Occitan People

Question

Given that people can be found immigrating to Spanish colonies in the Americas from almost every other part of Spain, I am wondering this: Were there ever any Occitan people who immigrated to the Spanish colonies in the Americas?

Answer 1

I found part of an answer to your question. It interested me as well. I've been to San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato. I wish I had known this before I went

"In the Americas, Occitan speakers exist:

in the United States, in Valdese, North Carolina[32][33]

in Canada, in Quebec where there are Occitan associations such as Association Occitane du Québec and Association des Occitans.[34]

Pigüé, Argentina – Community settled by 165 Occitans from the Rodez-Aveyron area of Cantal in the late 19th century.

Guanajuato, Mexico – A sparse number of Occitan settlers are known to have settled in that state in the 19th century.[35]

Lifted from Wikipedia at this site: Under heading Geographic Distribution, sub-heading Usage outside France

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occitan_language

Answer 2

I bet there's a bigger amount of Occitans abroad than in France!