{{Infobox ethnic group | group = German Mexicansgermano-mexicanoDeutschmexikaner | native_name = | native_name_lang = |flag = | image = GermansectionentranceDoloresDF.JPG | caption = Entrance to the German section of the Panteón de Dolores in Mexico City | population = Various estimates: 11,398 German nationals residing in Mexico (OECD, 2019). 1,200,000-10,000,000 Mexicans of German descent (Los que llegaron ). 100,000 Mennonites from Russia and North America (ABC, 2012). | popplace = Mexico City, northern Mexico, the Soconusco | langs = Mexican Spanish, Plautdietsch, Nedderdüütsch, German, Russian, English, Yiddish | rels = Roman Catholicism, Protestantism and Judaism | related = Other Germans and other German diaspora }}German Mexicans (German: Deutschmexikaner or Deutsch-Mexikanisch, Spanish: germano-mexicano or alemán-mexicano) are Mexican citizens of German descent or origin. Most documented ethnic Germans arrived in Mexico during the mid-to-late 19th century and were spurred by government policies of Porfirio Díaz. Many of them took advantage of the liberal policies in Mexico at the time and went into merchant, industrial, and educational ventures. However, others arrived without any or much capital as employees or farmers. Most settled in Mexico City and the surrounding states of Puebla and Veracruz as well as the northern states of Sinaloa, Jalisco, and Chihuahua. Later settlers headed south towards the Yucatán Peninsula. Significant numbers of German immigrants also arrived during and after both World Wars. The historic strength of German-Mexican relations has contributed to Mexico having the third largest German population in all Latin America behind only Brazil and Argentina. The German influence on modern Mexican culture is visible in their dairy, brewing, and musical entertainment industries with major exports like beer, cheese, and carpentry all deeply rooted in northern German traditions. The most notable German influence on mainstream culture however, is the Northern regional musical sub-genres of tejano, banda, ranchera, and norteño among others. The Plautdietsch language, a dialect of Low German, is widely spoken by the Mexican Mennonites, descendants of Dutch and Prussian immigrants, in the states of Chihuahua, Durango, Zacatecas, and Aguascalientes. Other German towns lie in the Northern and Southern states of Nuevo León, Jalisco, Sinaloa, Yucatán, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, and other parts of Puebla, where the German culture and language have been preserved to different extents. The German-Mexican community has largely integrated into Mexican society as a whole but has retained some cultural traits and in turn exerted cultural and industrial influences on Mexican society. Especially after First