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indians in spain wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 migration history 2 religion 3 business 4 spanish people of indian descent 5 see also 6 references toggle references subsection 6 1 notes 6 2 sources toggle the table of contents indians in spain 2 languages català galego edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia ethnic group not to be confused with spanish indians ethnic group indians in spain indios en españa total population 73 951 2025 1 regions with significant populations madrid barcelona ceuta melilla canary islands palma de mallorca valencia girona alicante languages spanish hindi telugu kannada marathi malayalam tamil sindhi punjabi english urdu related ethnic groups non resident indian and person of indian origin indian americans british indians indians in spain form one of the smaller populations of the indian diaspora according to the statistics of india s ministry of external affairs they number only 35 000 or 0 07 of the population of spain 2 2009 statistics of spain s instituto nacional de estadística showed 35 686 indian citizens in spain this figure does not include persons of indian origin holding other citizenships 3 most indians originally migrated to spain from africa while others came from india and japan and southeast asia 4 according to data from 2025 there were 73 951 indian people living in spain 1 migration history edit in 1425 ce gitano romani people of indian origin were recorded living in spain 5 6 7 from 1492 after christian reconquista of spain and roma along with moors and jews targeted to purge spain of non christians in 1499 ferdinand and isabella passed the law against roma in 1560 the habit and the costume of roma were banned roma were forced to marry non roma their language and rituals banned in the 17th century spain deported romas to the americas and africa in 1749 romas were arrested in the widespread persecution 8 from 1580 to 1640 ce portuguese india including goa was under spanish control because of the iberian union 9 which caused migration of people in both directions after the world war ii sindhi traders and shopkeepers thrived in the free ports of the spanish canary islands of las palmas and tenerife following the imposition of import and foreign exchange restrictions in spain after the war they conducted a brisk trade with the north african continent from las palmas when ceuta and melilla parts of spanish morocco were also declared as free ports indian businessmen set up trading houses and retail shops catering to the tourist trade 4 the next wave of indians to go to spain were descendants of indian labourers from former spanish colony of equatorial guinea by the mid seventies there were over 200 indian trading houses in ceuta and melilla with the liberalisation in import policies introduced in the eighties business activity shifted to the port cities of malaga and barcelona madrid also attracted many indian businessmen 4 religion edit sindhis and sikhs form the majority of the indian community 4 spain has recognised three entities of hinduism 10 the community celebrates various indian festivals rath yatras are also taken out by members of the hare rama hare krishna movement with the enthusiastic support of the indian community 4 there are temples in valencia ceuta and canary islands business edit the indian community in spain enjoys a good reputation indians are considered hard working non political and peaceful the indian community has integrated well with spanish society 4 currently the largest hindu community in spain is in the canary islands 11 especially on the island of tenerife 12 13 several electronics and camera stores owned by indians in the canary islands have been accused of being a fraud 14 15 in 2016 the danish tv program svindlerjagt eng swindler hunt went to gran canaria to expose several electronics stores which scammed danish customers 16 spanish people of indian descent edit sagar prakash khatnani born in tenerife is a prolific writer of novels robert masih nahar member of the spanish senate ma anand yashu flutist vashi domínguez entrepreneur raimon panikkar priest and advocate of interfaith dialogue prakash sunderdas economist and member of ciudadanos 17 18 rakesh narwani filmmaker abhir hathi urbano music artist from the canary islands 19 see also edit india portal spain portal hinduism in spain india spain relations gitanos references edit notes edit 1 2 población residente por fecha sexo grupo de edad y país de nacimiento singhvi 2000 p 137 ine 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 singhvi 2000 p 154 viellieard jeanne pèlerins d espagne a la fin de moten âge pdf archived from the original pdf on 20 august 2016 retrieved 20 may 2018 unión romaní archived 2008 05 09 at the wayback machine modern spain p 171 persecution of roma minority rights org accessed 17 feb 2025 souza teotonio r de 1979 medieval goa a socio economic history concept isbn 978 0 86186 272 6 irf 2006 nuestros negocios son ahora las inmobiliarias la medicina y el derecho web eldia es 16 december 2007 retrieved 29 august 2017 tenerife la opinión de los hindúes honran a sus dioses en arona