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{{Short description|Chileans of full or partial Croatian descent}}
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{{Infobox ethnic group
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| group = Croatian Chileans<br/>''Chileno-croatas''<br>''Hrvatski Čileanci''
| group = Croatian Chileans<br/>''Chileno-croatas''<br>''Hrvatski Čileanci''
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| population = '''380,000–400,000'''<br>'''2.2% of Chile's population'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.domovina.cl/inmigrantes-otras.php |title=La presencia croata en Chile forma parte de la historia nacional. Se calcula que actualmente la colectividad está compuesta por cerca de 400.000 mil descendientes, muchos de los cuales han contribuido destacadamente al progreso de este país que acogió a sus familias. |access-date=17 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702225324/http://www.domovina.cl/inmigrantes-otras.php |archive-date=2 July 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://www.southeast-europe.org/pdf/05/DKE_05_e_m_sb.pdf International Relations Quarterly Vol 2.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123020435/https://www.southeast-europe.org/pdf/05/DKE_05_e_m_sb.pdf |date=23 November 2015 }}</ref> {{Better source|date=March 2019}}
| population = '''500 000'''<br>'''3% of Chile's population'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.domovina.cl/inmigrantes-otras.php |title=La presencia croata en Chile forma parte de la historia nacional. Se calcula que actualmente la colectividad está compuesta por cerca de 400.000 mil descendientes, muchos de los cuales han contribuido destacadamente al progreso de este país que acogió a sus familias. |access-date=17 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702225324/http://www.domovina.cl/inmigrantes-otras.php |archive-date=2 July 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://www.southeast-europe.org/pdf/05/DKE_05_e_m_sb.pdf International Relations Quarterly Vol 2.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123020435/https://www.southeast-europe.org/pdf/05/DKE_05_e_m_sb.pdf |date=23 November 2015 }}</ref> {{Better source needed|date=March 2019}}
| popplace = [[Punta Arenas]], [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]], [[Antofagasta]], [[Iquique]]
| popplace = [[Punta Arenas]], [[Santiago]], [[Antofagasta]], [[Iquique]]
| langs = [[Chilean Spanish]], [[Croatian language|Croatian]]
| langs = [[Chilean Spanish]], [[Croatian language|Croatian]]
| rels = Christianity, mainly Roman Catholic<br>others
| rels = Christianity, mainly Roman Catholic<br>others
| related = [[Croatian Argentines]]
| related = [[Croatians]]
}}
}}
{{Croats}}
{{Croats}}
'''Croatian Chileans''' ('''Chileno-croatas''', {{IPA-es|tʃiˈleno kɾoˈata}}; [[Croatian language|Croatian]]: ''čileanski Hrvati'') are [[Chileans]] of full or partial Croatian descent. Chile has one of the largest communities of ethnic Croats outside [[Europe]], second only to [[Croatian Americans]]. They are one of the main examples of successful assimilation of a non-Spanish-speaking European ethnic group into Chilean society. Many successful entrepreneurs, scientists and artists, as well as prominent politicians who have held some of the highest offices in the country, have been of Croatian descent – including the current [[president of Chile|president of the Republic]], [[Gabriel Boric]].
'''Croatian Chileans''' ('''Chileno-croatas''', {{IPA|es|tʃiˈleno kɾoˈata}}; [[Croatian language|Croatian]]: ''čileanski Hrvati'') are [[Chileans]] of full or partial Croatian descent. Chile has one of the largest communities of ethnic Croats outside [[Europe]], second only to [[Croatian Americans]]. They are one of the main examples of successful assimilation of a non-Spanish-speaking European ethnic group into Chilean society. Many successful entrepreneurs, scientists and artists, as well as prominent politicians who have held some of the highest offices in the country, have been of Croatian descent – including the current [[president of Chile|president of the Republic]], [[Gabriel Boric]].


