging diaspora throughout Western Europe, the Americas and Australia. ... The Royal Decree of Graces of 1815 is a legal order approved by the Spanish Crown in the early half of the 19th Century to encourage Spaniards and later Europeans of non-Spanish origin to settle and populate the colonies of Cuba and Puerto Rico. ... Belligerents United States Republic of Cuba Philippine Republic Kingdom of Spain Commanders Nelson A. Miles William R. Shafter George Dewey MÃ¡ximo GÃ³mez Emilio Aguinaldo Patricio Montojo Pascual Cervera Arsenio Linares Manuel MacÃas y Casado RamÃ³n Blanco y Erenas Casualties and losses 385 KIA USA 5,000... The term white American (often used interchangeably and incorrectly with Caucasian American[2] and within the United States simply white[3]) is an umbrella term that refers to people of European descent residing in the United States. ... Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo TeÃ³dulo Franco y Bahamonde (December 4, 1892 - November 20, 1975), commonly known as Francisco Franco (pronounced ) or Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was leader of Spain from October 1936, as regent of Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in 1975. ...

South America

Argentina

White Argentines make up 97% of Argentina's population, or around 39 million people.^[16] Whites are found in all areas of the country. White Argentines mainly are descendants of immigrants who came from Europe in the late 19th century. Most of these immigrants came from Spain and Italy and other countries of Europe. White Argentines make up 95% of Argentina population, or around 39 million people. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Non-native population in Argentina, 1869â€“1991 The original inhabitants of Argentina were descendants of Asian peoples that crossed the Bering Land Bridge into North America and then, over thousands of years, reached the southern end of South America. ...

Bolivia

White Bolivians make up 15% of the nation's population, or up to 1.4 million.^[23] The white population consists mostly of criollos, which consist of families of relatively unmixed Spanish ancestry from the Spanish colonists. These have formed much of the aristocracy since independence. Other smaller groups within the white population are Germans, who founded the national airline Lloyd Aereo Boliviano, as well as Italians, Americans, Basques, Lebanese, Croats, Russians, Polish, and other minorities, many of whose members descend from families that have lived in Bolivia for several generations. Criollo, in the Spanish colonial Casta system (caste system) of Latin America, was a person born in the Spanish colonies deemed to have purity of blood in respect to the individuals European ancestry. ... This is the history of Bolivia. ... A stereotypical German The Germans (German: die Deutschen), or the German people, are a nation in the meaning an ethnos (in German: Volk), defined more by a sense of sharing a common German culture and having a German mother tongue, than by citizenship or by being subjects to any particular... LAB Boeing 727-200 (CP-1366) at Cochabamba Airport Lloyd AÃ©reo Boliviano (LAB Airlines) was the national and international passenger airline of Bolivia, based in Cochabamba. ... Languages Italian, Sicilian, Neapolitan, Corsican, Sardinian, Emiliano-Romagnolo, Ligurian, Lombard, Piedmontese, Venetian, Ladin, Friulian Religions predominantly Roman Catholic The Italians are a Southern European ethnic group found primarily in Italy and in a wide-ranging diaspora throughout Western Europe, the Americas and Australia. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956â€“present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic - President George W. Bush (R) - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... Language(s) Basque - few monoglots Spanish - 1,525,000 monoglots French - 150,000 monoglots Basque-Spanish - 600,000 speakers Basque-French - 76,000 speakers other native languages Religion(s) Traditionally Roman Catholic The Basques (Basque: ) are an ethnic group who inhabit parts of north-central Spain and southwestern France. ... Languages Croatian Religions Predominantly Roman Catholic Related ethnic groups Slavs South Slavs Croats (Croatian: Hrvati) are a South Slavic people mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. ... Russians (Русские - Russkie) are an ethnic group of East Slavic people, which live primarily in Russia and neighboring countries. ... You may also be looking for the plural of the word pole. ...