laopinion es retrieved 29 august 2017 tenerife la opinión de vikram misri la comunidad india de tenerife es una de las mayores del país laopinion es retrieved 29 august 2017 the tenerife camera scam how it works etenerfife com 2 april 2013 archived from the original on 31 august 2017 retrieved 29 august 2017 cheap electronics in gran canaria a word of warning the cunning canary cunningcanary com retrieved 29 august 2017 permanent dead link svindlerjagt season 1 episode 6 kanal 5 home dplay dplay dk archived from the original on 30 august 2017 retrieved 29 august 2017 piku sunderdas aclara que no deja la política ni tampoco ciudadanos el pueblo de ceuta elpueblodeceuta es 7 september 2016 retrieved 29 august 2017 actualidad ceuta 17 may 2016 sunderdas será el candidato de ciudadanos al congreso ceuta actualidad retrieved 29 august 2017 abhir hathi entre chulería y tristeza metal magazine retrieved 3 november 2023 sources edit singhvi l m 2000 other countries of europe pdf report of the high level committee on the indian diaspora new delhi ministry of external affairs pp 133 156 archived from the original pdf on 17 april 2003 retrieved 29 january 2008 spain international religious freedom report united states department of state 2006 población extranjera por sexo país de nacionalidad y edad hasta 85 y más avance del padrón a 1 de enero de 2009 datos provisionales spain instituto nacional de estadística 2009 archived from the original on 14 december 2009 retrieved 13 june 2009 v t e indian diaspora africa southeast kenya madagascar mauritius bihari tamil mozambique réunion 1 malbars seychelles tamil tanzania uganda zambia elsewhere botswana egypt ghana south africa tamil zimbabwe americas caribbean barbados belize dominican republic french guiana 2 grenada guadeloupe 2 guyana haiti marabou jamaica martinique 2 saint kitts and nevis saint lucia saint vincent and the grenadines suriname trinidad and tobago u s virgin islands north america canada anglo indian meitei punjabi sindhi tamil british columbia vancouver toronto mexico panama united states by location bengali indo caribbean gujarati malayali punjabi punjabi mexican sindhi tamil telugu south america argentina brazil chile colombia peru uruguay venezuela asia south afghanistan punjabi bangladesh meitei maldives nepal pakistan sri lanka bharatha chetty tamil telugu southeast brunei cambodia indonesia klingalese mardijker tamil malaysia chitty gujarati jawi peranakan malayali punjabi tamil telugu penang sabah myanmar meitei mizo tamil philippines singapore chitty tamil thailand vietnam east china hong kong japan korea taiwan west bahrain iran israel jews kuwait lebanon oman qatar saudi arabia turkey united arab emirates europe eastern poland russia northern finland sweden southern cyprus italy tamil malta portugal spain western france tamil germany tamil ireland netherlands switzerland tamil united kingdom london indo caribbean gujarati meitei punjabi sindhi tamil oceania australia meitei malayali punjabi tamil sindhi fiji gujarati south indian new caledonia 3 new zealand maori indian punjabi tamil see also ethnic diasporas bengali hindu gujarati kashmiri mirpuri mizo odia punjabi sikhs romani sindhi south indians malayalis in the gulf tamils telugus anglo indian chindians other related articles south asian diaspora desi little india non resident indian award non resident indian day 1 an overseas department of france in the southwest indian ocean 2 overseas departments of france in the americas 3 a sui generis collectivity of france in the southwest pacific ocean v t e ethnic groups in spain spaniards andalusians aragonese asturians including vaqueiros de alzada basques canary islanders cantabrians castilians extremadurans riojans leonese catalans balearics valencians galicians minorities agotes gypsies iberian kale cascarots sephardim western sephardim xuetas isleños criollos immigrants v t e immigration to spain africa afro arabs algerians moroccans sahrawis cape verdeans equatorial guineans nigerians americas latin american argentines bolivians chileans colombians cubans dominicans ecuadorians hondurans mexicans paraguayans peruvians salvadorans uruguayans venezuelans asia arabs lebanese palestinians armenians chinese filipinos georgians indians iranians japanese koreans pakistanis turks europe british immigration in spain bulgarians romanians russians serbs italians poles ukrainians see also demographics of spain related topics genetic history immigration v t e immigration to spain africa afro arabs algerians moroccans sahrawis cape verdeans equatorial guineans nigerians americas latin american argentines bolivians chileans colombians cubans dominicans ecuadorians hondurans mexicans paraguayans peruvians salvadorans uruguayans venezuelans asia arabs lebanese palestinians armenians chinese filipinos georgians indians iranians japanese koreans pakistanis turks europe british immigration in spain bulgarians romanians russians serbs italians poles ukrainians see also demographics of spain retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title indians_in_spain oldid 1377121616 categories asian diaspora in spain indian diaspora by 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