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Mestizo
Mestizo is a Spanish term that was formerly used in the Spanish Empire to designate people of mixed European (Spaniard) and Amerindian ancestry living in the region of Latin America. The word originated from the Romance language / Latin word Mixticius, (in Italian Meticci), meaning "mixed". In the Portuguese and French language, the word Mestico and Metis were also used in the Portuguese and French Empire, to indentify individuals of mixed European and Amerindian ancestry.
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Under the caste system of Latin America and Spain, the term originally applied to the children resulting from ...
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