Mexican settlement in the Philippines

Mexicans in the Philippines
Mexicanos en las Filipinas
Ang mga Mehikano sa Pilipinas
Total population
377 (Mexican nationals in the country; unknown number of Mexican descent) 2.33% of the population in the Spanish-Philippines during the 1700s.
Regions with significant populations
Metro Manila, Cebu City, Zamboanga City and Bacolod.
Languages
Spanish, Tagalog and other Philippine languages
Religion
Roman Catholicism and Iglesia Filipina Independiente
Related ethnic groups
Mexicans of European descent, Indigenous peoples of Mexico, Mestizos in Mexico

Mexican settlement in the Philippines comprises a multilingual Filipino ethnic group composed of Philippine citizens with Mexican ancestry. The immigration of Mexicans to the Philippines dates back to the Spanish period.

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