Croatian Peruvian
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| Notable Croatian Peruvians Sofía Mulánovich Cesar Bielich-Pomareda Marin Bunić |
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Croatian-Peruvians are Peruvians of Croatian descent. Although a small group in the European minority of Peru, Croatian-Peruvians and their descendants have made valuable contributions to their new country. Mostly settled in Peru's capital, Lima, Croatian-Peruvians have scattered throughout the vast metropolis, but are known to have established a strong community in the Miraflores district, where strong ties to the ethnic group still remain. Due to intermarriage, most Croatian-Peruvians are of mixed ancestry. Actual conversations in Croatian are common only within first generation immigrants. Although Croatian speech in Peru has been lost, said Europeans have brought heavy influence to this country.
Most Croatian-Peruvians are Roman Catholic and either completely Croat or of mixed European or mestizo ancestry.
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[edit] History
The first Croatian immigrants are said to have moved to Peru shortly after independence in 1821, although the amount of immigrants was minimal, not even reaching two hundred individuals by the 1910s.
However, when World War I broke out, many Yugoslavs, particularly Croatians, had no option but to leave their country to avoid political turmoil and the violence about to take place with the Serbian campaign in WWI.
Once again, a heavy wave of Croatian immigration took place once World War II began. This time, however, an estimate of 2,300 Croatians are recorded to have arrived in Lima. Many settled in the populous Miraflores district and cultural assimilation was smooth due to similarities in religion and cooperation of the native residents. Immigrant bachelors often married the local women and settled in Lima. Few are known to have left Peru to go back to either Croatia or other countries.
Today 6,000 Peruvians are of Croatian origin and most are Peruvian-born; few of the actual immigrants still remain alive.
List of Croatian surnames in the country
[edit] Croatian-Peruvians Today
Many Croatian-Peruvians had humble beginnings in Peru, but have progressed greatly from then. Many became renown in Peru's already successful fishing industry and others were able to obtain steady jobs in other trades. Croatian cuisine had relative fame in Lima and several Croatian-Peruvians opened their own restaurants, which served mostly seafood. Palachinke is a well-known pancake restaurant in Lima of Croatian origin. It owns three establishments in the city.
Sofía Mulanovich, a Croatian-Peruvian surfer of huge international fame, is not only a popular figure, but has even been named the #1 Female Action Sports Athlete by ESPN and won the World Title at the ASP World Tour in 2004, making her the female surfing World Champion. There is also Pedro Carrión Pavlich (Bishop of Puno), Magdalena Pavlich (a scientist), and Cesar Bielich-Pomareda (1871-1950) - Minister of the Navy of Peru.
Famous Peruvian writer Zinka Saric Pardo is of Croat origin, whose children literature has beaten all records in the Latin American market.
[edit] Influence
Croatian-Peruvians are not a widely known ethnic group in Peru, nonetheless their contributions are noted in everyday life. Most popular among these is the sport of bocce, bochas in English and Spanish, a simple ball game known all over Europe and very popular in Croatia. Gatherings in the affluent Regatas Lima country club in the Limenian district of Chorrillos became common after bocha alleys were constructed there, and soon all over the city. Bochas is now a renown sport for Croatians and non-Croatians alike all over Peru.
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