FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The term mestizo means mixed in Spanish, and is generally used throughout Latin America to describe people of mixed ancestry with a white European and an indigenous background.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mestizo, a term used in the colonial era to refer to a person of evenly mixed Indian and Hispanic ancestry. The first generation of mestizos were the sons and daughters of Spanish soldiers and settlers who had sexual relationships with Indian women but rarely married them.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mestizo (fem. mestiza) – a person of extended mixed Spanish and American Indian ancestry; Indio (fem.
Detailed explanation-4: -Currently, the Chinese mestizos are the most populous subgroup; they have been very influential in the creation of Filipino nationalism. The Spanish mestizos are of a smaller population, but they remain a very socially significant and prestigious minority.