Eyokuqala Ikholoni yamaGrike eChile, Ilizwe lase Mzantsi Melika, lalise-Antofagasta, lisuka eKrete ngenxa yento ababeyibeka njengegama lokugqibela ikomkhulu lesiqithi iCandia, ngoku ebizwa ngokuba yiHeraklion. Olu fuduko lokuqala lwalukho ngenkulungwane ye-XNUMX.
Uninzi lwenzala yamaGrike luseke amathanga eSantiago, ikomkhulu laseChile, iValparaíso, iTalcahuano, iPuerto Mont, kunye nePunta Arenas.
I-Chile lilizwe laseLatin America elineefani ezininzi ezinemvelaphi yamaGrike, kwaye lelinye lamazwe amahlanu kwihlabathi elinemvelaphi enkulu yamaGrike, ngokweedatha ezisemthethweni kukho phakathi kwe-90.000 kunye ne-120.000.
Ikholoni yamaGrike yaseAntofagasta yeyona etsala ingqalelo enkulu kubuzwe bayo obunzulu. Inkqubo ye- Unozakuzaku waseGrisi eAntofagasta UKetty Farandato ngumntu obalaseleyo kwaye unikwe "iankile yegolide", eyona nto ibaluleke kakhulu enikwa sisixeko.
AmaGrike nawo athatha ingcambu kwimihlaba eyomileyo yasemantla eChile, etsalwa ngabantu beetyuwa kunye nobutyebi baseChile.
AmaGrike amaninzi awayeze eChile Ekuqaleni kwenkulungwane yama-XNUMX bayenza ngumoya wokubaleka, ukubaleka iMfazwe yeHlabathi yokuQala kunye nentlekele eSmirna.
Iphephandaba "El Mercurio" lalibaxhasa kakhulu abafuduki abangamaGrike, laza lathi phakathi kowe-1920 nowe-1935 emantla kwakukho malunga namaGriki angama-400
Badityaniswa kuluntu lwasekhaya, ngo-1926 basungula uluntu lwabasetyhini "Umhlobo wabampofu", uPhilóptoxos.
El Unozakuzaku jikelele waseGrisiUSatirakis watyelela iAntofagasta ngo-1922 ukuyokwenza umbutho "we-Hellenic Society for Mutual Aid".
UMiguel Politis onemvelaphi yamaGrike, uthathe ingxaki yokuqokelela idatha kwiphephandaba elithi "El Mercurio", malunga namaGrike ukuba abhale incwadi yakhe "iGrisi namaGrike."
EChile kukho abantu ababaluleke kakhulu kwimvelaphi yamaGrike abagcina ifani yesiGrike.