Brazil

According to the 2005 census, White Brazilians make up 49.7% of Brazil's population, or 93.1 million people.^[1] Figures in the CIA World Factbook put whites at 53.7%, or 102 million.^[2] Whites are found in the entire territory of Brazil, although the main concentrations are in the South and Southeastern parts of the country. White Brazilians make up 49. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... An Italian Brazilian (Italian: Ãtalo-Brasiliano, Portuguese: Ãtalo-brasileiro) is a Brazilian citizen of full or partial Italian ancestry. ... Lula may refer to: // [edit] Geography Lula, a village in Groningen province, the Netherlands. ... Flag of Rio Grande do Sul See other Brazilian States Capital Porto Alegre Largest City Porto Alegre Area 282,062 kmÂ² Population - Total - Density 10. ...

By the 1800s, close to one million Europeans had left for Brazil, most of them colonial settlers from Portugal. The immigration boom occurred between the mid-19th and mid-20th centuries, when nearly five million Europeans immigrated to Brazil, most of them Italians, Portuguese, Germans, Spaniards, Poles, Lithuanians, Ukrainians and Ashkenazi Jews. The country has also a large Lebanese diaspora among other Levant Arabs. The Spanish people or Spaniards are an ethnic group native to Spain, in southwestern Europe, who are primarily descended from the autochthonous pre-Indo-European Euskaldunak, Latin, Visigothic, Celtic and Moorish peoples. ... You may also be looking for the plural of the word pole. ... Lithuanians are the Baltic ethnic group native to Lithuania, where they number a little over 3 million [8]. Another million or more make up the Lithuanian diaspora, largely found in countries such as the United States, Brazil, Canada and Russia. ... Languages English, Hebrew, Yiddish, Russian Religion Judaism Related ethnic groups Sephardi Jews, Mizrahi Jews, and other Jewish ethnic divisions Ashkenazi Jews, also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim (Hebrew: ×Ö·×©Ö°××›Ö²Ö¼× Ö¸×–Ö´×™×, pronounced , sing. ... The Levant The Levant (IPA: ) is an imprecise geographical term historically referring to a large area in the Middle East south of the Taurus Mountains, bounded by the Mediterranean Sea on the west, and by the northern Arabian Desert and Upper Mesopotamia to the east. ...

Chile

The Chilean population is approximately 30% white, with predominantly-white Mestizos further numbered at 65%.^[7] These two figures are normally combined, so that Chile's population is classified as 95% white and white-Amerindian (mestizo), 3% Amerindian, and 2% other.^[7] Whites are mostly Spanish in origin (mainly Castilians, Andalusians and Basques). The more notable other groups are Italians, Irish, French, Germans, English, Croats, and Palestinians. Mestizo is a Spanish term that was formerly used in the Spanish Empire and continues to be used today in Latin America to refer to people of mixed European (Spaniard) and Amerindian ancestry living in the region of Latin America. ... Unofficial map of what is traditionally considered to be the region of Castile (shown in red), although the definition of which areas constitute Castile is disputed. ... The Andalusians are an ethnic group or nation in Spain centered in Andalusia. ... Language(s) Basque - few monoglots Spanish - 1,525,000 monoglots French - 150,000 monoglots Basque-Spanish - 600,000 speakers Basque-French - 76,000 speakers other native languages Religion(s) Traditionally Roman Catholic The Basques (Basque: ) are an ethnic group who inhabit parts of north-central Spain and southwestern France. ... Languages Italian, Sicilian, Neapolitan, Corsican, Sardinian, Emiliano-Romagnolo, Ligurian, Lombard, Piedmontese, Venetian, Ladin, Friulian Religions predominantly Roman Catholic The Italians are a Southern European ethnic group found primarily in Italy and in a wide-ranging diaspora throughout Western Europe, the Americas and Australia. ... This article is about the English as an ethnic group and nation. ... Languages Croatian Religions Predominantly Roman Catholic Related ethnic groups Slavs South Slavs Croats (Croatian: Hrvati) are a South Slavic people mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. ... The Palestinian flag, adopted in 1948, is a widely recognized modern symbol of the Palestinian people. ...

