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7/10/2025, 6:43:37 PM
Translated from Spanish
By Prof Jorge Guzmano Shwarzberg
(1/5) Background:
>In 1800, Mexican population was 5 million
>Majority European-Spanish
>Today it is 190+ million (130m in Mexico, 60m in US)
>Majority mestizo
>Q: What's so explosive about the Latino population?
>A: In the 18th century, Mexico's population was 4 million with the mestizo population at 1%. According to church registers from the colonial times, the majority of Spanish men married with Spanish women. Europeans had little interaction with Indios, since Indios existed outside the colonized areas and were not subjects. Historic accounts observed that New Spain's European population was notoriously concerned with preserving their European heritage, with practices such as inviting relatives and friends directly from Spain or favouring Europeans for marriage even if they were from a lower socioeconomic level than them being common.
>In 1900, there were only 14 million Mexicans. The population in entire Mexico was so small, that European Spaniards made up the majority of the population in urban areas and also in northern states. By 1940, there were only 18 million Mexicans. By 1970s, the population exploded to 70 million. Today, there are 190 million Mexicans (130 million in Mexico, and 60 million hanging out in US). My country not only experienced an explosive increase in population from 5 million to 190 million, but was transformed demographically, from majority Spanish-European stock to majority mestizo.
By Prof Jorge Guzmano Shwarzberg
(1/5) Background:
>In 1800, Mexican population was 5 million
>Majority European-Spanish
>Today it is 190+ million (130m in Mexico, 60m in US)
>Majority mestizo
>Q: What's so explosive about the Latino population?
>A: In the 18th century, Mexico's population was 4 million with the mestizo population at 1%. According to church registers from the colonial times, the majority of Spanish men married with Spanish women. Europeans had little interaction with Indios, since Indios existed outside the colonized areas and were not subjects. Historic accounts observed that New Spain's European population was notoriously concerned with preserving their European heritage, with practices such as inviting relatives and friends directly from Spain or favouring Europeans for marriage even if they were from a lower socioeconomic level than them being common.
>In 1900, there were only 14 million Mexicans. The population in entire Mexico was so small, that European Spaniards made up the majority of the population in urban areas and also in northern states. By 1940, there were only 18 million Mexicans. By 1970s, the population exploded to 70 million. Today, there are 190 million Mexicans (130 million in Mexico, and 60 million hanging out in US). My country not only experienced an explosive increase in population from 5 million to 190 million, but was transformed demographically, from majority Spanish-European stock to majority mestizo.
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