Irish Mexican

Irish Mexicans (Spanish: Irlandés-mexicano or Hibernomexicano; Irish: Gael-Meicsiceach) are inhabitants of Mexico that are immigrants from or descendants of immigrants from Ireland. The majority of Irish immigration happened to be Roman Catholic and during the time when Great Britain ruled Ireland until independence came in 1919.

Many Mexican Irish communities existed in Mexican Texas until the Revolution^{[citation needed]}. Many Irish then sided with Catholic Mexico against Protestant pro-U.S. elements^{[citation needed]}. The Batallón de San Patricio, a battalion of U.S. troops who deserted and fought alongside the Mexican Army against the United States in the Mexican-American War of 1846 to 1848^[1]. In some cases, Irish immigrants or Americans left from California (the Irish Confederate army of Fort Yuma, Arizona during the U.S. Civil War in 1861) and blended into Mexican society instead.^{[citation needed]}

Álvaro Obregón (O'Brien) was president of Mexico during 1920-24 and Ciudad Obregón and its airport are named in his honor. Actor Anthony Quinn is another famous Mexican of Irish descent. There are also monuments in Mexico City paying tribute to those Irish who fought for Mexico in the 1800s.^[2]

Notable Irish Mexicans

See also the category of articles titled Irish Mexicans

• Anthony Quinn, actor^[3]
• William Lamport, the real-life Zorro
• Álvaro Obregón, president of Mexico during 1920-1924^{[citation needed]}
• Juan O'Donojú, viceroy of New Spain
• Rómulo O'Farril, founder of newspaper Novedades
• Juan O'Gorman, architect^[4]
• Edmundo O'Gorman, writer^[5]
• Hugh O'Connor, Spanish governor of Texas from 1767 to 1770
• Alejo Bay, governor of Sonora from 1923 to 1927
• Michael Wadding, Jesuit priest and missionary
• Judith Grace, television hostess
• Vicente Fox Quesada, Mexican president (2000-06) claimed to have Irish ancestry, but was confirmed was more of German and American ancestry.

See also

• Batallón de San Patricio
• Irish diaspora
• Irish people
• Irish Migration Studies in Latin America
• Alvarez Kelly is a Western film about a "Mexican Irish" in the American Civil War.

External links

• The Irish in Mexico: An annotated bibliography at the Irish diaspora site.
• Murray, Edmundo [1] "The Irish in Latin America and Iberia: A Bibliography - Mexico and Hispanic North America"
• Murray, Edmundo [2] "The San Patricio Battalion: A Bibliography"
• History of Mexico: The Irish Presence at the Houston Institute for Culture.
• The legend of Zorro was an Irishman (William Lamport).
• The O'Brien clan in Mexico.
• Primary and secondary sources relating to the Irish in Mexico (Sources database for Irish research)

References

Coogan, Tim Pat (20002). Wherever Green is Worn. Arrow Books. ISBN 0099958503.