== History ==
== History ==
[[File:Ad-of-croat-cruiser-en-route-to-sth-america.jpg|thumb|150px|left|19th Century ad-poster of Croatian ship ready to travel to South America.]]
[[File:Ad-of-croat-cruiser-en-route-to-sth-america.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Early 20th century ad-poster of Croatian ship ready to travel to South America.]]
{{See also|Tierra del Fuego Gold Rush}}
{{See also|Tierra del Fuego Gold Rush}}
The [[oppression]] of the Croatian people and the denial of an internationally recognised nation was the principal factor leading them to embark on a constant [[Human migration|migration]] to Chile. At first they were recognised and officially registered as former citizens of the countries or empires from which they had fled. Until 1915 they were recognised as [[Austrians]], and afterwards up until 1990 as [[Yugoslavians]]. Since 1990, and in accordance to the establishment of the newly internationally recognised [[Republic of Croatia]], Chilean Croats have reasserted their cultural and ethnic identity.<ref name="Immigración croata en Chile (1864-1930): Reafirmando una identidad croata.">{{cite web|title= Immigración croata en Chile (1864-1930): Reafirmando una identidad croata.|publisher=hrvatskimigracije.es.tl|date=10 April 2008|url=http://www.memoriachilena.cl/temas/index.asp?id_ut=inmigracioncroataenchile1864-1930|accessdate=6 January 2009}}</ref>
The [[oppression]] of the Croatian people and the denial of an internationally recognised nation was the principal factor leading them to embark on a constant [[Human migration|migration]] to Chile. At first they were recognised and officially registered as former citizens of the countries or empires from which they had fled. Until 1915 they were recognised as [[Austrians]], and afterwards up until 1990 as [[Yugoslavians]]. Since 1990, and in accordance to the establishment of the newly internationally recognised [[Republic of Croatia]], Chilean Croats have reasserted their cultural and ethnic identity.<ref name="Immigración croata en Chile (1864-1930): Reafirmando una identidad croata.">{{cite web|title= Immigración croata en Chile (1864–1930): Reafirmando una identidad croata.|publisher=hrvatskimigracije.es.tl|date=10 April 2008|url=http://www.memoriachilena.cl/temas/index.asp?id_ut=inmigracioncroataenchile1864-1930|accessdate=6 January 2009}}</ref>


The Croatian community first established itself in two provinces situated at the extreme ends of [[Chile]]: [[Antofagasta]], in the [[Atacama]] desert of the north and [[Punta Arenas]] in the [[Patagonia]]n region in the south. The large arrival of Croats in Chile began in 1864 and the migration grew steadily until 1956 – reaching a number of more than 6,000. In the early part of this ''1864–1956'' era more Croats settled in Argentina than in Chile. For example, in Argentina the number reached 80,000, but only about 57% of Croats remained in Argentina. Some returned to Europe or moved and settled in Chile where Croats had a more rapid and successful [[cultural assimilation|assimilation]], which led to a significant increase in the Chilean-Croat population in periods when there was no migration of Croats from Europe to the Americas.<ref name="Croacia y Chile: DUBROVNIK, EL ÚLTIMO BALUARTE">{{cite web|title= Croacia y Chile: DUBROVNIK, EL ÚLTIMO BALUARTE|publisher=hrvatskimigracije.es.tl|date=10 April 2008|url=http://hrvatskimigracije.es.tl/Croacia-y-Chile.htm?PHPSESSID=36d25ef77c698e5bfe8d0f7257c3e71c|accessdate=3 April 2009}}</ref> Included are [[Istro-Romanians]]{{Dubious|date=February 2021}}, who became adjusted to Chilean society because of the linguistic similarities between [[Istro-Romanian language|Istro-Romanian]] and [[Spanish language|Spanish]]{{Citation needed|date=February 2021}}, as well as [[Romance-speaking Europe|Latin identity]] of Istro-Romanians.{{Citation needed|date=February 2021}}
The Croatian community first established itself in two provinces situated at the extreme ends of [[Chile]]: [[Antofagasta]], in the [[Atacama]] desert of the north and [[Punta Arenas]] in the [[Patagonia]]n region in the south. The large arrival of Croats in Chile began in 1864 and the migration grew steadily until 1956 – reaching several more than 6,000. In the early part of this ''1864–1956'' era more Croats settled in Argentina than in Chile. For example, in Argentina, the number reached 80,000, but only about 57% of Croats remained in Argentina. Some returned to Europe or moved and settled in Chile where Croats had a more rapid and successful [[cultural assimilation|assimilation]], which led to a significant increase in the Chilean-Croat population in periods when there was no migration of Croats from Europe to the Americas.<ref name="Croacia y Chile: DUBROVNIK, EL ÚLTIMO BALUARTE">{{cite web|title= Croacia y Chile: DUBROVNIK, EL ÚLTIMO BALUARTE|publisher=hrvatskimigracije.es.tl|date=10 April 2008|url=http://hrvatskimigracije.es.tl/Croacia-y-Chile.htm?PHPSESSID=36d25ef77c698e5bfe8d0f7257c3e71c|accessdate=3 April 2009}}</ref>


