La Raza
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In Mexico, the Spanish expression la Raza has historically been used to refer to the mixed-race populations, considered as an ethnic or racial unit historically deriving from the Spanish Empire, and t
The Monumento a La Raza at Avenida de los Insurgentes, Mexico City (inaugurated 12 October 1940)
Text by Rubén Darío ("Salutación del optimista", 1905) inscribed on the Monumento a la Raza in Seville (1929). Translation: 'Illustrious, most fruitful races, fecund blood of Hispania, fraternal spirits, lumious souls, greetings!'
Propaganda poster by the Argentine government (1947) advocating a "strong, industrious, peaceful and sovereign race".
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
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…movement; the latter received much more coverage, which contributed to that movement's success in spreading their message and growing their movement. Casta Clash of Civilizations…
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