El Oasis Colony (Chihuahua, Mexico)
El Oasis was a Mennonite colony founded in 1994 in the state of Chihuahua in Mexico. In 2020 the population of the colony was estimated at approximately 101 to 500 individuals and the land area comprised of 19,000 hectares. The colonists came primarily from Manitoba (Mexico) and Los Jagueyes (Mexico).
Bibliography
Le Polain de Waroux, Yann, Janice Neumann, Anna O’Driscoll and Kerstin Schreiber. “Pious pioneers: the expansion of Mennonite colonies in Latin America.” Journal of Land Use Science 16, no. 1 (2021): 1-17.
Author(s) | Samuel Boucher |
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Date Published | June 2023 |
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Boucher, Samuel. "El Oasis Colony (Chihuahua, Mexico)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. June 2023. Web. 20 Aug 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=El_Oasis_Colony_(Chihuahua,_Mexico)&oldid=176131.
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