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∙ 12y agoYou call them by their nationality. There used to be different names based on percentage of mixing, but today that is considered to antiquated and obsolete. People now use the umbrella term multi-/biracial and then refer to the different individual racial make ups or ethnicity (which can include already mixed peoples, i.e. Mexico, Brazil, Belize, etc.).
As for a specific name for this racial mix. In the Latin America the term that was used is mestizo, which is actually a reference to a person being exactly half and half. In the US it was half-breed which is highly offensive...
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Who is mixed of Spanish and native American heritage?
they are called mestizos
What is the name of a person of mixed Spanish and American Indian ancestry?
Mestizo/Mestiza
People mixed french and Indian are called?
they were called the Metis.
How many presidents were of mixed heritage?
Barack Obama is the first US President to acknowledge a mixed racial heritage while in or seeking office. He has a mixed heritage because his father is from Africa and his mother was a Caucasian American.
Who are mestizos?
Mestizo (Portuguese, Mestiço; French, Métis: from Late Latin mixticius, from Latin mixtus, past participle of miscere, "to mix") is a term of Spanish origin used to designate people of mixed European and indigenous non-European ancestry. The term has traditionally been applied mostly to those of mixed European and indigenous Amerindian ancestry who inhabit the region spanning Latin America. In other regions and countries previously under Spanish, Portuguese or French colonial rule, variants of the term may also be in usage for people of other mixtures. In the Philippines, the term Mestizo originally bore the connotation of mixed Spanish and Filipino, whereas nowadays the term is used to identify individuals who are mixed indigenous Austronesian and European or any other Foreign ancestry.
Who were the mestizos (the working class members of Latin American society?
people of mixed European and Indian heritage
What were people of mixed spanish and africian heritage called?
Zambos
What were the people of mixed spanish and African heritage called?
Mulato
People of mixed Indian and Spanish descent were called?
Those of mixed Spanish and Indian, or indigenous descent are called "Mestizos."
What were people of mixed spanish and indian called?
Mexicans
What were people of mixed Spanish and Italian heritage called?
Names indicating a mixed heritage are only common for people groups with a racially mixed background. There never were names for descendants of people of the same race but only different nationalities. In that case, you usually look at their father's nationality and call them either Italian or Spanish.
What is an Afro-Indian?
An Afro-Indian is either a person with mixed African and Indian heritage, ancestry, or culture, or a person with mixed African and indigenous American ancestry or culture.
What were people of mixed Spanish and African heritage called?
Spanish European and African Heritage is known as Mulattoes. However there are many different terms for African and Latin heritage as well. Oro Negroes, Mestizo, and Zambo are a few of the terms used for Afro-Latinos.
If you lived in New Spain and were of mixed European and Indian heritage you would be a?
Mestizo.
What is the ethnic heritage mostly found in Panama?
Mestizo (mixed Indian and European ancestry) 70%Amerindian and mixed (West Indian) 14%White 10%Indian 6%Ethnically, the majority of the population is mestizo (mixed Spanish and Indian) or mixed Spanish, Indian, Chinese, and West Indian. Chinese, Middle Eastern, Swiss, Yugoslav and North American immigrants have also added to this diverse cultural mix due to Panama's unique location and history as a crossroads of the world. The indigenous population of Panama comprises approximately 8 percent of the population and is composed of 7 distinct groups which are the Kuna, Embera, Waounan, Ngobe, Bugle, Nassau, and Terribe people. confirm this on the site: http://www.virtualpanama.com/panama-people-culture.asp
Who is mixed of Spanish and native American heritage?
they are called mestizos
Is ray ray from mindless behavior Indian?
he is mixed with a liitle indian