It is estimated that there are up to 100,000–140,000 Chileans of Croatian descent.<ref>[http://hrvatskimigracije.es.tl/Diaspora-Croata.htm Croatian Chilean.]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://matis.hr/vijesti.php?id=2265 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604233703/http://www.matis.hr/vijesti.php?id=2265 |url-status=dead |date = 25 March 2009 | language = hr | title = Splitski osnovnoškolci rođeni u Čileu | first = Merien | last = Ilić |archive-date=4 June 2012 |publisher = [[Hrvatska matica iseljenika]] }}</ref> Even though the number may be much higher with some [[demographic]] analysts estimating a figure of 200,000.<ref name="hrvatski">[http://www.hrvatski.cl/html/croatas.htm hrvatski.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195315/http://www.hrvatski.cl/html/croatas.htm |date=3 March 2016 }}</ref>
It is estimated that there are up to 400,000–450,000 Chileans of Croatian descent.<ref>[http://hrvatskimigracije.es.tl/Diaspora-Croata.htm Croatian Chilean.]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://matis.hr/vijesti.php?id=2265 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604233703/http://www.matis.hr/vijesti.php?id=2265 |url-status=dead |date = 25 March 2009 | language = hr | title = Splitski osnovnoškolci rođeni u Čileu | first = Merien | last = Ilić |archive-date=4 June 2012 |publisher = [[Hrvatska matica iseljenika]] }}</ref> Even though the number may be much higher with some [[demographic]] analysts estimating a figure of 500,000.<ref name="hrvatski">[http://www.hrvatski.cl/html/croatas.htm hrvatski.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195315/http://www.hrvatski.cl/html/croatas.htm |date=3 March 2016 }}</ref>


== Dalmatian-Croatian in Chile ==
== Dalmatian-Croatian in Chile ==
The first issue of the publication ''Sloboda'' was published in March 1902, in [[Antofagasta]]. It was the first newspaper of the Croatian immigrants in [[Latin America]]. The Croatian [[immigrant]]s in Chile conducted extensive journalistic work since 1902, which includes more than 50 newspapers, publications and newsletters.
The first issue of the publication ''Sloboda'' was published in March 1902, in [[Antofagasta]]. It was the first newspaper of the Croatian immigrants in [[Latin America]]. The Croatian [[immigrant]]s in Chile conducted extensive journalistic work since 1902, which includes more than 50 newspapers, publications and newsletters.{{cn|date=October 2024}}


The [[Dalmatian coast]], with thousands of islands of white rock, covered with vineyards, pine forests and olive trees, is similar to the geographical features of Chile. Most families have a relative or descendant in [[Chile]]. Chile's name, unlike other parts of the world where it is almost unknown, is loved and admired by many Dalmatians as a second home.<ref>{{in lang|es}} [http://www.umag.cl/noticias/?id=631 Brač una isla "chilena" en la costa Dálmata] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207050458/http://www.umag.cl/noticias/?id=631 |date=7 December 2008 }}</ref>
The [[Dalmatian coast]], with thousands of islands of white rock, covered with vineyards, pine forests and olive trees, is similar to the geographical features of Chile. Most families have a relative or descendant in [[Chile]]. Chile's name, unlike other parts of the world where it is almost unknown, is loved and admired by many Dalmatians as a second home.<ref>{{in lang|es}} [http://www.umag.cl/noticias/?id=631 Brač una isla "chilena" en la costa Dálmata] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207050458/http://www.umag.cl/noticias/?id=631 |date=7 December 2008 }}</ref>
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== Croatians in Punta Arenas ==
== Croatians in Punta Arenas ==
{{see also|Tierra del Fuego gold rush}}
{{see also|Tierra del Fuego gold rush}}
[[Punta Arenas]] is the most prominent settlement on the [[Strait of Magellan]] and the capital of the [[Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region]], [[Chile]]. It has a population of over 146,000 inhabitants (2008). The city has its roots among the population origin of the European colonists (Croatian and Spanish) that populated the area in the mid-nineteenth century. There are also descendants of people from other countries (i.e. [[German Chilean|German]], [[English Chilean|English]], [[Italian Chilean|Italian]], [[Swiss Chilean|Swiss]] and others).
[[Punta Arenas]] is the most prominent settlement on the [[Strait of Magellan]] and the capital of the [[Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region]], [[Chile]]. It has a population of over 146,000 inhabitants (2008). The city has its roots among the population origin of the European colonists (Croatian and Spanish) that populated the area in the mid-nineteenth century. There are also descendants of people from other countries (i.e. [[German Chilean|German]], [[English Chilean|English]], [[Italian Chilean|Italian]], [[Swiss Chilean|Swiss]] and others).{{cn|date=October 2024}}