Colombia

The white Colombian population is approximately 20%, or up to 8.9 million.^[18] White Colombians mainly are descendants of Spaniards but also of Italians, Germans, Lithuanians, French, Belgians, Polish, Portuguese, Ukrainians, Lebanese, Croatians, and Scandinavians. For other uses, see Scandinavia (disambiguation). ...

The Colombian Paisa Region received a strong immigration wave from Spain (Basques, and others from Extremadura and Andalusia) during 16th and 17th centuries. Paisa (pl. ... Language(s) Basque - few monoglots Spanish - 1,525,000 monoglots French - 150,000 monoglots Basque-Spanish - 600,000 speakers Basque-French - 76,000 speakers other native languages Religion(s) Traditionally Roman Catholic The Basques (Basque: ) are an ethnic group who inhabit parts of north-central Spain and southwestern France. ... Capital MÃ©rida Official languages Spanish; Area â€“ Total â€“ % of Spain Ranked 5th 41,634 kmÂ² 8. ... For other uses, see Andalusia (disambiguation). ...

Ecuador

White Ecuadorians, mostly criollos, descendants of Spanish colonists, account for 7%, or approximately 960,000,^[45] of the Ecuadorian population. Most still hold large amounts of lands, mainly in the northern Sierra, and live in Quito or Guayaquil. There is also a large number of white people in Cuenca, a city in the southern Andes of Ecuador, due to the arrival of Frenchmen in the area, in order to measure the arc of the Earth. Cuenca, Loja, and the Galápagos attracted German immigration during the early 20th century, and the Galápagos also had a small Norwegian fishing community until they were asked to leave. For other uses, see Quito (disambiguation). ... This article is about the city of Guayaquil. ... For other uses, see Cuenca. ... This article is about the mountain range in South America. ... Loja, Ecuador is the capital of Loja province. ... GalÃ¡pagos redirects here. ...

Paraguay

Ethnically, culturally, and socially, Paraguay has one of the most homogeneous populations in South America. The exact percentage of the white Paraguayan population is not known because the Paraguayan census does not include racial or ethnic identification, save for the indigenous population,^[46] which reached 1.7% of the country's total in the last census, held in 2002.^[47] Other sources estimate the other groups. The mestizo population is estimated at 95% by the CIA World Factbook, and all other groups at 5%.^[48] Thus, Whites and the remaining groups (Asians, Afro-Paraguayans, others, if any) combine for approximately 3.3% of the total population. The majority of whites are of Spanish descent with others being of Italian, German, or of other European descent. Look up Homogeneous in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...

Peru

White Peruvians represent 15% of the population, or up to 4.3 million.^[19] They are descendants of Spanish colonists primarily, while many others descend from Italian, French (mainly Basques), Austrian or German Portuguese, British, Croatians, Lebanese and Syrian immigrant families. The majority of the whites live in the largest cities, concentrated usually in the northern coastal cities of Trujillo, Chiclayo, Piura, and of course the capital Lima. The only southern city with a significant population is Arequipa. To the north Cajamarca and San Martín Region are also places with a strong Spanish influence and ethnic presence. This article is about the Basque people. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Motto: La Ciudad de la Eterna Primavera (The City of Eternal Spring) Location in Peru Coordinates: Country Peru Region La Libertad Province Trujillo Province Founded 6 December 1534 Government - Type Democracy - Mayor CÃ©sar AcuÃ±a Peralta Area - City 1,768. ... Chiclayo is a city on the northern coastal plain in Peru. ... Piura: Plaza de Armas Piura is a city in northwestern Peru. ... For other uses, see Lima (disambiguation). ... For the cactus genus, see Oreocereus. ... Aerial view of Cajamarca, with Santa Appollonia hill in foreground Cajamarca is located in the northern highlands of Peru, and is the capital of the Cajamarca region. ... San MartÃn is a region in Peru. ...

