What is Mexico's wealthiest ethnic group? (hair, university, restaurants, department stores)

[Chris Balducci]

What ethnic group in Mexico is considered the wealthiest? Would it be those of Middle Eastern ancestry, like Carlos Slim?

God bless,

CKB

[gomexico]

Mexicans by birth, but with heritage that is Lebanese and Jewish. Persons with Spanish blood in their veins might outnumber the two groups I mention.

[Mach50]

^^^ agreed Mexican-born, Lebanese and Jewish.


Wikileaks: Cable identifies Mexico's richest businessmen - El Paso Times

Mexico's richest businessmen
A 2008 U.S. diplomatic cable provided by WikiLeaks identified the 10 richest businessmen and their businesses in Mexico:
Carlos Slim Helu & family: Telmex, America Movil, Grupo Carso, Sanborn's, an airline, bank, department stores, a construction company, restaurants, music outlets, insurance, auto parts and ceramic tiles. Net worth $60 billion.
Alberto Bailleres: Grupo Bal, includes Industrias Penoles (metallurgical company), the Palacio de Hierro luxury store, as well as insurance, financial and agriculture-related businesses. Father founded Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico, a top economics university in Mexico. Net worth $9.8 billion.
German Larrea Mota-Velasco & family:"CEO of Grupo Mexico, a mining company and one of the world's top copper producers. The company owned the former Asarco smelter in El Paso. His other businesses include Mexico's biggest railroad. He serves on boards of Grupo Banamex, Bursatil Mexicano, Grupo Televisa and Seguros Comercial America. Net worth $7.3 billion.
Ricardo Salinas Pliego & family: Grupo Elektra, TV Azteca, Unefon and Banco Azteca. Net worth $6.3 billion.
Jeronimo Arango: Co-founder of Bodega Aurrera supermarket chain. Associated with Grupo Cifra and restaurants and fashion stores. Cifra partnered with Walmart and then sold its share to Walmart. Net worth $4.3 billion.
Isaac Saba Raffoul & family: Runs Grupo Casa Saba (markets health, drug and beauty products). Joint venture with Telemundo to produce telenovelas in the United States and Latin America. Mexico's top TV networks prevented him from obtaining a Mexican broadcasting license. Net worth $2.1 billion.
Roberto Hernandez & family: Former CEO of Banamex when bank was sold to Citigroup in 2001, which made Hernandez almost $2 billion. Owns resorts on the Yucatan peninsula. Net worth $1.7 billion.
Emilio Azcarraga Jean & family: Chairman of Grupo Televisa that was created from a chain of radio stations. Televisa owns Mexico's two main cable TV and satellite providers (Cablevision and Sky). Serves on boards of Telemex, Univision and Banamex. Net worth $1.6 billion.
Alfredo Harp Helu & family: Benefited from Citigroup's buyout of Banamex. Owns Avantel, Mexico's second largest telephone company, and the Mexico City Red Devils baseball team. Cousin of Carlos Slim. Net worth $1.6 billion.
Lorenzo Zambrano & family: Head of Cemex, one of the world's largest cement makers. Owns part of Axtel, a telecom company. Serves on boards of several large Mexican businesses. Net worth was not listed.

[mexguy]

politicians

[Chris Balducci]

Originally Posted by Mach50

^^^ agreed Mexican-born, Lebanese and Jewish.


Wikileaks: Cable identifies Mexico's richest businessmen - El Paso Times

From this list, Slim Helu, Saba Raffoul, and Harp Helu are of Middle Eastern descent. Sr. Saba Raffoul died in 2008.

God bless,

CKB

[Avex]

The whites of course, are the richest.

[Chris Balducci]

Originally Posted by Avex

The whites of course, are the richest.

As a whole, perhaps, but I was looking for a particular ethnic group. Middle Easterners, with their history of commerce, would certainly count among the wealthiest.

[Avex]

Yes you are right I was counting middle easterners as white.

[sanluisito]

Id say that in average Jewish, also theres a lot of wealthy libanesse, but theres a lot libanesse of middle class.

i would say that the real aristocratic society in mexico is the spanish and people from other countries of europe, possibly french.

[cojoncillo]

Asturianos.