In the former Spanish colonies of Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Palau, the term "Mestizo" was formerly used to identify people of mixed Pacific Islander and Spanish ancestry; however, as the United States gained control of these islands after the Spanish American War in 1898, the term "Multiracial" became the contemporary term used to designate individuals of mixed indigenous and American or European descent. They currently form a small minority of the population.

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See also

• Amanye
• Casta
• Genízaro
• Half-caste
• Mestee
• Miscegenation
• Mulatto
• Zambo

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References

• Wang S, Ray N, Rojas W, Parra MV, Bedoya G, et al. (2008) Geographic Patterns of Genome Admixture in Latin American Mestizos. PLoS Genet 4(3): e1000037. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1000037
• "Genetic Study Of Latin Americans Sheds Light On A Troubled History" - Science Daily

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External links

• The 1921 Mexican Census
• The Mestizo-Mexicano-Indian History
• The Construction and Function of Race: Creating The Mestizo
• The Mestizo Culture
• Peru: Peru People and Preserved Culture
• Bolivia:Indigenous and Mestizo Power Flexes Muscles
• Día Mundial del Mestizo (In Spanish)
• Aztlan Rising: The Indigenous Revolution (The Mestizo Concept)
• Mestizo movement (In Spanish)
• Brazilian Multiracial Movement (In Portuguese)
• Métis National Council

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