Croatian immigration in Punta Arenas was a crucial development in the region of [[Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region|Magallanes]] and the city in particular. Currently, it is possible to see this influence in the names of shops and many buildings.<ref>Congreso Mundial Croata: [http://hrvatskimigracije.es.tl/Congreso-Mundial-Croata.htm?PHPSESSID=9dfe7120e64e61da5c184f9007dcb61e Los croatas de Chile].</ref>
Croatian immigration in Punta Arenas was a crucial development in the region of [[Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region|Magallanes]] and the city in particular. Currently, it is possible to see this influence in the names of shops and many buildings.<ref>Congreso Mundial Croata: [http://hrvatskimigracije.es.tl/Congreso-Mundial-Croata.htm?PHPSESSID=9dfe7120e64e61da5c184f9007dcb61e Los croatas de Chile].</ref>


== Chilean Croats ==
== Croatian Chileans ==


=== Political figures ===
=== Political figures ===
*[[:es:Tamara Agnic|Tamara Agnic]] - business administrator, Superintendent of pensions (2014-16)
*[[:es:Tamara Agnic|Tamara Agnic]] – business administrator, Superintendent of pensions (2014–16)
*[[Ingrid Antonijevic]] - economist, Chilean minister (2002-06)
*[[Ingrid Antonijevic]] – economist, Chilean minister (2002–06)
*[[Vicente Merino|Vicente Merino Bielich]] - Naval officer, Chilean minister (1946), [[Vice President of Chile]] (1946)
*[[Vicente Merino|Vicente Merino Bielich]] – Naval officer, Chilean minister (1946), [[Vice President of Chile]] (1946)
*[[Gabriel Boric]] - deputy (2014-22), [[President of Chile]] (since 2022)
*[[Gabriel Boric]] – deputy (2014–22), [[President of Chile]] (since 2022)
*[[Hernán Büchi|Hernán Büchi Buc]] - economist, Chilean Minister (1983-84 / 1985-89)
*[[Hernán Büchi|Hernán Büchi Buc]] – economist, Chilean Minister (1983–84 / 1985–89)
*[[Romy Schmidt|Romy Schmidt Crnosija]] - lawyer, Chilean minister (2006-10)
*[[Romy Schmidt|Romy Schmidt Crnosija]] – lawyer, Chilean minister (2006–10)
*[[Igor Garafulic]] - economist, Intendant of [[Santiago Metropolitan Region]] (2008-10)
*[[Igor Garafulic]] – economist, Intendant of [[Santiago Metropolitan Region]] (2008–10)
*[[Carolina Goic|Carolina Goić Borojević]] - social worker, deputy (2006-14), Senator (2014-22)
*[[Carolina Goic|Carolina Goić Borojević]] – social worker, deputy (2006–14), Senator (2014–22)
*[[Alejandro Jadresic|Alejandro Jadresic Marinovic]] - industrial engineer, Chilean minister (1994-98)
*[[Alejandro Jadresic|Alejandro Jadresic Marinovic]] – industrial engineer, Chilean minister (1994–98)
*[[:es:Carlos González Jaksic|Carlos González Jaksic]] - teacher, Regidor (1963-69) and Alcalde of [[Punta Arenas]] (1964-67 / 1992-96), deputy (1969-1973)
*[[:es:Carlos González Jaksic|Carlos González Jaksic]] – teacher, Regidor (1963–69) and Alcalde of [[Punta Arenas]] (1964–67 / 1992–96), deputy (1969–1973)
*[[Cedomil Lausic Glasinovic]] - agronomist, [[Revolutionary Left Movement (Chile)|MIR]] activist
*[[Cedomil Lausic Glasinovic]] – agronomist, [[Revolutionary Left Movement (Chile)|MIR]] activist
*[[Yerko Ljubetic]] - lawyer, Chilean minister (2005-06)
*[[Yerko Ljubetic]] – lawyer, Chilean minister (2005–06)
*[[:es:Miodrag Marinović|Miodrag Marinović]] - businessman, deputy (2010-14)
*[[:es:Miodrag Marinović|Miodrag Marinović]] – businessman, deputy (2010–14)
*[[Vlado Mirosevic]] - political scientist, deputy (since 2014)
*[[Vlado Mirosevic]] – political scientist, deputy (since 2014)
*[[Baldo Prokurica]] - lawyer, deputy (1990-2002), Senator (2002-18), Chilean minister (2018-20 / 2020-22)
*[[Baldo Prokurica]] – lawyer, deputy (1990–2002), Senator (2002–18), Chilean minister (2018–20 / 2020–22)
*[[:es:Claudio Radonich|Claudio Radonich]] - lawyer, Intendant of [[Magallanes Region]] (2013-14), Alcalde of [[Punta Arenas]] (since 2016)
*[[:es:Claudio Radonich|Claudio Radonich]] – lawyer, Intendant of [[Magallanes Region]] (2013–14), Alcalde of [[Punta Arenas]] (since 2016)
*[[:es:Esteban Tomic|Esteban Tomic]] - lawyer, Ambassador to the [[Organization of American States|OAS]] (2000-06)
*[[:es:Esteban Tomic|Esteban Tomic]] – lawyer, Ambassador to the [[Organization of American States|OAS]] (2000–06)
*[[Radomiro Tomic]] - lawyer, deputy (1941-49), Senator (1950-53 / 1961-65), Ambassador to the [[United States]] (1965-68)
*[[Radomiro Tomic]] – lawyer, deputy (1941–49), Senator (1950–53 / 1961–65), Ambassador to the [[United States]] (1965–68)
*[[:es:Tomás Vodanovic|Tomás Vodanovic]] - sociologist, Alcalde of [[Maipú, Chile|Maipú]] (since 2021)
*[[:es:Tomás Vodanovic|Tomás Vodanovic]] – sociologist, Alcalde of [[Maipú, Chile|Maipú]] (since 2021)
*[[Pedro Vuskovic]] - economist, Chilean minister (1970-72)
*[[Pedro Vuskovic]] – economist, Chilean minister (1970–72)
*[[Edmundo Pérez Zujovic]] - businessman, Chilean minister (1965-67 / 1968-69)
*[[Edmundo Pérez Zujovic]] – businessman, Chilean minister (1965–67 / 1968–69)


