Half-caste
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Half-caste is a term used for individuals of multiracial descent. The word caste is borrowed from the Portuguese or Spanish word casta, meaning race. Terms such as half-caste, caste, quarter-caste and
An 1870 illustration by David Bonwick titled Last of the Tasmanians Woodcut 12 - with the description -- Walter George Arthur with his half-caste wife Mary Anne
In the 19th century, paintings of half-caste people were in demand and eagerly traded in Europe. Above painting shows Mestizo with caption.
The term half-caste was widely used by colonial administrators in the British Empire. In Spanish colonies, other terms were used, the above painting, for example, shows a Zamba. The caption India in the painting refers to a native American woman.
Multiracial people
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The term multiracial people refers to people who are of two or more races, while the term multi-ethnic people refers to people who are of more than one ethnicity. A variety of terms are or have been u
Half-caste
…Half-caste is a term used for individuals of multiracial descent. The word caste is borrowed from the Portuguese or Spanish word casta, meaning race. Terms such as half-caste, caste, quarter-caste and mix-breed were…
Extended Coloured family from South Africa.
Uyghur musicians in Yarkand, Xinjiang
Mestizos as illustrated in the Carta Hydrographica y Chorographica de las Yslas Filipinas, 1734.
Bob Marley's mother is of African descent and his father is of European ancestry.