USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Zambo (Spanish: [ˈambo] or [ˈsambo]) or Sambu is a racial term historically used in the Spanish Empire to refer to people of mixed Indigenous and African ancestry. Occasionally in the 21st century, the term is used in the Americas to refer to persons who are of mixed African and Indigenous American ancestry.

Detailed explanation-2: -Those persons of mixed race-Indian and Spaniard-known as mestizos, were one of the most rapidly growing groups in frontier society. Bearing Spanish names but a culture that was a mixture of Indian and Spanish, they became the backbone of the Spanish empire in the Americas.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -There are several notable mestizos in history, including Porfirio Diaz, the 29th president of Mexico, and Garcilaso de la Vega, a writer who helped preserve Incan history. Today, many countries in Latin America have a large mestizo population, such as Paraguay, Honduras, and El Salvador.