Moreno Venezuelans

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Moreno Venezuelans (Spanish: Venezolanos morenos) or Mixed Venezuelans (Spanish: Venezolanos mixtos/Venezolanos mestizos) are Venezuelans who tend to be multiracial, typically those who are genetically intermediate between Europeans, Amerindians and/or Africans. Historically known as mulattos, mestizos, pardos, and zambos. Some Moreno Venezuelans may also be mixed with Asian ancestry (Chinese, or Indian), although this is not as common. Since the concept of "race" in Venezuela is rather fluid, there is no defined boundary to what is and is not Moreno. Many self-proclaimed White and Black Venezuelans have some degree of Moreno ancestry. In terms of mere physical description, Moreno can be used to describe Indigenous Venezuelans because of their brown complexion. Moreno may occasionally apply to olive-skinned people of Mediterranean or Canarian origins but it is not very common. Moreno or the diminutive Morenito can be used to describe Blacks in a less racial connotation. Simón Bolívar in...

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