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Q: People in Mexico who are of mixed European and native American descent are called?
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Who were the people of native American and European descent?

Mestizo


In the latin American colonial system who were the Mestizos?

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Which group did Americans think should rule Mexico?

White people, as they ruled both countries when these colonies of their respective European powers. In Mexico these were known as criollos, or people of Spanish descent born in Mexico.


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How many people of European descent are there in Mexico?

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Irish and native American what would they be called?

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Is Mexico's ethnicity similar to any other ethnicity?

Yes. Most Mexicans are a mix of European and Native American people, known as mestizo; they comprise 60-80% of the population. Between 10 and 30% are people of Native American descent and the remaining 9 to 17% are people of European stock. There are other ethnicities such as southeast Asian, African and Middle Eastern, but they account for less than 4% of the Mexican population.See the related links section for a photo of a good sample of Mexico's ethnicity.


What were people mixed with African and European descent know as?

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