Dominicans in Spain

Dominicans in Spain from the Dominican Republic make up about 1.66% of all foreigners in Spain. The first country of destination for Dominicans in Europe is Spain, and it is the country with the most Dominican migrants outside of the United States.

Dominicans in Spain
Dominicanos en España
Total population
173,531 / 71,826 (2018)[lower-alpha 1]
Religion
Catholicism · Protestantism
Related ethnic groups
People of the Dominican Republic
  1. 173,531 is the size of the population in Spain born in the Dominican Republic (including those with Spanish citizenship). 71,826 is the size of the foreign population in Spain with Dominican citizenship (thus, with no Spanish citizenship).[1][2]

History

The first country of destination was chosen by Dominicans Spain in Europe. A first group traveled to the European nation to pursue university studies, after they were awarded grants by the government of Juan Bosch. And after the defeat of the revolution of 1965, a second exodus broke and nearly 2,000 Dominicans decided to reside in the "motherland"

Dominicans in Spain dance in culture parade of Valencia.

See also

References
  1. "Población (españoles/extranjeros) por País de Nacimiento, sexo y año". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  2. "Población extranjera por Nacionalidad, comunidades, Sexo y Año". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
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