Uruguay

White Uruguayans represent approximately 88% of the population and are of prevalently European descent,^[21] mainly Spaniards, followed closely by Italians, then British, Germans, French, Swiss, Russians, Portuguese, Poles, Bulgarians, Hungarians, Ukrainians, Lithuanians, Estonians, Latvians, Dutch, Belgians, Croatians, Lebanese, Greeks, Scandinavians, and Irish. The Spanish people or Spaniards are an ethnic group native to Spain, in southwestern Europe, who are primarily descended from the autochthonous pre-Indo-European Euskaldunak, Latin, Visigothic, Celtic and Moorish peoples. ... A stereotypical German The Germans (German: die Deutschen), or the German people, are a nation in the meaning an ethnos (in German: Volk), defined more by a sense of sharing a common German culture and having a German mother tongue, than by citizenship or by being subjects to any particular... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Russians (Русские - Russkie) are an ethnic group of East Slavic people, which live primarily in Russia and neighboring countries. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Lithuanians are the Baltic ethnic group native to Lithuania, where they number a little over 3 million [8]. Another million or more make up the Lithuanian diaspora, largely found in countries such as the United States, Brazil, Canada and Russia. ... Latvians or Letts (Latvian: latvieÅ¡i), the indigenous Baltic people of Latvia, occasionally refer to themselves by the ancient name of Latvji, which may have originated from the word Latve which is a name of the river that presumably flowed through what is now eastern Latvia. ... The Dutch (Ethnonym: Nederlanders meaning Lowlanders) are the dominant ethnic group[1] of the Netherlands[2]. They are usually seen as a Germanic people. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... This article or section should be merged with Hellenes Greeks in Ancient History In Latin literature, Græci (or Greeks, in English) is the name by which Hellenes are known. ... For other uses, see Scandinavia (disambiguation). ...

Venezuela

Venezuela Venezuela has no official race percentages; however, unofficial estimates put the white Venezuelan percentage at 20. The majority of white Venezuelans are of Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, and other European descent. Nearly half a million European immigrants, mostly from Spain, Italy and Portugal, entered the country in the first few decades after the second World War. Image File history File links Flag_of_Venezuela. ... The Spanish people or Spaniards are an ethnic group native to Spain, in southwestern Europe, who are primarily descended from the autochthonous pre-Indo-European Euskaldunak, Latin, Visigothic, Celtic and Moorish peoples. ... Languages Italian, Sicilian, Neapolitan, Corsican, Sardinian, Emiliano-Romagnolo, Ligurian, Lombard, Piedmontese, Venetian, Ladin, Friulian Religions predominantly Roman Catholic The Italians are a Southern European ethnic group found primarily in Italy and in a wide-ranging diaspora throughout Western Europe, the Americas and Australia. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

Notable White Latin Americans

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Authors

Gioconda Belli Gioconda Belli (born 1948 in Managua) is a Nicaraguan author, poet and novelist. ... For other persons named JosÃ© MartÃ, see JosÃ© MartÃ (disambiguation). ... A poet is a person who writes poetry. ... A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa (born March 28, 1936) is a Peruvian writer, politician, journalist, and essayist. ...

