Talk:Casta

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--Jmieres 20:41, 18 Mar 2004 (UTC)

This page is not just a definition but also a discussion of the Spanish caste system in Latin America. Maybe another article is needed titled something like "Spanish caste system in Latin America'" but to be simplified to a Wiktionary entry seems like a bad idea.

--Moheroy 22:14, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Needs a fuller development of the paintings section

There should be a section discussing the paintings, which were a major art field in their day. It might even be worthy of its own article at some point.

Here are two articles that mention the paintings:

• Afro-Mexican
• Miguel Cabrera (painter)

Lawikitejana 20:19, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

I just saw some of the paintings in the Tesoros exhibit in Philadelphia. I was hoping this page would explain it better. But maybe I should edit it myself? *g* Some of the paintings suggested that "whiter" women were marrying "less white" men, which seemed unlikely, but did this happen?

The paintings were a recolection of all posible combinations, even if they were not common. In practice, unlike spain, where blood certificates existed, in México the catholic priest decided the caste of the children at the baptism ceremony. With a some monetary compensation, the rpiest cold assign a better caste to the children. As a result, eventually most of the populations became "mestizo" or "criollo".

At the same time, this gave the catholich church much power and wealth, and corruption. I want to put this themes in the article, but i need to look for good references first... Nanahuatzin 16:05, 19 February 2007 (UTC)