[2] In 1830, his family was removed from their land property by the Russian authorities and began with a very difficult time of emigrating to Europe for the members.

In 1846, Estanislao immigrated to Colombia for the invitation from General Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera.

[citation needed] The Polish engineer created roads and railways in Popayán, Cali, Buenaventura and Tumaco which dedicated to the opening of economic development.

Between 1908 and 1918, ethnic Poles immigrated to Colombia with Russian, Austrian or German passports since Poland was partitioned between these countries for 123 years.

[4] Most of the Polish immigrants that fled from Nazi concentration camps, went to South American countries that received a large number of Polish immigrants including Brazil and Argentina, although Colombia was also a destination despite political instabilities.