White Mexicans

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White Mexicans (Spanish: Mexicanos blancos) are Mexicans who are associated with the racial category of whiteness. In Mexico, racial classification is highly ambiguous and has often been defined by culture, language, ideology, ancestry, and phenotype (such as skin color) rather than by a single classification system. In 1900, the Mexican Census reported 19% of the population was White and 43% was "mixed". Mexico does not have a single system of skin color categorization; modern estimates of Mexico's White population vary depending on context and due to different methodologies used. Latinobarómetro in 2023 and the Factbook in 2012 suggest that around 10% are White or have predominantly European ancestry. Britannica in 2000 and a 2005 study by a professor of the National Autonomous University of Mexico both estimated the group to be around 15%. Social stratification and racism in Mexico have remained in the modern era. Although phenotype is not as important as culture, European features and...

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