Mestizo

system unique to Mesoamerica. They had the Pure Bloods on top or the Spanish raised nobles who moved to Mesoamerica and had control over it. Next it was the creoles who were children of the Pure Bloods, but born in Mesoamerica, next they had the Mestizo who were children of mixed parents, Spanish…

This paper will be divided into three main parts, each of which connects to help answer my research question. The first part will describe the mistreatment of Mexican-Americans in the Southwest United States during the time period specified above. It will address not only individual cases of violent discrimination, but also structural discrimination that affected the political and economic status of Mexican-Americans during this period of time. The second part will focus on how the…

I decided to focus my interest on the medicinal and healing side of the Jivaroan people, and the group that I found the most information on was the Achuar people. They are one of the subgroups of the Jivaroan people, who are a community of some 18,500 individuals along either side of the border between Ecuador and Peru. Using plants as a form of medication is “an integral part of the subsistence strategies of indigenous peoples” and it has been for generations (Dufour and Warren 1994). Since…

various nationalities, , I thought it strange they distinguished their classes by the hue of their skin – the paler the color the higher in status a person would be. (Commisceo-Global, 2016) Brazilians even creating a new race of people known as mestizos from the mixture of original Portuguese settlers and native…

A Colonized State of Mind One cannot truly understand the present unless they take the past into account. Having read the introduction and first chapter of Juan Gonzalez’s Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America, one can piece together some interesting points about the early history of Latinos, as well as the colonization that occurred several hundred years ago. Upon analyzing the early stages of the Spanish conquests and considering the social issues Latinos faced throughout history,…

Turner’s obsession with the frontier mentality that in his opinion defined the American character, “that coarseness and strength combined with acuteness and acquisitiveness; that practical inventive turn of mind, quick to find expedients; that masterful grasp of material things... that restless, nervous energy; that dominant individualism" is a direct result of the frontier. However, as previously illustrated there are clearly other factors besides the frontier have helped to define America.…

Most people today know more than one language, no matter where they originated from. Language is learned to make communication with others much easier and to know more. People who are bilingual learned the language from their families and while some identify with the culture in which the language is from, others do not. When someone learns a language they also learn about the culture and race. In “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” by Gloria Anzaldua, her language is her cultural identity and even…

Mexican food, arroz, frijoles, calabaza, gorditas, chorizo and much more. Before I started school my parents were already teaching me about the history of Mexico. By the time I started school, I knew about the Spanish invasion, the fact that I am mestizo, a person of European and Indigenous descent, the Mexican-American war, the Braceros program, and that Cinco de Mayo is not our Independence day. However, I was not taught a lot about the history of America. I knew English, who the president…

Nicaragua From the 500 miles of coastline to the hundreds of baseball fields across the country, Nicaragua is more than just a large country in Central America. Tourists thrive in Nicaragua, enjoying the beaches, the scenery, including the volcanoes, but they tend to keep away from Lake Nicaragua, which is the only lake in the world known to contain freshwater sharks. Nicaragua’s unique history, diverse geography, large population, and various dishes make it one of a kind.…

Aztecs Being Conquered by the Spanish and Cortes Sara Cabrera History 20 Leann King The Spanish and Hernan Cortes are very important throughout history. Conquering the Aztecs was very important to Cortes, who was captain. Him and his soldiers planned and landed in Mexico in 1519; with 550 men, sixteen horses, and ten cannon. Hernan Cortes was a soldier in the expedition of Cuba that was led by Diego Vasquez and then later they sent him to Mexico and they were…