Colombianos mestizos (Spanish) | |
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| Total population | |
| 50%–60% [1] [2] of the Colombian population | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Throughout the nation, primarily in the Andean, Orinoco and Caribbean regions | |
| Languages | |
| Predominantly Colombian Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (Catholic) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| White Colombians, Native Colombians |
Mestizo Colombians (Spanish : Colombianos mestizos) are Colombians of mixed European (mostly Spanish) and Amerindian ancestry.
The 2018 census reported that 87% of the population did not consider themselves part of the listed ethnic groups, instead identifying as Mestizos and Whites. [3]
External sources found Mestizos are the main racial group in Colombia, making up between 49% and 60% of country's population. [1] [2] Chibcha mestizos make up around 10 million people or 20% of Colombia’s population. [4] According to Latinobarometro in 2023, 50% of Colombians surveyed self identified as Mestizos. [5]
Genetic studies estimate that admixture of Colombians varies between region, but a study conducted in fourteen urban Mestizo populations reported an average of 47% Amerindian, 42% European, and 11% African ancestry. [6]
Genetic ancestry of Mestizo Colombians according to Rojas et al (2010) [6]
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Mestizo is a person of mixed European and non-European ancestry in the former Spanish Empire. In certain regions such as Latin America, it may also refer to people who are culturally European even though their ancestors were Indigenous American. The term was used as an ethno-racial exonym for mixed-race castas that evolved during the Spanish Empire. It was a formal label for individuals in official documents, such as censuses, parish registers, Inquisition trials, and others. Priests and royal officials might have classified persons as mestizos, but individuals also used the term in self-identification. With the Bourbon reforms and the independence of the Americas, the caste system disappeared and terms like "mestizo" fell in popularity.
White is a racial classification of people generally used for those of predominantly European ancestry. It is also a skin color specifier, although the definition can vary depending on context, nationality, ethnicity and point of view.
Zambo or Sambu is a racial term historically used in the Spanish Empire to refer to people of mixed Amerindian and African ancestry. Occasionally in the 21st century, the term is used in the Americas to refer to persons who are of mixed African and Native American ancestry.
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Latin Americans are the citizens of Latin American countries.
Indigenous Colombians, also known as Native Colombians, are the ethnic groups who have inhabited Colombia before the Spanish colonization of Colombia, in the early 16th century.
Colombians are people identified with the country of Colombia. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Colombians, several of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being Colombian.
White Latin Americans, also known as Caucasian Latin Americans are Latin Americans of total or predominantly European or West Asian ancestry.
Chileans are an ethnic group and nation native to the country of Chile and its neighboring insular territories. Most Chileans share a common culture, history, ancestry and language. The overwhelming majority of Chileans are the product of varying degrees of admixture between White ethnic groups with peoples indigenous to Chile's modern territory. Chile is a multilingual and multicultural society, but an overwhelming majority of Chileans have Spanish as their first language and either are Christians or have a Christian cultural background. There is a relatively large irreligious minority.
As of 2017, South America has an estimated population of 418.76 million people.
White Mexicans are individuals in Mexico who identify as white, often due to their physical appearance or their recognition of European or West Asian ancestry. The Mexican government conducts ethnic censuses that allow individuals to identify as "White," but the specific results of these censuses are not made public. Instead, the government releases data on the percentage of "light-skinned Mexicans" in the country, with nationwide surveys conducted by the Mexico's National Institute of Statistics, the National Council to Prevent Discrimination and contemporary sources such as Encyclopædia Britannica reporting results that estimate them at about one-third of the country's population. The term "Light-skinned Mexican" is preferred by both the government and media to describe individuals in Mexico who possess European physical traits when discussing ethno-racial dynamics. However, "White Mexican" is still used at times.
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Race and ethnicity in Colombia descend mainly from three racial groups—Europeans, Amerindians, and Africans—that have mixed throughout the last 500 years of the country's history. Some demographers describe Colombia as one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the Western Hemisphere and in the World, with 900 different ethnic groups. Most Colombians identify themselves and others according to ancestry, physical appearance, and sociocultural status. Social relations reflect the importance attached to certain characteristics associated with a given racial group. Although these characteristics no longer accurately differentiate social categories, they still contribute to one's rank in the social hierarchy. A study from Rojas et al. involving 15 departments determined that the average Colombian has a mixture of 47% Amerindian, 42% European, and 11% African. These proportions also vary widely among ethnicities.
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