=== Academics and scientists ===
=== Academics and scientists ===
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*[[Francisco Bozinovic|Francisco Bozinovic Kuscevic]] – biologist, [[National Prize for Natural Sciences (Chile)|National Prize for Natural Sciences]] (2020)
*[[Lily Garafulic|Lily Garafulic Yankovic]] - famous sculptor and professor of fine arts
*[[Lily Garafulic|Lily Garafulic Yankovic]] – sculptor, professor of fine arts
*[[:es:Cedomil Goic|Cedomil Goic]] - famous literary critic and professor of literature at [[Pontifical Catholic University of Chile|UC Santiago]]
*{{ill|Cedomil Goic|es|vertical-align=sup}} – literary critic and professor of literature at [[Pontifical Catholic University of Chile]]
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*[[Eric Goles]] - mathematician and author, [[National Prize for Exact Sciences (Chile)|National Prize for Exact Sciences]] (1993)
*[[Eric Goles]] – mathematician and author, [[National Prize for Exact Sciences (Chile)|National Prize for Exact Sciences]] (1993)
*[[Alfredo Jadresic]] - professor of medicine (and Olympic high jumper)
*[[Alfredo Jadresic]] – professor of medicine (also Olympic high jumper)
*[[Ernesto Livacic|Ernesto Livacic Gazzano]] - academic, author
*[[:es:Ernesto Livacic Rojas|Ernesto Livacic Rojas]] - academic, economist
*[[Ernesto Livacic|Ernesto Livacic Gazzano]] – academic, author
*{{ill|Ernesto Livacic Rojas|es|vertical-align=sup}} – academic, economist
*[[Mateo Martinic|Mateo Martinić Beroš]] - academic, National Award winning historian, founded Institute of Patagonia
*[[Mateo Martinic|Mateo Martinić Beroš]] – academic, [[Chilean National History Award]] (2000), founder of Institute of Patagonia
*[[Luis Advis|Luis Advis Vitaglich]] - composer, philosophy academic, [[Santa María de Iquique]]
*[[Luis Advis|Luis Advis Vitaglich]] – philosophy academic, composer of [[Santa María de Iquique (cantata)|Santa María de Iquique]]
*[[:es:Jorge Yutronic Fernández|Jorge Yutronic]] - academic, Electrical Engineer
*{{ill|Jorge Yutronic|es|vertical-align=sup}} – academic, electrical engineer


