Indo-Mestizo
Indo-Mestizo (also known as Cholo, is a Spanish term for a person who has around three-fourths Native American and one-fourth Spanish ancestry, It is a derogatory term used by the Spanish caste system for racial segregation and discrimination against original Native people.
It is a racial slur used that discriminates mostly against original Native people in eastern and southern Mexico, much of Northern Central America, the Pacific side of Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Colombia, and Bolivia.
Indo-Mestizos usually have more Native American traits but may have either a light pigmentation with completely Native American features or a dark pigmentation with some obvious Spanish features.
Famous Indo-Mestizos are Maya Zapata, George Lopez, and Danny Trejo. They are called so because of their appearance, not because of their known genetic background.
References
- ↑ "Mestizos - Atlantic History". Oxford Bibliographies. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
- ↑ "Métis, Mestizo, and Mixed-Blood - Jesuit Online Bibliography". Jesuitonlinebibliography.bc.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
- ↑ Hill, Samantha (2001). Race and nation building : a comparison of Canadian Métis and Mexican Mestizos - UBC Library Open Collections (Thesis). Open.library.ubc.ca. doi:10.14288/1.0099597. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
- ↑ "Métis, Mestizo, and Mixed‐Blood | Request PDF". Retrieved 2022-05-01.