mestizaje
English meaning: Racial and cultural mixing / Mestizo identity
Spanish Definition
(Español)El proceso y resultado de la mezcla racial, cultural y biológica entre poblaciones indígenas, europeas y africanas en América Latina.
English Definition
The process and result of racial, cultural, and biological mixing between indigenous, European, and African populations in Latin America following Spanish colonization. Mestizaje is central to Latin American identity — José Vasconcelos' 'La Raza Cósmica' (1925) celebrated mixed-race identity as humanity's future. It also reflects the complexity of colonial heritage and ongoing debates about race and identity.
Example
“El mestizaje es el fundamento de la identidad cultural latinoamericana, nacida de la fusión de tres grandes civilizaciones.”
In English: “Mestizaje is the foundation of Latin American cultural identity, born from the fusion of three great civilizations.”
Synonyms
- sincretismo cultural
- hibridez
Antonyms / Opposites
- pureza racial
- segregación
Literary Heritage
“Hay cosas que no se pueden ni se deben decir, porque hay que seguir viviendo.”
“There are things that cannot and should not be said, because one must go on living.”
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