Armenian Mexicans

The Armenian diaspora population in Mexico is very small in comparison with other immigrant groups.

In 1723, Armenian national Don Pedro de Zárate arrived to Mexico on a Spanish galleon from China to Acapulco.

[2] In 1897, Mexican President Porfirio Díaz planned a project to establish an agricultural community with Armenian settlers in Soto la Marina, Tamaulipas (in northern Mexico); the project, however, was never materialized.

[3] Once in Mexico, most of the Armenian community decided to head north to the United States.

The majority of those who stayed in the country, settled in La Merced neighborhood of Mexico City, where many started working as peddlers, shoemakers and shop owners.