Casta
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Casta is a noun meaning (historical) A hierarchical system of race classification created by Spanish elites in Hispanic America during the eighteenth century.
Meaning
(historical) A hierarchical system of race classification created by Spanish elites in Hispanic America during the eighteenth century.
Example Sentences
Both of these political developments called attention to family lineage. In the Mexican colonial context, casta took on new meanings, referring to all the people of Mexico who were not of “pure” Spanish heritage.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include caste, costa, mestizaje, casteism, castism, caciquism.
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