So I understand over time. Spanish people start having kids with native Americans. Eventually Mexicans grew tired of the Spanish rule and didn’t want it anymore. Now when I go to Mexico. I understand people call themselves Mexicans. But when I was there In puerto Vallarta I encountered 2 men who spoke Spanish but also a Native American language. Nahuatl. They referred to themselves as different people. I can’t remember the name. My Mexican cousin referred to them as different people. I thought abt it and I just find it weird that as a Mexican you share the same blood yet you identify as a different nationality or ethnicity. I’ve heard my grandma use the word Huicholes. Shes Mexican as well.
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“Mexican” is a nationality, not a race.
Within Mexico and abroad amongst the diaspora, there are “white” Mexicans like Guillermo Del Toro, predominantly indigenous Mexicans like Tenoch Huerta, and a majority who are mixed with Indigenous and European ancestry, such as Ryan Garcia, Mark Sanchez, and Cain Velasquez.
Regardless of our varying ethnicities, Mexican culture is deeply rooted in the concept of “el mestizaje” (see “the cosmic race”). Unlike Argentinians, who might identify as European or Spanish, Mexicans—whether blonde, brunette, or with indigenous features—primarily see themselves as Mexican. It’s an identity that runs deep, hasta la madre. 🇲🇽
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