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mestiço (-a)

mestizo

mestiço (-a)

mestizo

caboclo (-a) (mestiço)

mestizo

mameluco (-a)

mestizo

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Its population is mainly mestizo, but includes many people of different ethnicities. en.wikipedia.org

The populations of the major cities are primarily white and mestizo. en.wikipedia.org

In the 19th century, the area was still heavily dominated by indigenous people, with small settlements of mestizos and criollos. en.wikipedia.org

The city has a metropolitan population of about 2,200,000, composed predominantly of mestizos. en.wikipedia.org

During the mid-19th century, were common to the death duels between gauchos and mestizos afroargentinos. en.wikipedia.org

The 86 percent figure is subdivided into 49 percent mestizo and 37 percent white. en.wikipedia.org

Mestizos were not a homogeneous group and were judged more by appearance than by actual ancestry. en.wikipedia.org

Approximately 10% of that population is made up of indigenous peoples, while another 70% are of mestizo or mixed race heritage. en.wikipedia.org

However, the indigenous remained extremely marginalized and poor, losing both language and culture until most eventually intermarried with outsiders to produce mestizos. en.wikipedia.org

An estimated 7% of the population are mestizo. en.wikipedia.org

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