Total population | |
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4,000 [1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Greater Caracas | |
Languages | |
Spanish (Venezuelan Spanish), Hungarian | |
Religion | |
Mostly Protestantism, Catholicism and Judaism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Venezuelan of European descent and Hungarian diaspora |
The Hungarian-Venezuelan community is primarily composed of immigrants who left Hungary after World War II and the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Although settled as immigrants in the second half of the 20th century, records of previous centuries prove there were Hungarians who visited Venezuela motivated by exploratory interests. Such is the case of the noble Hungarian expeditionary Pál Rosti, who traveled to the country in 1857 and photographed the region of San Juan de los Morros.
Most Hungarian immigrants arrived from Europe in 1946, and soon began meeting in Caracas, initially in private homes and later they were in a small rented house in neighborhood of "Los Chorros" in Caracas.
Hungarian Protestant community (mostly Calvinist and Lutheran) then began meeting to read the Holy Scriptures, and to celebrate religious ceremonies since December 24 of 1948, when Dr. Paul Puky started such ceremonies in a camp called "El Trompillo", with 30 Hungarians. Afterwards, Protestants Hungarians continued to organize until in 1954, they built a church on their own in La Castellana district, together with the German, Latvian and Scandinavian Protestant communities.
In the decade of the 1950s many important personalities began to found the institutional and traditional bases of the community. In 1953 at the initiative of Mrs. Egyed Erzsébet, the first Fehérbál was performed, which were presented to the young Hungarian society, becoming a tradition that still exists to this day.
On the other hand, military commander Andrew Farkas and Géza Dolányi, were along with other members of the colony founders, the founders in 1954 of the "Mindszenty's Roman Catholic ecclesial community". Subsequently, Farkas was not only Catholic member of the council, but served as a mediator and peacemaker figure in the colony for decades.
Having grown more the diaspora, the Hungarians decided to acquire a larger land and build a cultural house, which could serve as headquarters for immigrants. The Venezuelan Social Hungarian Cultural Centre, known as "The Hungarian House" was opened in 1969, after the planning of architect Kornél Gyömrei. The foundation of the cultural center was initiated by initiative of Edit Kertész, who oversaw the construction of what became the largest House of Hungary in Latin America. Also it's one of the Hungarian houses artistically more elaborate, being a reference to the other colonies of Hungarian emigrants.
The Hungarian-Venezuelan colony has remained close to 16 organizations throughout its history, having their headquarters in the Hungarian House; among them are: The Association of Protestant Ladies Susana Lorantffy, the Saint Isabel's Association of Catholic Women, the Hungarian folk dance groups Buzavirág and Gyöngyösbokréta, four groups of scouts, Hungarian Historical Community, Hungarian Preschool, the Council of the Hungarian-Venezuelan Cadastre founded and led by Dr. Ildikó Kunckel, the director of the Hungarian Federation of Latin American Organizations
The Irish diaspora refers to ethnic Irish people and their descendants who live outside the island of Ireland.
Caracas, officially Santiago de León de Caracas (CCS), is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas. Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern part of the country, within the Caracas Valley of the Venezuelan coastal mountain range. The valley is close to the Caribbean Sea, separated from the coast by a steep 2,200-meter-high (7,200 ft) mountain range, Cerro El Ávila; to the south there are more hills and mountains. The Metropolitan Region of Caracas has an estimated population of almost 5 million inhabitants.
Hungarian Canadians are persons in Canada of Hungarian ancestry. According to the 2016 Census, there are 348,085 Canadians of Hungarian ancestry. The Hungarian minority is the 24th largest ethnic group of Canada. The bulk of Hungarian immigration occurred after World War II, with the wave peaking after the 1956 Hungarian revolution against communist rule, when over 100,000 Hungarian refugees went to Canada. The Hungarian Canadian community is among the country's multiple ethnicities; Canada is one of the top five countries of the Hungarian diaspora.
Chacao is one of the five political and administrative subdivisions of the city of Caracas, Venezuela. The other four are Baruta, El Hatillo, Libertador and Sucre. This legal entity is known as the Caracas Metropolitan District. Chacao is also one of the 21 municipalities that make up the State of Miranda, Venezuela.
The Croatian diaspora consists of communities of ethnic Croats and/or Croatian citizens living outside Croatia. Estimates on its size are only approximate because of incomplete statistical records and naturalization, but (highest) estimates suggest that the Croatian diaspora numbers between a third and a half of the total number of Croats.
El Universal is a major Venezuelan newspaper, headquartered in Caracas. El Universal is part of the Latin American Newspaper Association, an organization of leading newspapers in Latin America. Its main rival is El Nacional. The newspaper does not disclose circulation figures.
The Hungarian diaspora comprises the total ethnic Hungarian population located outside current-day Hungary.
Italian Venezuelans are Venezuelan-born citizens who are fully or partially of Italian descent, whose ancestors were Italians who emigrated to Venezuela during the Italian diaspora, or Italian-born people in Venezuela. Italians were among the largest groups of European immigrants to settle in the country. Approximately 5 million Venezuelans have some degree of Italian ancestry, corresponding to about 16% of the total population of Venezuela, while there were around 30,000 Italian citizens in Venezuela.
Venezuelans are the citizens identified with the country of Venezuela. This connection may be through citizenship, descent or cultural. For most Venezuelans, many or all of these connections exist and are the source of their Venezuelan citizenship or their bond to Venezuela.
Christianity is the largest religion in Venezuela, with Catholicism having the most adherents.
European Venezuelans or White Venezuelans are Venezuelan citizens who self-identify in the national census as white, tracing their heritage to European ethnic groups. According to the official census report, although "white" literally involves external issues such as light skin, shape and color of hair and eyes, among others, the term "white" has been used in different ways in different historical periods and places, and so its precise definition is somewhat confusing.
Arab Venezuelans refers to Venezuelan citizens of Arab origin or descent. There are around 1,600,000 Venezuelans of Arab origin, mainly from Lebanon, Syria and Palestine. Most Arab Venezuelans are of Syrian descent with their number between 400,000 and 1 million inhabitants, and Lebanese descent with their number between 341,000 and 500,000.
Polish Venezuelans are Venezuelan citizens of full or partial Polish ancestry. The Polish colony in Venezuela is well dispersed throughout the country, but most of the Poles and their descendants live in big cities like Caracas, Maracaibo and Valencia.
Russian Venezuelans are Venezuelan persons of full, partial, or predominantly Russian ancestry, or Russian-born persons residing in Venezuela.
Romanian Venezuelans are Venezuelans of Romanian descent or a Romania-born person who resides in Venezuela.
A Nordic Venezuelan is a Venezuelan person with full or partial Nordic ancestry, or a Nordic-born person living in Venezuela. Nordic settlement in Venezuela is little-known, due to a lack of information about its colonization.
Greek Venezuelans are Venezuelan residents who are either fully or partially of Greek descent, or a Greece-born person who resides in Venezuela. They are mostly located in the north-center of Venezuela, concentrated in Caracas and Valencia.
Carmen Clemente Travieso (1900–1983) was a Venezuelan journalist and women's rights activist. She was the first graduate of the Central University of Venezuela as a reporter and one of the first women employed as a full-time journalist in Venezuela. She was one of the earliest group of women who joined the Communist Party of Venezuela and worked actively for women's suffrage. She was a co-founder of an organization in favor of prison reform and a co-founder of the Venezuelan Association of Journalists.
Croatian Venezuelans are Venezuelans of full, partial, or predominantly Croat descent, or Croat-born people residing in Venezuela.