Entertainers

Actors/Actresses

Gael GarcÃa Bernal (IPA: /gael gaÉ¾sia beÉ¾nal/; born November 30, 1978) is a Ariel Award, Marcello Mastroianni Award, Silver Goddess, two-time Premio ACE, Chopard Trophy, Silver Hugo, Chlotrudis Award winning and BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild Award, Goya and two-time CEC Awardâ€” nominated Mexican actor... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Director Herbert Brenon with actress Alla Nazimova on the set of War Brides, 1916 A director is a person who directs the making of a film. ... Dolores del RÃo (August 3, 1905 â€“ April 11, 1983) was a Mexican film actress. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... Vera LÃºcia Fischer (b. ... See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Danna GarcÃa (born on February 4, 1978 in BogotÃ¡, Colombia) is a Colombian actress and singer. ... Maria Luisa Gil is a Cuban model and actress. ... A model is a person who poses or displays for purposes of art, fashion, or other products and advertising. ... For other uses, see Playboy (disambiguation). ... Salma Hayek JimÃ©nez (born September 2, 1966) is an award-winning Mexican-American actress, director, and television and film producer. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... An Emmy Award. ... Luisana Loreley Lopilato de la Torre (born May 18, 1987) is a well known Argentine actress and model, probably the best known for portraying Mia Colucci in Argentine TV show Rebelde Way, but also in telenovelas like Casados con Hijos, Alma Pirata and El Capo. ... Diego Luna (born December 29, 1979) is a Mexican actor known for his childhood telenovela work, a starring role in the film Y tu mamÃ¡ tambiÃ©n, and supporting roles in American films. ... Reynaldo Gianecchini (born Reynaldo Cisoto Gianecchini JÃºnior November 12, 1972 in BirigÃ¼i, SÃ£o Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian actor. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Christian Meier as Diego in the Telenovela Zorro Christian Meier (born May 23, 1970 in Lima) is well-known in Peru as an actor and singer. ... Carmen Miranda, pron. ... Samba is the most famous of the various forms of music arising from the amalgam of African and Portuguese music in Brazil. ... The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949. ... Maria Montez was the stage name of MarÃa Ãfrica Gracia Antonia Vidal de Santos Silas (June 6, 1912, Barahona, Dominican Republic - September 7, 1951, Paris, France). ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of... Logo celebrating Technicolors 90th Anniversary Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation (a subsidiary of Technicolor, Inc. ... The quintessential adventure film. ... Alinne Moraes as Nina in Como uma Onda soap opera. ... The first TIME magazine cover devoted to soap operas, dated January 12, 1976. ... Lymari Nadal (born 11 February 1978 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is an American actress. ... Ana de la Reguera portraying Sister EncarnaciÃ³n from the film Nacho Libre Ana de la Reguera (b. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... ... Raquel Torres (1908-1987) was a Mexican film actress born in Hermosillo, Mexico. ... Benicio Monserrat Rafael Del Toro Sanchez (born February 19, 1967, in San GermÃ¡n, Puerto Rico) is an Academy Award winning Puerto Rican actor. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Puerto Rican. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Leonor Varela (born December 29, 1972) is a Chilean actress. ... Eduardo VerÃ¡stegui (born as JosÃ© Eduardo VerÃ¡stegui CÃ³rdoba May 21, 1974) is a Mexican actor. ... Sofía Margarita Vergara (born July 10, 1972) is a native of Barranquilla, Colombia. ...

