The History of The Irish...Worldwide
Notable Irish Mexicans
- Anthony Quinn, actor
- William Lamport, the real-life Zorro
- Álvaro Obregón, president of Mexico during 1920-1924.
- Juan O'Donojú, viceroy of New Spain
- José Antonio Meade, Secretary of Finance of Mexico es:José Antonio Meade Kuribreña
- Rómulo O'Farril, founder of newspaper Novedades
- Juan O'Gorman, architect
- Edmundo O'Gorman, writer
- Hugh O'Connor, Spanish governor of Texas from 1767 to 1770
- Alejo Bay, governor of Sonora from 1923 to 1927
- Joaquín Philip Meade y Sáinz Trápaga, historian.
- Michael Wadding, Jesuit priest and missionary
- Judith Grace, television hostess
- Lindi Ortega, Canadian singer of Mexican-Irish descent
- Cristina Fink, retired high jumper of Irish, German, Dutch descent
- Margo, Mexican actress and dancer of Irish descent
- Pablo O'Higgins, American-Mexican artist, muralist and illustrator of Irish descent
- Carlos Gallardo, Mexican actor, producer and occasional screenwriter and director to a Mexican father and an Irish mother
- Tomas O'Horan, Mexican lawyer, magistrate and senator of Irish descent
- Sara Ramirez, Mexican-American singer/songwriter and actress to her mother was half Mexican and half Irish-American
- Jon Riley, born-Ireland, Mexican Army and founder Saint Patrick's Battalion for Mexico.
- Justo Sierra O'Reilly, Mexican novelist and historian of Irish descent
- John Holloway, Irish-born Mexican lawyer, Marxist-oriented sociologist and philosopher currently living in Mexico
- Álvaro Obregón Tapia, Mexican politician of Irish descent
- Dolores Creel Miranda, Mexican artist of Irish descent
- Daniel Chavez Moran, Mexican businessman of Irish descent
- Aarón Díaz Spencer, Mexican actor, singer, and model to Irish-American mother.
- Philip Crosthwaite, born in Ireland, was an early settler of San Diego, California and Rosarito, Baja California
- Luis Humberto Crosthwaite, Mexican writer of Irish-American descent
- Louis CK, American-born comedian and actor, mother was Irish American, fat
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Permalink Reply by Rose Maurer on
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My ignorance is probably showing, but the really interesting information about Irish Mexicans came as a complete surprise to me! The juxtaposition of Alvarez Kelly seems quite bizarre, and yet, with so many millions of Irish refugees landing at Ellis Island, there is no logical reason why some of them shouldn't have eventually moved to Mexico.
Thank you Belinda, for adding to my knowledge - I shall return to the film clips from time to time!
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Permalink Reply by Charles G O' Brien on
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In 2010 I was in San Angel, Mexico City - where some of "the San Patricios" saw their sad end. There is now a lovely tree filled park there, with cast iron seats that have the name of the city municipality "Alvaro Obregon." I did a blog post which has a picture of the seat in it! http://ildaite.blogspot.ie/2011/03/to-cross-rio-grande.html Here is a small pertinent extract from the blog -
In the center of the Plaza of San Ángel, there are park benches with this inscription: "Alvaro Obregon," which is the name of a former president of Mexico, that name is now a city municipality. Many people don't realise that Irish names were "hispanicized" in Spanish speaking countries just like the Anglicisation of Irish surnames in Britain and America. So "Ó Brian" became "Obregon." Funnily enough I used this ruse myself while buying a train ticket for Vera Cruz, in Mexico City. Instead of calling myself Charlie O' Brien (and looking on at the tellers inevitable doleful expression as she tried to write it down), I told them my name was Carlito Obregon, and lo and behold no need for a lengthy spelling lesson. She had it in one and I was on my way to Vera Cruz!
Another name I'd put on the list (you could be writing the list all day I'm sure) would be Santiago O' Leary - a captain of the San Patricio Battalion. I always said if I have a kid I'd name it after Santiago - Santiago O' Brien has a nice ring to it! Although, it'd be shortened to "Santy" here in Ireland, which is another name for Santa Claus, which might not go down too well!
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My education continues - in matters historical and a tad devious, where necessary! Thank you, Charles.
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No problem Rose, I'm glad you found it interesting! though I'm not sure what you did mean by devious? ;)
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Charles, I'm afraid I have nor the slightest idea what I meant by 'devious'! Please 'bury' it under the much maligned 'autocorrect'!
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Permalink Reply by Bit Devine on
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Being of Mexican Irish decent, it is always pleasing to see someone bring up the Mexican Irish connection
For decades, one of the largest St Patrick festivals was held in Obregon, Sonora, Mexico
Three days & sometimes four... It was fascinating to me as a child
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Permalink Reply by Michael Quane on
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Any Irish in former president Vicente Fox?
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Not likely, considering that his great-grandparents were German immigrants who settled in Cincinnati. The surname was Fuch but it was changed to Fox. His mother's people came from the Basque region of Spain
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No, my ignorance is showing. Turns out, according to Wikipedia, that Fox's paternal grandfather was German, and Fuchs was changed to Fox.
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Permalink Reply by Francisco Javier Vazquez Rangel on
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Patricio Milmo O’Dowd a bussinesman in Monterrey, present in themost important industries here,
1863 - Patricio Milmo opened the Milmo Bank of Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico.
He also was associated in the Fundidora de fierro y acero Monterrey
In The photo below are a Lady which surname is Vidaurry, relative to SantiagoVidaurry Governor of Nuevo Leon,Vidaurrywas gobernor when the Monterrey Battle, where the San Patricio Brigade fight.
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