Scottish Chilean

Infobox Ethnic group
group = flagicon|Scotland Scottish Chilean flagicon|Chile
"Chileno escocés"


caption = Notable Scottish Chileans: Thomas Cochrane, Ian Campbell,
poptime = Small minority
popplace = Chile
langs = Spanish, English, Scottish Gaelic, Lowland Scots
rels = Roman Catholicism, Protestantism (Presbyterianism, Episcopalianism et al)
related = Scottish people

Scottish Chileans are Chileans of Scottish descent who came from Scotland and in some cases, Scots-Irish people from Northern Ireland. A large proportion of Scottish Chileans are sheep farmers in the Magallanes region of the far south of the country, and the city of Punta Arenas has a large Scottish foundation dating back to the 18th century.

A famous Scot, Lord Thomas Cochrane formed the Chilean Navy to help liberate Chile from Spain in the independence period. Chile has developed a strong diplomatic relationship with Great Britain and to further invite more British settlers to the country in the 19th century.