Musicians

Cover of album Sutil CharytÃn Goyco (born May 23, 1957), better known in the show business plainly as CharytÃn, is a singer and actress from the Dominican Republic. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Elmer Figueroa Arce (born June 28, 1968 in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico), best known under the stage name Chayanne, is a Puerto Rican Latin pop singer. ... Ritchie Valens album cover Latin Pop (Pop Latino, in Spanish) is pop music from Latin America, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Hispanic American artists who sing in languages spoken in Latin America, mainly Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. ... MarÃa Isabel Granda Larco (Cotabamba, ApurÃmac, 1920 - Miami 1983) , better known as Chabuca Granda, was a beloved Peruvian singer and composer. ... Juan Diego FlÃ³rez (Born January 13, 1973) is a Peruvian operatic tenor, particularly known for his roles in Rossini operas. ... For other uses, see Opera (disambiguation). ... This article is about Tenor vocalists in music. ... The term Bel Canto may refer to: Belcanto, a vocal technique; or Bel Canto, a novel by Ann Patchett. ... Enrique MartÃn Morales (born December 24, 1971), better known by his stage name Ricky Martin, is a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Award-winning Puerto Rican pop singer who rose to fame, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Latin Grammy Awards were launched in 2000 with a telecast aired on CBS. It was the first primarily Spanish-language prime-time program carried on network television. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Carmen Monarcha (born January 5, 1981 in BelÃ©m, ParÃ¡, Brazil) is an opera singer. ... For other uses, see Opera (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... Carlos Augusto Ponce a. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Paulina Rubio Dosamantes (born June 17, 1971) is a Grammy and Latin Grammy-nominated Mexican singer and actress. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Ivete Sangalo (born May 27, 1972 in Juazeiro, Bahia) is a Latin Grammy Award-winning Brazilian axÃ© and MPB singer, songwriter, and occasional actress and television show host. ... Daniela Mercurys 1992 album O Canto da Cidade was responsible for taking axÃ© to mainstream audiences. ... MÃºsica Popular Brasileira, or MPB, literally Brazilian Popular Music, designates a trend in post-Bossa Nova urban popular music. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition (chords) or melody to songs, or both. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... This article is about the musician. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... A contemporary dancer rehearsing in a dance studio Dance generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. ... A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, or reputation to a charitable cause. ... Natalia Marisa Oreiro Iglesias Poggio BouriÃ© (born May 19, 1977 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a popular Latin Grammy-nominated Uruguayan singer and actress of Galician origin that developed most of her career in Argentina. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... The Eastern Republic of Uruguay (Spanish: República Oriental del Uruguay) is a small country located in southern South America. ... Ariadna ThalÃa Sodi Miranda (born August 26, 1971 in Mexico City), better known as ThalÃa, is a Mexican singer, actress, and Latin Grammy-award winner. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... Sepultura is a Brazilian thrash metal band, formed in 1984. ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... Juan Esteban AristizÃ¡bal VÃ¡squez (born August 9, 1972), best known as Juanes, is a rock musician from MedellÃn, Colombia. ...

Journalists

Maria Celeste Arraras is a famous Puerto Rican television reporter and budding actress. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Angela Patricia Janiot Colombian news presenter of CNN en EspaÃ±ol See also Famous Colombians Category: ... The Republic of Colombia is a country in north-western South America. ... Eladio JosÃ© LÃ¡rez Villamizar (born June 8, 1941) is a Venezuelan businessperson. ... The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish: República Bolivariana de Venezuela)1 is a country in northern South America. ... Radio Caracas TelevisiÃ³n Internacional (RCTV Internacional) is a Venezuelan cable television network headquartered in the Caracas neighborhood of Quinta Crespo. ... Image:Andres oppenheimer. ... Argentina is a country in southern South America, situated between the Andes in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east. ... Pedro Sevcec (born approx. ... The Eastern Republic of Uruguay (Spanish: República Oriental del Uruguay) is a small country located in southern South America. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Mexican may have several meanings. ...

Models

Alessandra Ambrosio (born April 11, 1981) is a Brazilian supermodel. ... For the RuPaul song, see Supermodel (You Better Work). ... Ana Beatriz Barros (born May 29, 1982 in Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil) is a Brazilian supermodel. ... Cecilia Bolocco Cecilia Carolina Bolocco Fonck (May 19, 1965) is a Chilean television entertainer and personality, and a former Miss Universe. ... Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... Gisele Caroline Nonnenmacher BÃ¼ndchen (born July 20, 1980) is a Brazilian supermodel. ... Catherine Amanda Fulop GarcÃa (born 11 March 1965, Caracas, Venezuela) is Venezuelan model, actress and daughter-in-law of Beatriz Sabatini. ... MarÃa Julia Maju Mantilla GarcÃa was born in 1984 in Trujillo, a city in Perus northern coast. ... Cynthia OlavarrÃa (born 1982 in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a multi-talented fashion model who participated as Miss Puerto Rico in the 2005 Miss Universe contest. ... A model is a person who acts as a human prop for purposes of art, pornography, fashion, advertising, etc. ... Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... Isabeli Bergossi Fontana (born July 4, 1983) is a Brazilian supermodel. ... Astrid MuÃ±oz (born 1974 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) - Supermodel. ... Ingrid Marie Rivera (born in Luquillo, Puerto Rico on October 8, 1983) is Miss Puerto Rico 2008 and is a former Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico who obtained the title of Miss Caribbean when she placed 2nd Runner-up at the 2005 Miss World pageant. ... Miss Puerto Rico and Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico are the official national preliminaries to the Miss Universe and Miss World international pageants respectively. ... Dayanara Torres Delgado (born on October 28, 1974 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican actress, singer, model and former Miss Universe. ... Miss Universe 1993, the 42nd Miss Universe pageant, was held at Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico on May 21, 1993. ... Mayra VerÃ³nica (born Mayra VerÃ³nica Aruca RodrÃguez on August 20th 1977 in Havana Cuba, is a celebrity who was born in Cuba but acquired her fame in America. ...

