• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Zippy Facts Logo

Zippy Facts

Interesting Random Facts

  • Animals
  • Culture
  • Firsts
  • Food
  • Geography
  • Health
  • History
  • Inventions
  • Language
  • Mythology
  • Odds
  • People
  • Religion
  • Science
  • Space
  • Universe
  • World
You are here: Home / History / When was the largest period of Spanish immigration to the United States?

When was the largest period of Spanish immigration to the United States?

April 27, 2020 by Karen Hill

The largest period of Spanish immigration was between 1901 and 1931, when 100,000 Spanish immigrants came to the United States.

Steamship travel, widely available in this period, made the trip faster and more comfortable than the sailing ships of the nineteenth century.

Most of those who came were farmers or tradespeople tired of poverty and political turmoil at home. Some were young men trying to escape military service.

For a time, Spain forbade emigration, but citizens fled anyway. Many left from Gibraltar, a British colony on the Iberian Peninsula.

Related Facts

  • What was the European Age of Exploration?
  • Which Explorers First Explored the Continents of the World?
  • Which Country in Europe Has Wild Barbary Apes?
  • Where Are the Pillars of Hercules Located and When Did the British Take Over Gibraltar from Spain?
  • When did Mexican immigration to the United States begin to be restricted?
  • How much of the United States would be Spanish if Spain had never lost any of its colonies?

Filed Under: History

About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

Previous Post: « Which South American writers have won the Nobel Prize in literature?
Next Post: What is the difference between a Spanish American and an Iberian American? »

Footer

Follow

  • Facebook
  • Flickr
  • GitHub
  • Google+
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Medium
  • Pinterest
  • StumbleUpon
  • Tumblr
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Categories

Accomplishments Animals Culture Firsts Food Geography Health History Inventions Language Mythology Odds People Religion Science Space Universe World Your Body

About

Zippy Facts empowers the world by serving educational content that is accessible to everyone.

A tribute to growing up, zippyfacts.com showcases interesting and unusual facts about the world.

Our mission is to use technology to facilitate knowledge transfer and sharing.

Copyright © 2020 Zippy Facts

  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy