Casta
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Casta is a term which means "lineage" in Spanish and Portuguese and has historically been used as a racial and social identifier. From the outset, colonial Spanish America resulted in widespread inter
Las castas. A casta painting showing 16 racial groupings. Anonymous, 18th century, oil on canvas, 148×104 cm, Museo Nacional del Virreinato, Tepotzotlán, Mexico
From a Spaniard and an Indian woman, a Mestiza. Miguel Cabrera, 1763
A Spanish (español) father, a Mestiza (mixed Spanish-Indian) mother, and their Castiza daughter. Miguel Cabrera
Luis de Mena, Virgin of Guadalupe and castas, 1750. Museo de América, Madrid
Castizo
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Castizo is a racial category used in Spanish America to refer to people who are three-quarters Spanish and one-quarter Amerindian. The category of castizo was widely recognized by the 18th century in
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From Spaniard and Castiza, Spaniard (1799).
Diego Maradona was a descendant of Galician, Italian and Croatian immigrants, and of Guaraní natives.