Poles in Spain or Polish-Spaniards are citizens and/or residents of Spain whose ethnic origins lie fully or partially in Poland.
Demographics
The Polish minority in Spain numbered approximately 52,495 according to 2022 census figures. The Polish population is mainly guest workers drawn by Spain's economic boom during the 1990s. Madrid, Barcelona, Málaga, Huelva and Valencia have significant Polish populations.
Poles in the Spanish Civil War
Approximately 5,400 volunteers of Polish origin participated in the Spanish Civil War as part of the International Brigades. The majority (3,800) were miners working in France, 300 were Polish-Americans, and several hundred were Poles living in various European countries. Only 800 came from Poland itself.
Notable people
Luis José Sartorius, 1st Count of San Luis, noble, politician and journalist
László Kubala, former football player
Enrique Múgica Herzog, politician
Maria Amalia of Saxony, queen consort of Spain, queen consort of Naples and Sicily Adam Karol Czartoryski, aristocrat Esther Koplowitz, businesswoman magnate and philanthropist Alicia Koplowitz, businesswoman magnate Tamara Czartoryska, sportswoman and model Adam Jezierski, actor
