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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 190,190 (2021) - 173,531 / 71,826 (2018) | |
| Languages | |
| Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| Catholicism · Protestantism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| People of theāāDominican Republic | |
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Dominicans in Spain from the Dominican Republic make up about 1.66% of all foreigners in Spain, this includes immigrants and "people of Dominican descent born 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.
Historyā»
Spain is the "primary country for Dominicans immigrating to Europe." A first group traveled to pursue university studies, "after they were awarded grants by the government of Juan Bosch." After the Dominican Civil War of 1965, a second exodus broke and nearly 2,000 Dominicans decided to reside in the "motherland".
Communitiesā»
Dominicans are the eleventh largest immigrant group in Spain, and fifth largest from Latin America. The Autonomous communities with the largest numbers of Dominicans concentrated in Community of Madrid (123,858) and Catalonia (25,407), smaller numbers are present in Castile and LeĆ³n, CastillaāLa Mancha, Andalusia, and Valencian. More specifically, in cities such as Madrid and Barcelona. Nearly 70% of Dominicans in Spain are in the Madrid area. In Madrid, neighborhoods like Aravaca, Cuatro Caminos, Villaverde, and Legazpi have high concentrations of Dominicans. 105,297 Dominican immigrants in Spain are female and 72,854 are male.
Dominican-Spanish relationsā»
Throughout the years, both nations have signed numerous bilateral agreements such as a Treaty of Recognition, Peace, Friendships, Commerce, Navigation and Extradition (1855); Agreement on Literary, Artistic and Scientific Property (1930); Agreement on Hispanic-Dominican Emigration (1956); Agreement on Dual-Nationality (1968); Air Transportation Agreement (1968); Agreement on Economic Cooperation (1973); Extradition and Judicial Assistance Treaty (1981); Agreement on Scientific and Technical Cooperation (1988); Agreement on Cultural and Educational Cooperation (1988); Agreement on Reciprocal Protection and Promotion of Investments (1996); Agreement on the Regulation of Migrant Laborers (2001); Social Security Agreement (2004) and an Agreement on the Avoidance of Double-Taxation (2014).
- Dominican Republic has an embassy in Madrid and consulates-general in Barcelona and Santa Cruz de Tenerife and consulates in Seville and Valencia.
- Spain has an embassy in Santo Domingo.
Gallery of Dominican people in Spainā»
See alsoā»
- Dominican RepublicāSpain relations
- History of the Dominican Republic
- Captaincy General of Santo Domingo
- Immigration to Spain
- People of the Dominican Republic
- History of the Dominican Republic
Referencesā»
- ^ "PoblaciĆ³n por comunidades y provincias, paĆs de nacimiento, edad (Grupos quinquenales) y sexo". Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "PoblaciĆ³n (espaƱoles/extranjeros) por PaĆs de Nacimiento, sexo y aƱo". Instituto Nacional de EstadĆstica. 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "PoblaciĆ³n extranjera por Nacionalidad, comunidades, Sexo y AƱo". Instituto Nacional de EstadĆstica. 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ Dominican Migration to Europe: A Bibliographical Approach
- ^ "PoblaciĆ³n (espaƱoles/extranjeros) por PaĆs de Nacimiento, sexo y aƱo". INE (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "EspaƱa, tercer paĆs con mayor poblaciĆ³n de dominicanos en el mundo". El Nacional (in Spanish). 12 March 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "En EspaƱa hay 178,151 dominicanos; la mayorĆa de ellos en Madrid y son mujeres". AlMomento.net (in Spanish). 17 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Dominican Republic Archived 25 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine exteriores.gob.es (in Spanish)
- ^ Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Madrid (in Spanish)
- ^ "Embassy of Spain in Santo Domingo (in Spanish)". Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
External linksā»
- "OPINIĆN; La situaciĆ³n de los dominicanos en EspaƱa". Lascalientesdelsur.net. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- "Unos 40 mil dominicanos viven en situaciĆ³n difĆcil en EspaƱa". Diariolibre.com. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
