Does that mean that we could all have the same great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, grandpappy?
2006-09-04 17:10:24 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
If they have Spanish ancestors, they could.
2006-09-04 17:12:24 · answer #1 · answered by wotana02 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Most people of Mexican decent have Spanish ancestors. When the Spanish came here and colonized the west coast (CA on down through Mexico) they married into the native population. Many natives were killed either in the taking of the land or by diseases that the conquistadores brought with them.
That is the very reason that Spanish is the core of their language and the native indian's language has all but died out.
So, in the same way there are fewer and fewer full native americans due to marriages with non natives etc., there are very few truly native Mexicans. However, there are those few that are.
If you have a Spanish ancestor, then there is a chance that you could ultimately find a common ancestor with some Mexicans. There are a few other countries who also colonized portions of Mexico, but nothing compared to the Spaniards.
2006-09-04 17:17:55 · answer #2 · answered by grim reaper 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The original inhabitants of the americas were the native americans, and they were composed of different tribes that lived throughout both continents waaaay back in the day. Today, in the modern world, in the 21st century, those continents have been divided into countries, with borders and stuff. No matter what heritage you have, citizenship is still pretty important. Some countries do citizenship-by-blood, and we still have this 'anchor baby' thing floating around, but by and large, the place where youre family is from is the country you're from. Unfortunately the records don't go back to like, 1315...the rhetoric goes back to the stone age, and off into bullshit-land, but it still all diverges from the main topic, which is 'what to do about illegal immigration today'. At the end of the day, Mexico still has massive problems in supporting its' citizens, and people will lie, cheat, and steal and WORSE to get into the United States any way they can. It's gotten ugly, and likely it will get uglier....
2006-09-04 18:01:00 · answer #3 · answered by gokart121 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some do. There are all kinds of etnic backgrounds in Mexico and all of Latin America. One of my favorite artists Frida Kahlo for example , her father was Jewish from Europe and her mother was a native Mexican woman.
2006-09-05 16:59:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mexicans are a mix of people who came over the Bering Strait thousands of years ago and the Spanish who conquered it in the 1500s. The Spanish count as Caucasion. Anglo generally refers to American English speaking caucasion.
2006-09-04 17:14:17 · answer #5 · answered by Brand X 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
yes many mexican and or other hispanic groups have anglo blood. some blood lines can be traced back to france, britian, germany and spain.. some blood lines even include some middle eastern anscetory.
2006-09-04 17:19:10 · answer #6 · answered by vanessa6297 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes, some even have German and Irish blood as well. I believe those are the big three contributors.
2006-09-04 17:16:21 · answer #7 · answered by choyryu 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Spain. All Hispanics/Latinos have roots from either Europe, Africa or indigenous groups
And perhaps yes, we are all related.
We ARE all Gods children.
2006-09-04 17:16:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, we do have the same great etc. grand pappy. Whether you believe in religion or science,we are all related, and that is why all this talk about race and color is meaningless.
2006-09-04 17:18:03 · answer #9 · answered by October 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Why are Mexican Restaurants full of white people?
2006-09-04 17:18:56 · answer #10 · answered by weedeater 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the white ones are of spanish descent and some are from the french
2006-09-05 04:27:24 · answer #11 · answered by Dan B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