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The 1,500 refugees in Mexico were in temporary camps, bound for Africa, when Mexico volunteered to have Polish refugees. From Bombay the American ship “Hermitage”, in two shipments, took the refugees to…
The 1,500 refugees in Mexico were in temporary camps, bound for Africa, when Mexico volunteered to have Polish refugees.
From Bombay the American ship “Hermitage”, in two shipments, took the refugees to Mexico via Bombay, Australia, New Zealand, Bora Bora and the San Pedro Port in the US.
During 1943 the two transports of Polish refugees arrived at Colonia Santa Rosa in Leon Guanajuato, an abandoned hacienda.
Colonia Santa Rosa was formed due to the combined efforts of four governments: America, Mexico, Great Britain and the Polish Government in Exile in London.
Funding came from the Polish Government, The US Government, Catholic Relief Services, Polish Communities in the US and a host of other generous organizations worldwide.
The Polish Falician Nuns from Chicago came to educate the children.
The Polish community rebuilt the entire Hacienda.
When the war ended in 1945, the Polish-Mexican agreement ended and the refugees were disbursed.
Of approximately 1,500 refugees who were transferred from India to the Colonia Santa Rosa in Mexico, only a small group remained.