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There has been a community ofGreeks in Chile since the sixteenth century. The Greek community in Chile is estimated to have 100,000 descendants.^[1] Most reside either in theSantiago,Coquimbo or in theAntofagasta area.

The first immigrants from Greece arrived during the sixteenth century fromCrete, and surnamed "Candia" after the island's capital, the currentHeraklion. The surname, although at present, is very disconnected from its ancient origins. The majority of Greek immigrants arrived in Chile at the beginning of the 20th century, some as part of their spirit of adventure and escape from the rigors of theFirst World War and theburning of Smyrna inAsia Minor, although many Greeks had already settled inAntofagasta, including crews of the ships commanded byArturo Prat for thePacific War (1879–1883) in thenaval battle of Iquique (boatswainConstantine Micalvi).

Amid this flood of foreigners who populated northern Chilean appeared theGreeks. There were numerous Collectivité Hellenic whose records were listed in the newspaperEl Mercurio of Antofagasta, which said that between 1920 and 1935 there were about 4,000 Greeks in the city, and another 3,000 insaltpeter offices.^{[citation needed]}

In 1926 the first women's association for excellence, filóptoxos (friends of the poor) was set up, chaired byXrisí Almallotis. Since then as of 2022^[update] there have been four or five generations of descendants of Greeks. Some have moved south and are grouped mainly inSantiago andValparaíso. Others returned to Greece after the First World War, but most of the immigrants stayed in their new country and formed Greek-Chilean families.^[2] Constantino Kochifas Carcamo, owner of cruise companyCruceros Skorpios inPuerto Montt, is a member of this community.^{[citation needed]}

Antofagasta is a community inLatin America established in 1890, notable for a town anniversary on 14 February, in which foreign communities set up a stand. Many of the original families moved toSantiago and Valparaíso, however there are still^[when?] an estimated seventy current residents who were born inGreece.^[2]

• Miguel Littin, film director, screenwriter, film producer and novelist.
• Ángela Jeria, mother ofMichelle Bachelet, president of Chile.^[3]
• Irina Karamanos, first lady of Chile.

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