EMERGENCE OF USA
HOW DID THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION INFLUENCE THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Creoles
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Mestizos
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Mulattoes
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Peninsulares
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mulattoes Mulattoes are people of mixed African and European ancestry. In Latin America, Mulattoes descend primarily from Spanish or Portuguese men on one side, and enslaved African women on the other. Brazil is home to Latin America’s largest mulatto population.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mulatto: Historically this term is meant to describe someone of mixed African and European ancestry.
Detailed explanation-3: -Etymology. Borrowed from Portuguese or Spanish mulato (“of mixed breed, young mule”), from mulo (“mule”), from Latin mūlus (“mule”). Perhaps an allusion to the hybrid origin of mules.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mulatto (/mjuːˈlætoʊ/, /məˈlɑːtoʊ/) is a racial classification to refer to people of mixed African and European ancestry. Its use is considered outdated and offensive in several languages, including English and Dutch, whereas in languages such as Spanish and Portuguese is not, and can even be a source of pride.
Detailed explanation-5: -Those of mixed European and American Indian descent were called mestizos, and those with European and African ancestors were called mulattos.