Mestizo

The word mestizo is popularly known as a man of mixed race, who is often the offspring of a Spaniard and an American Indian. This simple word brings two unique cultures, two different races, and two different set of values, and merges them together to create a unique and culturally diverse person. Many have heard the word, many have used the word, but did we ever stopped to think about the real social value and controversy this word carries in its meaning? The history of mestizos and mestizaje…

was still wasn't a sign of defeat for her. Just keep fighting because she knows what great things to come. Indigenous and the mestizos wasn’t never treated like equal to each other. Indigenous always seem as low class in life with not that much money. When mestizos are granted, like high class more like the top of the food chain. It not about their wealth, but how mestizos treat the indigenous like crash, calling them names,being assaulted,…

The Casta paintings were depictions of the mixed races in New Spain, current Mexico. De Mestizo y india, coyote is a painting Cabrera did in 1763 (Figure1). In the painting, the colors are very vivid and smooth. There is a man which is the Mestizo and a Women who is the India. The combination of races between a Mestizo and an India results in a Coyotes, and those are the two children in the photo. The Mestizo is wearing and old brown looking cape. The edges of the cape look worn out. The…

stories from all aspects of life. When one thinks about what the meaning of life it can be a question that can’t be answered, I mean does anyone really know? Throughout everything I heard multiple things stick out from Elizondo in “The Future is Mestizo: Life Where Cultures Meet “and Bridges “Resurrection Song” of African-Americans trying to find a place in world they didn’t fit in. Trying to find their voice, and eventually do so. Learning about cross cultures in human development “Lives…

In the past ten weeks, I have become both a more independent writer and a more independent person. I managed to hunt for apartments and sign a lease for the first time, apply for my first job, go on my first interview, and get hired all while managing my academics and social life. My growth as a writer and as a person have come hand in hand this quarter. Neither one a product of the other, but both mutually influential. The grueling process of getting a job is a perfect example. On the first day…

The article The Hidden History of Mestizo America was written by history professor Gary B. Nash to inform readers about the history of mestizo people. The word mestizo is used in a broad sense to cover all different types of mixed race people. The reasoning behind various historic interracial marriages, classifications of mestizo people, and the cultural and historical impact are discussed. The article begins in 1617 when King James I and Queen Anne’s guests at a performance distracted the…

New cultures were created, economies changed, and new/different ideas were traded throughout. The French settlers had children with the natives of the south american countries. This created a new culture called Mestizo culture. Mestizo is spanish for mixed. This name was very suiting because it was literally a mix of different cultures and people. Some economies changed such as Spain’s. When they acquired all the gold and silver from the enslaved natives, their economy…

I find it easier and more comfortable to be around the friends that I’ve made here in Thailand than those that I’ve made in the Philippines. I think it’s due to the fact that I grew up and spent more time with my friends here. (I. Amurao, personal communication, 10 December 2014) Paulo showed the opposite sentiments, however, when he said that he is still adjusting to making friends in Thailand, at the same time still feeling close to friends he had left behind in the Philippines. It was…

The Mestizos worship the day of the dead which is an Aztec tradition honouring the dead. Mexican culture is also seen to be Roman Catholic as it states, Modern Mexico’s culture is a fusion of Indigenous, Mestizo, and Spanish traditions. Where do you think it would be easiest to trace where these traditions came from. Surprisingly, it is in the Roman Catholics…

The setting is 1930s Mexico, religion is outlaw in the state, more specifically Catholicism. Priests have fled to not receive punishment like persecution. The society is rampant with violence, alcohol, sin, and corruption. Police believe priests are just as corrupt and they dismiss the poor. There is some truth to this statement with priests disobeying the ways of Catholicism. The protagonist of this story is a lost priest who is struggling find his way and escape the authorities. First, the…