Why do Mexicans have dark skin tones?

Answer 1

Yes.

Many Mexicans are tanned or darker skinned, as are the native Central American tribes from which many are descended. But complexion and skin shade can vary considerably, by ancestry or for an individual.

No.

Most Mexicans are in fact white, and can pass as white. 75% are presumed to be mestizo, that is Indian with Spanish. But many people fall into the spectrum closer to white rather than brown. They have Mediterranean looks.

One of the reasons there are not too many dark people is that Spaniards nearly wiped out the race.

Those with Mexican features are discredited as being white simply due to the fact that they live in Mexico or know Spanish, making language or culture the poorest indicator of race.

Answer 2

Becaus the majority are indiginous. Not all, especially norther Mexico, you will find many white, colored eyed, unmixed European decendants. Most of which live well in México and usually don't need to emmigrate to América. The dark Mexicans you usually see in the s.w. United states are from southern México, which is the poorest region of the country. They usually are short, purê blooded native Mexicans, mostly unedcated. People in América usually get the Notion that all Mexicans look like this, but it is very untrue. Mexicans come in different shades of color, depending what part of México they come from.

Answer 3

The same reason some Americans, French or English are dark: Immigration and interracial marriages. However, as Mexican are less prone to segregation, such racial distinctions have been absorbed into the society and are less apparent.

Answer 4

Most Mexicans (60-80%) are Mestizos, people of mixed European ("White") and Native American background. Genetically speaking, this predisposes them to have more melanin in their skin, and look darker than caucasians.

However, not al Mexicans are mestizo; Native American or Amerindian Mexicans compose 10 to 30% of the population, and 9-20% of the population is part of other races, including caucasian, African, Middle-Eastern and Asian.

These figures are in range format, because the Mexican statistics bureau (INEGI) does not include ethnicity data on its census.