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==== Premodern history ====
Prior to the arrival of the Spanish Empire, Boschland was home to indigenous [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garabito_Empire Hootar] states such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Pacaca Packaka] and the elective monarchy of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Nicoya Nicoja]. These states were conquered by the Spaniards in the 1520s, and were eventually incorporated into the colonial administrative division called the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captaincy_General_of_Guatemala Kingdom of Guatemala]. This led to the formation of a mixed-race Spanish-speaking society in the region.
==== The Redemptionists (1803-1815) ====
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==== Ethnicity ====
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In the 19th century, around 100,000 Amerikaeners emigrated to Boschland and now make up around a fourth of the population. They almost exclusively adhere to the [[Church of Christ the Redeemer]]. Most Batavian Boschlanders speak [[Amerikaens]] and [[Boschland#Boschaens Creole|Boschaens]], with a significant minority understanding Spanish.
===== Mestizos and mulattoes =====
Mestizo Boschlanders make up the majority and are of predominately Iberian, Dutch, and indigenous origin. 1 in 20 Boschlanders are mulattoes, who are descendants of freed African slaves who married white and mestizo settlers. Most speak Spanish, Boschaens, and are Roman Catholics.
===== Indigenous peoples =====
Making up one percent of the country, the most prominent indigenous ethnicities are the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huetar_people Hootar] of the north, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangue_language Djoroteck] of Nicoja, and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bribri_people Bri-bri] of the southern Talamanca region. Indigenous languages and Spanish prevail in their communities.
===== Immigrants from Asia and Europe =====
Thousands of Cantonese-speaking Chinese immigrants began arriving in Costa Rica after the [[Canton War]], looking for work. With the construction of the [[Panama (Genoese Overseas Territory)#The Race to the Pacific, and the Panama Canal|Panama Canal]] shortly after, the Chinese population reached its peak of 10,000 in 1890. A migration wave from [[Soenda]] spanned the 1920s and 1930s. Mainly consisting of Javanese and
Similarly, many [[Genoa|Genoese]] and [[Tuscany|Tuscan]] businessmen and workers settled in the country. Counting 31,000 people (including descendants) by 1922, they are collectively known as the ''
==== Language ====
===== Boschaens Creole =====
Also known as Boschlander Creole, it developed as a vernacular language between Spanish and Amerikaner speakers in the 19th century. It formed into a proper Spanish-based Dutch creole language by 1900. It is spoken by the majority of the Boschlander population as a ''lingua franca''.
== Culture ==
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