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Lupita Nyong'o, Kenyan-Mexican actress, Afro-Mexicans are an ethnic group that predominate in certain areas of Mexico such as the Costa Chica of Oaxaca and the Costa Chica of Guerrero, Veracruz (e.g. Yanga) and in some towns in northern Mexico, mainly in Múzquiz Municipality, Coahuila. The existence of individuals of African descent in Mexico ...
Demographics of Mexico. With a population of about 129 million in 2022, [4] Mexico is the 10th most populated country in the world. It is the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world and the third-most populous country in the Americas after the United States and Brazil, [5] the most populous city in the country is the capital, Mexico City ...
The creation of a national identity not linked to racial or ethnic identity was an aim of Mexican liberalism. In the late twentieth century, there has been a push for indigenous rights and a recognition of indigenous cultural identity. According to the constitutional reform of 2001, the following rights of indigenous peoples are recognized: [61]
In Mexico, the term mestizo (lit. "mixed") refers to an identity of those of mixed European (mainly Spanish) and Indigenous Mexican descent. Some believe it can be defined by criteria ranging from ideological and cultural to self-identification, genetic ancestry, or physical appearance. According to these criteria, estimates of the number of ...
Ethnic groups in Latin America. Benito Juárez was an Amerindian Mexican of Zapotec ancestry. The inhabitants of Latin America are from a variety of ancestries, ethnic groups and races, making the region one of the most diverse in the world. [1] The specific composition of the group varies from country to country.
White Mexicans (Spanish: Mexicanos blancos) are individuals in Mexico who identify as white, often due to their physical appearance or their recognition of European ancestry. [8] The Mexican government conducts ethnic censuses that allow individuals to identify as "White," [9] but the specific results of these censuses are not made public.
Race and ethnicity in Latin America. The Three Races or Equality before the Law, ca. 1859, Francisco Laso, Peru. De español é india, produce mestizo "from Spanish man and Indian woman comes mestizo." (Pintura de castas, ca. 1780), Unknown author, Mexico. De negro é india sale lobo "from black man and Indian woman comes 'wolf' (Zambo)."
Ethnic enclaves in Mexico (2 C, 2 P) European diaspora in Mexico (7 C, 16 P) J. Jews and Judaism in Mexico (9 C, 5 P) M. Ethnic groups in Mexico City (2 C) N.