What does «mestizaje» mean in Spanish?
- Crossing of two races or ethnicities. In humans, it implies not only sexual mixing, but also cultural mixing between ethnicities.
- Set of mestizos.
- Mixing of cultures or ideas. Mestizaje after the Spanish conquest in America The word mestizaje is mostly used to refer to the biological mixture produced in Latin America after the arrival of the European conquerors (and later their African slaves) with the Native Americans; however, mestizaje has occurred in many parts of the world throughout history.