=== Writers ===
=== Writers ===
*[[Lenka Franulic]] - journalist, author, the annual ''Lenka Fraunlic Award'' for the best journalist of the year was named in her honour
*[[Lenka Franulic]] – journalist, author, the annual ''Lenka Fraunlic Award'' for the best journalist of the year was named in her honour
*[[Astrid Fugellie|Astrid Fugellie Gezan]] - poet
*[[Astrid Fugellie|Astrid Fugellie Gezan]] – poet
*[[José Goles|José Goles Radnić]] - music writer and composer<ref>http://www.musicapopular.cl/artista/jose-goles/ Jose Nicolas (Pepe) Goles Radnić</ref>
*[[José Goles|José Goles Radnić]] – music writer and composer<ref>http://www.musicapopular.cl/artista/jose-goles/ Jose Nicolas (Pepe) Goles Radnić</ref>
*[[Andrés Morales|Andrés Morales Milohnic]] - poet, author, academic, Prize Pablo Neruda 2001
*[[Eugenio Mimica Barassi]] – author
*[[Andrés Morales|Andrés Morales Milohnic]] – poet, author, academic, Prize Pablo Neruda 2001
*[[Cristián Contreras Radovic]] - journalist, author, speaker, Doctor of Philosophy, leader of the [[United Centre (Chile)|United Centre]]
*[[Cristián Contreras Radovic]] – journalist, author, speaker, Doctor of Philosophy, leader of the [[United Centre (Chile)|United Centre]]
*[[Roque Esteban Scarpa]] - poet, author, academic
*[[Roque Esteban Scarpa]] – poet, author, academic
*[[Antonio Skármeta|Antonio Skármeta Vranicic]] - author, novelist
*[[Antonio Skármeta|Antonio Skármeta Vranicic]] – author, novelist


=== Sportspeople ===
=== Sportspeople ===
====Auto racing====
====Auto racing====
*[[:es:Boris Garafulic Litvak|Boris Garafulic Litvak]] - racing driver
*[[:es:Boris Garafulic Litvak|Boris Garafulic Litvak]] – racing driver
*[[:es:Boris Garafulic Stipicic|Boris Garafulic Stipicic]] - racing driver
*[[:es:Boris Garafulic Stipicic|Boris Garafulic Stipicic]] – racing driver


====Basketball====
====Basketball====
*[[Andrés Mitrovic]] - basketball player
*[[Andrés Mitrovic]] – basketball player
*[[Juan Ostoic]] - basketball player
*[[Juan Ostoic]] – basketball player
*[[:es:Milenko Skoknic|Milenko Skoknic]] - basketball player, also diplomat
*[[:es:Milenko Skoknic|Milenko Skoknic]] – basketball player, also diplomat


====Football====
====Football====
*[[Ivo Basay|Ivo Basay Hatibovic]] - football manager and footballer
*[[Ivo Basay|Ivo Basay Hatibovic]] – football manager and footballer
*[[Marko Biskupovic]] - footballer
*[[Marko Biskupovic]] – football manager and footballer
*[[:es:Yerko Darlic|Yerko Darlić]] - footballer
*{{ill|Yerko Darlic|es|vertical-align=sup}} – footballer
*[[Felipe Seymour|Felipe Seymour Dobud]] - footballer
*[[Felipe Seymour|Felipe Seymour Dobud]] – footballer
*[[:es:Peter Dragicevic|Peter Dragicevic]] - football administrator, former president of [[Colo-Colo]]
*{{ill|Peter Dragicevic|es|vertical-align=sup}} – football administrator, former president of [[Colo-Colo]]
*[[:es:Juan Koscina|Juan Koscina]] - footballer
*[[Juan Koscina]] – footballer
*[[Benjamín Kuscevic]] - footballer
*[[Benjamín Kuscevic]] – footballer
*[[José Lafrentz|José Lafrentz Marusich]] – footballer
*[[:es:Vladimiro Mimica|Vladimiro Mimica]] - sports radio personality, also [[Alcalde]] of [[Punta Arenas]] (2008-2012)
*{{ill|Vladimiro Mimica|es|vertical-align=sup}} – sports radio personality, also [[Alcalde]] of [[Punta Arenas]] (2008–2012)
*[[Milovan Mirošević]] - football manager and footballer
*[[Milovan Mirošević]] – football manager and footballer
*[[Nicolás Peranic]] - footballer <!--Argentine naturalized Chilean-->
*[[Nicolás Peric]] - footballer and sports commentator
*[[Nicolás Peranic]] – footballer <!--Argentine naturalized Chilean-->
*[[Nicolás Peric]] – footballer and sports commentator
*[[Harold Mayne-Nicholls|Harold Mayne-Nicholls Sekul]] - football administrator, former president of [[Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional|ANFP]] and [[FIFA]] official
*[[Harold Mayne-Nicholls|Harold Mayne-Nicholls Sekul]] – football administrator, former president of [[Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional|ANFP]] and [[FIFA]] official
*[[Jaime Lo Presti|Jaime Lo Presti Travanic]] - footballer
*[[Luka Tudor|Luka Tudor Bakulic]] - footballer and sports commentator
*[[Jaime Lo Presti|Jaime Lo Presti Travanic]] – footballer
*[[Luka Tudor|Luka Tudor Bakulic]] – footballer and sports commentator