Presidents and Political figures

Ã“scar Arias SÃ¡nchez (born 13 September 1940, in Heredia, Costa Rica) is the current President of Costa Rica, a position he also held from 1986-1990. ... The following table contains a list of the presidents and heads of state of Costa Rica since Central American independence from Spain and Mexico. ... VerÃ³nica Michelle Bachelet Jeria (born September 29, 1951) is a center-left politician and the current President of Chileâ€”the first woman to hold this position in the countrys history. ... The term center-left has two distinct meanings in politics: Center-left can be used to describe a moderately left-wing political party. ... Flag of the President of Chile The President of Chile is both the chief of state and the head of government. ... Ãlvaro Colom Caballeros (born 15 June 1951 in Guatemala City) is a Guatemalan politician, member of the centre-left National Union of Hope (UNE). ... Felipe de JesÃºs CalderÃ³n Hinojosa (b. ... The President of the United Mexican States is the head of state of Mexico. ... Alan Gabriel Ludwig GarcÃa PÃ©rez (born May 23, 1949 in Lima) is the current President of Peru, having won the 2006 elections on June 4, 2006 in a run-off against Union for Peru candidate Ollanta Humala. ... List of presidents of Peru : The Independence War 1821-1822: José de San Martín 1822-1823: José de La Mar 1823: Manuel Salazar y Baquíjano 1823: José de la Riva Agüero 1823-1824: José Bernardo de Tagle 1824-1826: Simón Bolívar 1826-1827: Andrés... Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born on August 13, 1926) is the current President of Cuba but on indefinite medical hiatus. ... The President of Cuba is the Head of State of Cuba. ... Ernesto Guevara de la Serna Lynch (May 14, 1928 â€“ October 9, 1967), commonly known as Che Guevara, el Che, or simply Che, was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, political figure, author, military theorist, and leader of Cuban and internationalist guerrillas. ... Marxism is the political practice and social theory based on the works of Karl Marx, a 19th century philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary, along with Friedrich Engels. ... Revolutionary, when used as a noun, is a person who either advocates or actively engages in some kind of revolution. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box: A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... International Socialism redirects here. ... Guerrilla (also called a partisan) is a term borrowed from Spanish (from guerra meaning war) used to describe small combat groups. ... Cristina Elisabet FernÃ¡ndez Wilhem de Kirchner (born February 19, 1953), commonly known as Cristina FernÃ¡ndez or Cristina Kirchner, is an Argentine lawyer, and/or politician from the Justicialist Party and the current President of Argentina. ... The President of Argentina (full title: President of the Argentine Nation, Spanish: Presidente de la NaciÃ³n Argentina) is the head of state of Argentina. ... Rafael Hipólito Mejía Domínguez (born 22 February 1941, in Gurabo,Santiago de los Caballeros). ... This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ... Panama (Spanish: Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America. ... This page lists presidents of Panama since 1903. ... lvaro Uribe V lez (born July 4, 1952) is the President of Colombia (since 2002). ... List of Heads of State (Presidents etc. ... TabarÃ© RamÃ³n VÃ¡zquez Rosas (pron IPA: ) (born 17 January 1940) is the current President of Uruguay. ... This is a list of Presidents of Uruguay. ... Irene Lailin SÃ¡ez Conde (born 13 December 1961) is a Venezuelan who won the Miss Universe title in 1981 in New York City, and later became an important figure in Venezuelas political arena. ... Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... AnÃbal Salvador Acevedo VilÃ¡ (born February 13, 1962) is the eighth and current insular governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a semi-autonomous unincorporated territory of the United States. ... Seal of the Governor of Puerto Rico The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. ... Augusto JosÃ© RamÃ³n Pinochet Ugarte[1] (November 25, 1915 â€“ December 10, 2006) was President of Chile from 1974 to 1990, and was the President of the military junta from 1973 to 1981. ...

