I'm just curious because there are many Mexicans at my school and I've heard that they are mestizos (part Spanish and Native American). I'm really confused. Please help!
2007-02-02 08:46:54 · 7 answers · asked by dmt479 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Mexicans technically refer to people born in, or having a citizenship in the land called Mexico. However there are regional differences (such as you may be an American, but you are also a Iowan, an African-American, etc) Thus the Mestizos would be like many americans, of mixed ancestry, but if they were born in this country, or became citizens, they would also be Americans!
2007-02-02 08:53:16 · answer #1 · answered by sapphire 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mexico means “moon belly button” in Náhuatl (one the Indian groups in Mexico before the Spaniards came). Some other authors say that it comes from the word “mexica” this is how some Aztecs called themselves to honor their god Huitzilopochtli know also as “mexi” or “mexicali”. So that is why the country is called Mexico and therefore the people from Mexico are Mexicans.
2007-02-02 12:31:19 · answer #2 · answered by Tijuana_girl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mexican is anybody from the country of mexico
Mestizo is a mix of white/spanish and natives/maya/atzecs
There are mestizos in guatamala and Peru as well. The ones in my school refer to themselves as mexicans
2007-02-02 08:57:54 · answer #3 · answered by YouCannotKnowUnlessUAsk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There were Indian groups before the mixture of Spanish which then became Mexican.
2007-02-02 13:28:27 · answer #4 · answered by Ebony Goddess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are a cross between Spaniards & native Americans.
You know who native Americans are ?? Won't believe this; Iranians who crossed Bearing and entered America 20000 years ago.
2007-02-02 08:53:57 · answer #5 · answered by zlunartic 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People from mexico, Dur?
2007-02-02 08:51:09 · answer #6 · answered by Riley 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People who are originally from mexico?
2007-02-02 08:52:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