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Predominantly Roman Catholic; religious minorities including Protestants and syncretism with Indigenous beliefs exist. Mestizo ( / mɛsˈtiːzoʊ, mɪs -/ mess-TEE-zoh, mis-; [1] [2] Spanish: [mesˈtiθo]; fem. mestiza, literally 'mixed person') is a person of mixed European and Indigenous non-European ancestry in the former Spanish Empire.
- Mestizos in Mexico
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- Filipino Mestizos
In the Philippines, Filipino Mestizo ( Spanish: mestizo...
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- Mestizos in Mexico
Mestizo (meh-STEE-tzo) is a Spanish term for a person who is of mixed European (usually Spanish) and Amerindian ancestry . Mestizos have existed since Spain controlled much of what is now Latin America. A mestizo was usually the son of a Spanish father and a Native American mother. Mestizos form the largest part of the population in some Latin ...
mestizo, any person of mixed blood. In Central and South America it denotes a person of combined Indian and European extraction. In some countries— e.g., Ecuador—it has acquired social and cultural connotations; a pure-blooded Indian who has adopted European dress and customs is called a mestizo (or cholo). In Mexico the description has ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mestizo fue una clasificación de tipo racial, aplicada por el Imperio español en América a partir del siglo XVI, para denominar a una de las «castas» o «cruzas», proveniente de la relación sexual entre una persona clasificada como de « raza blanca » con otra persona clasificada como de « raza india ». 3 .
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