Okay i have several questions. Does was Mexico given it's name because majority of it's residence are mestizo? Is there are any relation with Mexico being given it's name because it's a predominantly mestizo country?How very few Mexican Americans claim to be mestizos or to be an spanish or native american descent?
2006-10-28 17:37:36 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Mexico has its name from Mexica the Aztec language aka Nahuatl. The vast majority are mestizo, which means of indigenous and white ancestry. Chicanos are Americans of Mexican parents, Latinos are of any Latin American country, and Hispanics are the same as Latinos. Mexicans can be Latino or Hispanic.
2006-10-28 17:56:29 · answer #1 · answered by Tlahuizcalpantecuchtli (efrocha) 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mexico name comes from the Aztec city named Mexico-Tenochtitlan. Check this out... a lot of info. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico
Chicano... to me is a state of mind or having pride in being Mexican-American. some Mexicans-Americans don't like this term but I in-brace it.
Hispanic comes from Hispania. which was given it's named by the Romans to ( Modern day Portugal, Spain, Andorra, Gibraltar.) Spanish Conquerors later named Mexico/Central and South American... New Hispaniola.
Some Mexican/Central and S. Americans refer to themselves of Latinos while others may prefer to be called Hispanics.
Hope this helps.
2006-10-31 19:57:30 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