The Mestizo belongs to a larger series of works that seek to document the inter-ethnic mixing occurring in New Spain among Europeans, indigenous peoples, Africans, and the existing mixed-race population. This genre of painting is known as caste paintings. View pictures and examples of casta paintings.

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social status, jose joaquin magon, khan academy, khan: spaniard and indian produce a mestizo, attributed to juan rodriguez, art of the americas

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional