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What would Mexicans have called a half American Indian - half white from the United States back in the 1800's?
I am writing a book about my grandfather who was half Cherokee Indian and half white living in Mexico in the early to mid 1800's.
I am sorry if I failed to be politically correct but I wanted an accurate and realistic representation of the era.
4 Answers
- RubymLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
People of White and Indian (Native American, native Mexican) ancestry were and are called Mestizo in Mexico and other parts of Latin America. If a Native American like a Cherokee was in Mexico I doubt there would be much difference except language and some customs. I don't know if a Mestizo from the US would be treated any differently.
- Jack PLv 71 decade ago
Assuming the 'white' you're referring to was Spanish the person would be called a Mestizo.
- fallenboseLv 41 decade ago
Regardless as to which "white" you were referring to, the person in question would be a mestizo
- 1 decade ago
all things being equal, and being as how I am part Native American and part Scot I would hope that they call him a human being.
Source(s): my own life
