Chinese Immigrant languages

Question

I'm still wondering what languages the Chinese immigrants to Latin America spoke. What I've been reading lately has had me a little confused. So, what languages did they speak? Also, did any of them arrive in Latin America before the 1840s?

Answer 1

The first Chinese immigrants in Latin America arrived in Cuba in 1847

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Chinese immigration to Cuba started in 1847 when Cantonese contract workers were brought to work in the sugar fields, bringing the religion of Buddhism with them. Hundreds of thousands of Chinese workers were brought in from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan during the following decades to replace and / or work alongside African slaves. After completing eight-year contracts or otherwise obtaining their freedom, some Chinese immigrants settled permanently in Cuba, although most longed for repatriation to their homeland. Havana's Chinatown (known as Barrio Chino de La Habana) is one of the oldest and largest Chinatowns in Latin America. Some 5,000 immigrants from the U.S. came to Cuba during the late 19th century to escape the discrimination present at the time. A small wave of Chinese immigrants also arrived during the early 20th century to escape the political chaos in China.

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I have not read what languages they spoke. Lo siento.