"MULATA , HIJA DE NEGRO Y INDIA": AFRO-INDIGENOUS MULATOS IN EARLY COLONIAL MEXICO.

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  • Author(s): Schwaller, Robert C.
  • Source:
    Journal of Social History. Spring2011, Vol. 44 Issue 3, p889-914. 26p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      MULTIRACIAL people; CULTURAL relations; SOCIAL groups; SOCIAL attitudes; HISTORY of New Spain; NEW Spain
    • Subject Terms:
      MEXICO
    • Abstract:
      The article presents an examination into the demographic and social history of New Spain in the 16th-century, outlining the mixed-race individuals of the nation and the application of the term "mulato." Details are given highlighting not only the prevalence of mixed African-European race but also figures of mixed African-indigenous ancestry. The inter-cultural social conditions of the period are then described in further depth, challenging the mainstream historiographical and demographic use of the term as a homogeneous social group.