====Other sports====
====Other sports====
*[[Neven Ilic]] - sports official, member of the [[International Olympic Committee]]
*[[Neven Ilic]] – sports official, member of the [[International Olympic Committee]]
*[[Iván Morovic]] - Chess [[Grandmaster (chess)|International Grandmaster]]
*[[Iván Morovic]] – Chess [[Grandmaster (chess)|International Grandmaster]]
*[[Juan Papic]] - table tennis player
*[[Juan Papic]] – table tennis player
*[[Johnnathan Tafra]] - canoeist
*[[Johnnathan Tafra]] – canoeist


=== Media personalities ===
=== Media personalities ===
*[[Cristián Arriagada|Cristián Arriagada Bižaca]] - actor
*[[Cristián Arriagada|Cristián Arriagada Bižaca]] – actor
*[[Jéssica Eterovic]] - model
*[[Jéssica Eterovic]] – model
*[[Carolina Fadic]] – actress
*[[Carolina Fadic]] – actress
*[[Alejandro Goic (actor)|Alejandro Goic]] - actor
*[[Alejandro Goic (actor)|Alejandro Goic]] – actor
*[[Carolina Mestrovic]] - singer, model
*[[Carolina Mestrovic]] – singer, model
*[[:es:Julio Milostich|Julio Milostich]] - actor
*[[:es:Julio Milostich|Julio Milostich]] – actor
*[[Paulina Mladinic]] - model
*[[Paulina Mladinic]] – model
*[[:es:Isidora Cabezón|Isidora Cabezón Papic]] - actress
*[[:es:Isidora Cabezón|Isidora Cabezón Papic]] – actress
*[[Martín Cárcamo|Martín Cárcamo Papic]] - television presenter
*[[Martín Cárcamo|Martín Cárcamo Papic]] – television presenter
*[[:es:Pedro Pavlovic|Pedro Pavlovic]] - journalist
*[[:es:Pedro Pavlovic|Pedro Pavlovic]] – journalist
*[[:es:Santiago Pavlovic|Santiago Pavlovic]] - journalist
*[[:es:Santiago Pavlovic|Santiago Pavlovic]] – journalist
*[[Mauricio Pesutic]] - actor
*[[Mauricio Pesutic]] – actor
*[[:es:Simón Pesutic|Simón Pesutic]] - actor
*[[:es:Simón Pesutic|Simón Pesutic]] – actor
*[[Ángela Contreras|Ángela Contreras Radovic]] - actress
*[[Ángela Contreras|Ángela Contreras Radovic]] – actress
*[[Manuela Martelli|Manuela Martelli Salamovich]] - actress
*[[Manuela Martelli|Manuela Martelli Salamovich]] – actress
*[[Tonka Tomicic|Tonka Tomicic Petric]] - television presenter, model
*[[Tonka Tomicic|Tonka Tomicic Petric]] – television presenter, model
*[[Antonio Vodanovic]] - television presenter
*[[Antonio Vodanovic]] – television presenter
*[[Sergio Vodanović]] - screenwriter, journalist, dramatist, lawyer
*[[Sergio Vodanović]] – screenwriter, journalist, dramatist, lawyer
*[[Carolina Arregui|Carolina Arregui Vuskovic]] - actress
*[[Carolina Arregui|Carolina Arregui Vuskovic]] – actress


=== Business people ===
=== Business people ===
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=== Other notable Chilean croats ===
=== Other notable Chilean croats ===
*[[Alejandro Goic Karmelic]] - clergyman
*[[Alejandro Goic Karmelic]] – clergyman
*[[Leonor Oyarzún|Leonor Oyarzún Ivanovic]] - First Lady of Chile
*[[Leonor Oyarzún|Leonor Oyarzún Ivanovic]] – First Lady of Chile
*[[:es:Antonio Rendic|Antonio Rendić Ivanović]] - doctor, a.k.a. "Ivo Serge" as poet
*[[:es:Antonio Rendic|Antonio Rendić Ivanović]] – doctor, a.k.a. "Ivo Serge" as poet
*[[Koko Stambuk]] - Chilean musician
*[[Koko Stambuk]] – Chilean musician


