answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

The word "mestizo" is derived from the Latin word "mixticius". In Spain, mestizo refers to "mixed" and is applied to individuals whose heritage is a mix of European and American Indian.

User Avatar

Wiki User

10y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What does the term Mestizo refer to in Spain?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What is a mesitizo?

Mestizo is a term traditionally used in Latin America and Spain for people of mixedEuropean and Native American heritage or descent.


Terms such as mulatto and mestizo refer to?

Mestizo: son of Indian and white persons. Mulato: son of black and white persons.


What are the ratings and certificates for Mestizo - 1966?

Mestizo - 1966 is rated/received certificates of: Spain:13 West Germany:16


What is Mestizo folklorico?

The name given to a San Antonio, TX dance school specializing in Mexican Folklorico dance. The name mestizo is a term traditionally used in Latin America and Spain for people of mixed European and Native American heritage or descent.


What does the term mestizo means?

Mixed racial ancestry


If you lived in New Spain and were of mixed European and Indian heritage you would be a?

Mestizo.


What were people of mixed spanish and indian heritage?

In Spain and most of Latin American, the word mestizo is used to describe people with mixed European and native American ancestry. In Venezuela, mestizo is used to describe people with any mixed ancestry.


Aren't some Hispanics at least partly caucasian?

Yes, I believe the term you are looking for is Mestizo. See more on this at: http://www.answers.com/topic/mestizo


Descendant of spanish settlers born in the Americas?

The term mestizo refers to a person of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry. The parent of Spanish descent may have been born in Spain or in the Americas.


What was the god named mestizo known for?

Mestizo isn't a god; it's a word from Latin's mixticius, meaning mixed and originally referred to those of mixed blood between a Jew and Egyptian. Now it is a term traditionally used in Spain and Spanish-speaking America to mean a person of combined European and Native American descent.


Is a Spanish and Native American called a Matiso?

No, the term you may be looking for is "Mestizo." Mestizo refers to individuals of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry in Latin America.


Is Spaniardess a word?

No, "Spaniardess" is not a commonly used word in English. The term typically used is "Spanish woman" or "woman from Spain."