Casta
Casta
Casta (pronounced: /ˈkastə/) is a term originating from the Spanish language, used in the 17th and 18th centuries to describe mixed-race individuals in Spanish America. The term is derived from the Latin castus meaning pure, and the derivative Portuguese and Spanish casta meaning race.
Etymology
The term Casta comes from the Latin castus, meaning "chaste" or "pure". The derivative Portuguese and Spanish term casta, when translated, means "race", "breed", or "lineage". The term was used in the 17th and 18th centuries in Spanish America to describe socio-racial classification.
Related Terms
- Mestizo: A term traditionally used in Latin America for people of mixed European and Indigenous American descent.
- Mulatto: A term used to refer to persons born of one white parent and one black parent, or from two mulatto parents.
- Creole: In colonial times, this term was used to refer to a person born in the colonies but of purely European descent.
- Peninsular: A term used to refer to a person of Spanish descent born in Spain, as opposed to the Americas.
See Also
- Racial classification in colonial times
- Spanish colonization of the Americas
- Social class in colonial Latin America
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Casta
- Wikipedia's article - Casta
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