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It is the "ethnicity" of someone with both European and Native American ancestry. The majority (60-80%) of the Mexican population is mestizo to some degree, as racial segregation was less common during colonial times, and completely abolished once Mexico became independent, in 1821.

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Yes. Most Mexicans are Mestizos, people of mixed European ("White") and Native American background. They account for 60-80% of the Mexican population (between 67 up to 90 million in 2010).

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