Spanish people of Filipino ancestry

There are many Spanish people of Filipino ancestry, consisting of the descendants of early migrants from the Philippines to Spain, as well as more recent migrants. Over 150,000 Filipinos are estimated to live in Spain,[1] including 37,000 expatriates from the Philippines living in Spain who do not hold Spanish citizenship.

Spanish people of Filipino ancestry
Total population
150,000 (2015)[1]
Including an estimated 37,000 people with Filipino citizenship only.[2]
Regions with significant populations
Madrid, Barcelona, Málaga and other urban areas
The following numbers (from 2020) represent Filipinos in Spain with Filipino citizenship only.[2]
 Community of Madrid15,811 (42.69%)
 Catalonia11,911 (32.16%)
 Andalusia2,810 (7.58%)
 Balearic Islands2,193 (5.92%)
 Canary Islands1,898 (5.12%)
Languages
Castilian Spanish, Philippine Spanish, regional languages of Spain, English, Tagalog and/or other Philippine languages
Religion
Mainly Roman Catholicism, some Protestantism and Islam
Related ethnic groups
Other Filipino people and Spanish people individually

History

The first Filipino settlement in Spain dates back to the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines between the 16th and 19th century. Today, Filipinos are one of the largest Asian communities in Spain, with a number of individuals obtaining Spanish citizenship. Most Filipinos in Spain work in various jobs and companies such as domestic and healthcare services, some individuals also work in education and government institutions.[3][4] A few mixed-blood Spanish Filipinos work in the entertainment and sport industries.

Demographics

There are over 150,000 Filipinos in Spain as of 2015,[1] and the Instituto Nacional de Estadística estimates that there are 52,879 persons in Spain who were born in the Philippines,[5] including 37,033 Filipino citizens registered in municipal registers (padrón municipal de habitantes) throughout Spain, as of 2020.[2] Nearly three quarters of all Filipinos in Spain live in the Community of Madrid and Catalonia, with smaller populations in Spain's other autonomous communities.[2]

Major Filipino enclaves in Spain are found in Madrid and Barcelona. In Madrid, the district of Tetuán is home to the city's largest concentration of Filipinos,[6] with Filipinos forming the largest immigrant group in four of the district's six neighborhoods, as well as in four other neighborhoods in other parts of the city.[7] Meanwhile, the majority of Filipinos living in Barcelona is concentrated in the northern half of El Raval,[8] which is reportedly home to fifteen percent of all Filipino citizens in Spain and is also home to most of the local community's cultural and social institutions.[9] A more diffuse community is also found in Málaga, with some 5,000 Filipinos residing in the eponymous province.[10]

Some 2,000 Filipinos acquire Spanish nationality every year, a phenomenon which began in the 1990s.[1]

Notable Spanish people of Filipino descent

See also

References
  1. Alzona, Rodel (December 20, 2015). "Spaniards have high regard for Filipinos living in their country". BusinessMirror. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  2. "Filipinos en España. Padrón municipal 2021, cifras de población" [Filipinos in Spain. 2021 municipal register population figures.]. EPA.com.es (in Spanish). Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  3. "Filipino Among Royal Guards of King of Spain". ABS CBN News. 2 July 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
  4. Veronica Uy. "OFWs still welcome in Spain". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
  5. "Población (españoles/extranjeros) por país de nacimiento y sexo" [Population (Spaniards/foreigners) by country of birth and sex] (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  6. "Los filipinos ya son los extranjeros mayoritarios en Tetuán y los chinos en Arganzuela" [Filipinos are now the largest group of foreigners in Tetuán and the Chinese in Arganzuela] (in Spanish). Europa Press. April 10, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  7. "Los chinos ya son los extranjeros mayoritarios en 19 barrios madrileños y los filipinos en 8" [The Chinese are now the largest group of foreigners in 19 Madrid neighborhoods and the Filipinos in 8]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). April 29, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  8. Márquez Daniel, Carlos (November 20, 2020). "Filipinos: la comunidad silente de Barcelona" [Filipinos: the silent community of Barcelona]. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  9. Pareja, Pol; Calvó, Sònia (May 30, 2020). "220 menús diarios y lo que haga falta: la discreta red de ayuda entre los filipinos para evitar el colapso de la comunidad" [220 meals of the day and whatever is needed: the discreet help network between Filipinos to avert community collapse]. elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  10. Escalera, Ángel (April 24, 2016). "El corazón de Filipinas, en Málaga" [The heart of the Philippines, in Málaga]. Diario Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved October 24, 2021.
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