Italian immigration to Mexico

Italian Mexicans

Italo-messicani (Italian) Ítalo-mexicanos (Spanish)
Entrance to the Italian section of the Panteón de Dolores in Mexico City
Total population
c. 10,000 (by birth)[1] c. 850,000 (by ancestry)[2]
Regions with significant populations
Puebla, Mexico City, Nuevo León, Veracruz, Michoacán
Languages
Mexican Spanish · Italian and Italian dialects · Chipileño
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Italians, Italian Americans, Italian Argentines, Italian Bolivians, Italian Brazilians, Italian Canadians, Italian Chileans, Italian Colombians, Italian Costa Ricans, Italian Cubans, Italian Dominicans, Italian Ecuadorians, Italian Guatemalans, Italian Haitians, Italian Hondurans, Italian Panamanians, Italian Paraguayans, Italian Peruvians, Italian Puerto Ricans, Italian Salvadorans, Italian Uruguayans, Italian Venezuelans

Italian Mexicans (Italian: italo-messicani; Spanish: ítalo-mexicanos) are Mexican-born citizens who are fully or partially of Italian descent, whose ancestors were Italians who emigrated to Mexico during the Italian diaspora, or Italian-born people in Mexico. The ancestors of most Mexicans of Italian descent arrived in the country during the late 19th century. Their descendants have generally assimilated into mainstream Mexican society.