Italian Peruvians are Peruvian-born citizens who are fully or partially of Italian descent, whose ancestors were Italians who emigrated to Peru during the Italian diaspora, or Italian-born people in Peru. Among European Peruvians, Italians were the second largest group of immigrants to settle in the country. Italian immigration in Peru began in the colonial era, during the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru.
While most Italians settled in the main cities of Peru, a group of Sicilian and Genovese fishers established in Chucuito, Callao
The Genoese explorer Juan Bautista Pastene
Gonzalo Pizarro, followed by some Italians
The Italian Peruvian Francisco Bolognesi, considered a national hero in Peru and declared patron of the Army of Peru
Peruvians of European descent
Peruvians of European descent, also known as White Peruvians. Traditionally, this group had been more dominant in the political, commercial, and diplomatic sectors of Peruvian society. According to the most recent 2017 census where ethnic self-identification was used, it makes up about 5.9% of the total population aged 12 years and above of Peru.
The 66th President of Peru Pedro Pablo Kuczynski responded blanco (white) for the question on habits and ancestors In early21stcentury
María Julia Mantilla (Miss World 2004) from La Libertad, a region with the highest proportion who self-identified as white. In Early 21stcentury
