What Are Some Spanish and Indigenous influences on Mexico?

The Spanish culture has been imbedded into the Amerindian culture so deeply, and for so long that the culture of Mexico today has evolved into a mixture of both.

60-75% of the population are Mestizos, meaning of mixed Spanish and Amerindian ancestry. The official language is Spanish, although in the rural areas the original Indain language is still spoken

It has the world's largest population of Catholics after Brazil [89%].

The architecture of the Basilica of Guadalupe, the Metropolitan Cathedral , the basic design of most Mexican towns, a central plaza with an adjacent church are designs bought from Spain.

Traditional music and Fiestas are a blend of both cutures, even in the food there is a blend of traditional Indian and Spanish-Bunuelos, Lomo e Adobo, Chillie rellenos,Quesadills and Guacamole.

So, although there are still Spanish influences present in modern Mexico, the Mexican people have grown their culture into one which accepts the past, but see themselves as not Spanish or Indian but ''Mexican''.

Indigenous:

Tortilla

Long pony tail on girls

Jewelry

Beans

Nopales

Day of the dead

The eagle on the flag

Corn

Chile

Chocolate

Turkeys!

Spanish:

Bullfighting

Catholicism

The Language

Cattle

Sheep

Horses

Donkeys

Guns

Cheese

Bread

The rich stay rich, the poor stay poor.

Sombreros

Mustaches!

Mexican food is chiefly indigenous with some influences from Europe & other parts of the world. Some things like bullfighting & a "macho man" attitude come from Spain.

The language (it's mostly Spanish, but with a definite Indigenous influence). Sometimes the words are the same (especially for food), but they means something quite different. (For instance, a "tortilla" in Spain is something like an omelet, but a flat corn cake in Central America).

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