Editing Irish diaspora (section)

===Mexico===
{{Main|Irish Mexican}}
The [[County Wexford]] born [[William Lamport]], better known to most Mexicans as Guillén de Lampart, was a precursor of the Independence movement and author of the first proclamation of independence in the New World. His statue stands today inside the column of the Angel of Independence in [[Mexico City]], Mexico.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-01-17 |title=Did you know about the Irishman hidden inside the column of the Angel of Independence in CDMX |url=https://themexicocitypost.com/2022/01/17/did-you-know-about-the-irishman-hidden-inside-the-column-of-the-angel-of-independence-in-cdmx/,%20https://themexicocitypost.com/2022/01/17/did-you-know-about-the-irishman-hidden-inside-the-column-of-the-angel-of-independence-in-cdmx/ |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=The Mexico City Post |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Juan O'Donojú|Juan de O'Donojú y O'Ryan]], of Irish descent, was the last Viceroy of New Spain (Mexico), died and is buried in Mexico City.

Among the most famous Irishmen in Mexican history are "Los Patricios" of [[Saint Patrick's Battalion]]. Many communities existed in [[Mexican Texas]] until the [[Texas Revolution|revolution]] there, when they sided with Roman Catholic Mexico against Protestant pro-US elements. The ''[[Saint Patrick's Battalion|Batallón de San Patricio]]'', a battalion of US troops who deserted and fought alongside the [[Mexican Army]] against the United States in the [[Mexican–American War]] of 1846–1848, is well known in [[History of Mexico|Mexican history]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=During the Mexican-American War, Irish-Americans Fought for Mexico in the 'Saint Patrick's Battalion'|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/mexican-american-war-irish-immigrants-deserted-us-army-fight-against-america-180971713/|access-date=2020-08-21|website=Smithsonian Magazine|language=en|archive-date=14 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114232726/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/mexican-american-war-irish-immigrants-deserted-us-army-fight-against-america-180971713/|url-status=live}}</ref> The most well known of these was [[John Riley (soldier)|Major John Riley]]. 

Mexico also has a large number of people of Irish ancestry, among them the actor [[Anthony Quinn]]. There are monuments in Mexico City paying tribute to those Irish who fought for Mexico in the 19th century. There is a monument to Los Patricios in the fort of Churubusco. During the [[Great Famine (Ireland)|Great Famine]], thousands of Irish immigrants entered the country. Other notable Mexicans of Irish descent are [[Romulo O'Farril]], [[Juan O'Gorman]], and [[Edmundo O'Gorman]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-19 |title=Rómulo O'Farrill, Jr {{!}} University of Limerick |url=https://www.ul.ie/ceremonies/r%C3%B3mulo-ofarrill-jr |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=www.ul.ie |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Juan O'Gorman, architect behind Mexico City's most intriguing buildings |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/abroad/juan-o-gorman-architect-behind-mexico-city-s-most-intriguing-buildings-1.3736691 |access-date=2025-02-11 |newspaper=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hale |first=Charles A. |date=2004 |title=Edmundo O'Gorman, Mexican National History and the 'Great American Dichotomy' |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3875427 |journal=Journal of Latin American Studies |volume=36 |issue=1 |pages=131–145 |doi=10.1017/S0022216X03007107 |jstor=3875427 |issn=0022-216X}}</ref>