== See also ==
== See also ==
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* [[Chile–Croatia relations]]
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Croatian Chileans
Chileno-croatas
Hrvatski Čileanci
Total population
500 000
3% of Chile's population[1][2] [better source needed]
Regions with significant populations
Punta Arenas, Santiago, Antofagasta, Iquique
Languages
Chilean Spanish, Croatian
Religion
Christianity, mainly Roman Catholic
others
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Croatian Chileans (Chileno-croatas, Spanish pronunciation: [tʃiˈleno kɾoˈata]; Croatian: čileanski Hrvati) are Chileans of full or partial Croatian descent. Chile has one of the largest communities of ethnic Croats outside Europe, second only to Croatian Americans. They are one of the main examples of successful assimilation of a non-Spanish-speaking European ethnic group into Chilean society. Many successful entrepreneurs, scientists and artists, as well as prominent politicians who have held some of the highest offices in the country, have been of Croatian descent – including the current president of the Republic, Gabriel Boric.

History

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Early 20th century ad-poster of Croatian ship ready to travel to South America.
See also: Tierra del Fuego Gold Rush

The oppression of the Croatian people and the denial of an internationally recognised nation was the principal factor leading them to embark on a constant migration to Chile. At first they were recognised and officially registered as former citizens of the countries or empires from which they had fled. Until 1915 they were recognised as Austrians, and afterwards up until 1990 as Yugoslavians. Since 1990, and in accordance to the establishment of the newly internationally recognised Republic of Croatia, Chilean Croats have reasserted their cultural and ethnic identity.[3]

The Croatian community first established itself in two provinces situated at the extreme ends of Chile: Antofagasta, in the Atacama desert of the north and Punta Arenas in the Patagonian region in the south. The large arrival of Croats in Chile began in 1864 and the migration grew steadily until 1956 – reaching several more than 6,000. In the early part of this 1864–1956 era more Croats settled in Argentina than in Chile. For example, in Argentina, the number reached 80,000, but only about 57% of Croats remained in Argentina. Some returned to Europe or moved and settled in Chile where Croats had a more rapid and successful assimilation, which led to a significant increase in the Chilean-Croat population in periods when there was no migration of Croats from Europe to the Americas.[4]

It is estimated that there are up to 400,000–450,000 Chileans of Croatian descent.[5][6] Even though the number may be much higher with some demographic analysts estimating a figure of 500,000.[7]

Dalmatian-Croatian in Chile

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The first issue of the publication Sloboda was published in March 1902, in Antofagasta. It was the first newspaper of the Croatian immigrants in Latin America. The Croatian immigrants in Chile conducted extensive journalistic work since 1902, which includes more than 50 newspapers, publications and newsletters.[citation needed]

The Dalmatian coast, with thousands of islands of white rock, covered with vineyards, pine forests and olive trees, is similar to the geographical features of Chile. Most families have a relative or descendant in Chile. Chile's name, unlike other parts of the world where it is almost unknown, is loved and admired by many Dalmatians as a second home.[8]

Croatians in Punta Arenas

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See also: Tierra del Fuego gold rush

Punta Arenas is the most prominent settlement on the Strait of Magellan and the capital of the Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region, Chile. It has a population of over 146,000 inhabitants (2008). The city has its roots among the population origin of the European colonists (Croatian and Spanish) that populated the area in the mid-nineteenth century. There are also descendants of people from other countries (i.e. German, English, Italian, Swiss and others).[citation needed]

Croatian immigration in Punta Arenas was a crucial development in the region of Magallanes and the city in particular. Currently, it is possible to see this influence in the names of shops and many buildings.[9]

Croatian Chileans

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Political figures

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Auto racing

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Other notable Chilean croats

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "La presencia croata en Chile forma parte de la historia nacional. Se calcula que actualmente la colectividad está compuesta por cerca de 400.000 mil descendientes, muchos de los cuales han contribuido destacadamente al progreso de este país que acogió a sus familias". Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  2. ^ International Relations Quarterly Vol 2. Archived 23 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Immigración croata en Chile (1864–1930): Reafirmando una identidad croata". hrvatskimigracije.es.tl. 10 April 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
  4. ^ "Croacia y Chile: DUBROVNIK, EL ÚLTIMO BALUARTE". hrvatskimigracije.es.tl. 10 April 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
  5. ^ Croatian Chilean.
  6. ^ Ilić, Merien (25 March 2009). "Splitski osnovnoškolci rođeni u Čileu" (in Croatian). Hrvatska matica iseljenika. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012.
  7. ^ hrvatski. Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ (in Spanish) Brač una isla "chilena" en la costa Dálmata Archived 7 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Congreso Mundial Croata: Los croatas de Chile.
  10. ^ http://www.musicapopular.cl/artista/jose-goles/ Jose Nicolas (Pepe) Goles Radnić
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