The Castes of New Spain (Mexico)

[Ezio1]

Here I show a video that displays the caste paintings and modern examples in comparison to the population of New Spain

In the viceroyalty of New Spain (Mexico) in the eighteenth century, it became fashionable among the members of the society more wealthy a genre of painting that reflected the racial diversity of the colonies: the so-called "paintings of caste".

 

[IberoTarasco]

I'm in between Mestizo & Castizo.

 

[Ezio1]

Bump

 

[Carlito's Way]

I would be a Chino I think LOL cool name El Chino

 

[Ezio1]

I would be a Chino I think LOL cool name El Chino

That used to be my nickname in Zacatecas lol. El chino 2 I was called

 

[conquista de Tenochtitlan]

Here I show a video that displays the caste paintings and modern examples in comparison to the population of New Spain

In the viceroyalty of New Spain (Mexico) in the eighteenth century, it became fashionable among the members of the society more wealthy a genre of painting that reflected the racial diversity of the colonies: the so-called "paintings of caste".

I would be a Nahuatl indigenous, a low caste

 

[Carlito's Way]

I would be a Nahuatl indigenous, a low caste

really? I thought you were that light skin dude on your profile pic?

 

[Carlito's Way]

also does anyone have any idea when they stopped using caste systems in the New World? and when did people stop using them on each other? the only terms now used in Latin America is mestizo, mulatto, white (blanco), black (negro), indigenous (indigena), but other than those terms, all others have been lost and forgotten

first time I heard of zambos, triracials, harnizo, castizo etc was on these anthro forums, never in real life

 

[Ezio1]

also does anyone have any idea when they stopped using caste systems in the New World? and when did people stop using them on each other? the only terms now used in Latin America is mestizo, mulatto, white (blanco), black (negro), indigenous (indigena), but other than those terms, all others have been lost and forgotten

first time I heard of zambos, triracials, harnizo, castizo etc was on these anthro forums, never in real life

Good question brah. I will look into it. Will see if they mention something of when they stop using the caste systems in the New World in the books I have. I might wanna also look into the Caste system book.

 

[conquista de Tenochtitlan]

really? I thought you were that light skin dude on your profile pic?

I am the indigenous. Some of my lineages even make reference to they fought in the conquest and were captured by Bernal's troops. Due to my features, I have come out as an indigenous person in several films of the conquest.

 

[conquista de Tenochtitlan]

Good question brah. I will look into it. Will see if they mention something of when they stop using the caste systems in the New World in the books I have. I might wanna also look into the Caste system book.

As it was not an established system, as the number of mestizos increased, this custom stopped being used in the middle of the 18th century, leaving only the three ethnic groups, black, Indian and white and their direct ones, mestizo, mulatto and zambo, but was discontinued out of habit.