Religious figures

Jorge Mario Cardinal Bergoglio is a Jesuit priest and Archbishop of Buenos Aires in Argentina. ... Argentina is a country in southern South America, situated between the Andes in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east. ... His Eminence Francisco Javier Cardinal ErrÃ¡zuriz Ossa (born 5 September 1933) is a Cardinal Priest and the Archbishop of Santiago, Chile in the Roman Catholic Church. ... The Republic of Chile is a country in South America occupying a long coastal strip between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean. ... ClÃ¡udio Cardinal Hummes is the Archbishop of SÃ£o Paulo, Brazil. ... Prefect Cardinal Hummes The Congregation for the Clergy (Congregatio pro Clericis) is the congregation of the Roman Curia responsible for overseeing matters regarding priests and deacons not belonging to religious orders. ... Cardinal Lozano at the Basilica of Guadalupe, 2004 Javier Cardinal Lozano BarragÃ¡n (born 26 January 1933) is a Mexican Cardinal Deacon of San Michele Archangelo and President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Health Care Workers in the Roman Catholic Church. ... Mexican may have several meanings. ... The Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Health Care Workers is part of the Roman Curia with Javier Cardinal Lozano BarragÃ¡n as its President. ... Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino (August 28, 1942) is a Cardinal and the most senior member of the Roman Catholic church in Venezuela. ... The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish: República Bolivariana de Venezuela)1 is a country in northern South America. ...

Sports

Antonio de Nigris Guajardo (born April 1, 1978 in Monterrey, Nuevo LeÃ³n) is a Mexican footballer along with his younger brother Aldo. ... Mexican may have several meanings. ... Soccer redirects here. ... Emanuel David GinÃ³bili, better known as Manu GinÃ³bili (born 28 July 1977 in BahÃa Blanca, Argentina), is an Argentinian basketball player. ... Argentina is a country in southern South America, situated between the Andes in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east. ... This article is about the sport. ... SebastiÃ¡n Keitel (born February 14, 1973) is a retired Chilean sprinter who competed mostly in 200 metres. ... The Republic of Chile is a country in South America occupying a long coastal strip between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean. ... The Sprinter is a microcomputer made by Peters Plus, Ltd. ... Adrian Fernandez from Mexico City (Mexico) was born April 20, 1963. ... Mexican may have several meanings. ... SofÃa Mulanovich (born June 24, 1983 in Punta Hermosa, Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian surfer of Croatian descent. ... See World Wide Web for surfing the web; see also Wind surfing Surfing at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. ... David Nalbandian (born January 1, 1982) is an Argentinian professional tennis player who is currently ranked 7th in the world according to the South African Airways/ATP Rankings of June 16th, 2008. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... Gustavo Kuerten (born September 10, 1976 in FlorianÃ³polis, Santa Catarina) is a former World No. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... Claudia Maria Poll Ahrens was born on December 21, 1972 in Managua, Nicaragua. ... The Republic of Costa Rica is a republic in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south-southeast. ... The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ... Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini (b. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... Ayrton Senna da Silva (pronounced / /, March 21, 1960 â€“ May 1, 1994) was a Brazilian three-times Formula One world champion. ... KakÃ¡, real name Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, (born April 22, 1982 in Brasilia) is a Brazilian football (soccer) player, who currently plays for A.C. Milan of the Italian Serie A. He got his nickname KakÃ¡ because his little brother Rodrigo could not have pronounced his name (Ricardo) well... Soccer redirects here. ...

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