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The white population consists mostly of criollos, which consist of families of unmixed Spanish ancestry descended from the Spanish colonists and Spanish refugees fleeing the 1936–1939 Spanish Civil War.
Racial and ethnic discrimination is common in Latin America where socio-economic status generally correlates with perceived whiteness, while indigenous status and perceived African ancestry is generally correlated with poverty, and lack of opportunity and social status.
Linguistic map of Latin America. Spanish in green, Portuguese in orange, and French in blue.
Normally Afro–Latin Americans are called Black (Spanish: negro or moreno; Portuguese: negro or preto; [38] French: noir). Latin Americans of African ancestry may also be grouped by their specific nationality, [39]: 3–4 such as Afro-Brazilian, [40] Afro-Cuban, [41] Afro-Haitian, [41] or Afro-Mexican.
Map of Latin American Countries. Below is a map of Latin America with countries belonging to the region highlighted. For more information on specific parts of Latin America, refer to our South America Map, Central America Map, and Caribbean Map. Latin America (Latam) regions map: North America, Central America, Caribbean, and South America.
30 paź 2024 · Race is a highly variable construct in Latin America, where racial ideas typically refer to “Blacks” (Africans brought to the region as slaves and their descendants), “whites” (European colonists who conquered and settled the region and their descendants), and “ Indians ” (the indigenous population that inhabited the region before ...
5 sie 2015 · Throughout Latin America, race and ethnicity continue to be among the most important determinants of access to opportunity and economic advancement. Indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples in Latin America represent 40 percent of the total population—a sizeable share—yet they remain a disproportionate segment of the poorest of the poor.
