The first generation of mestizos were the sons and daughters of Spanish soldiers and settlers who had sexual relationships with Indian women but rarely married them. ... During the colonial era, mestizo came to designate any person with both Spanish and Indian ancestry.

Where did these mestizo came from?

Mestizo is the mixture of Europeans (Spanish) and Indian ancestry (Amerindians). It comes from a Spanish word meaning mixed. They are refugees from the Caste War of Yucatan in the Mid-Nineteenth Century.

Who was the first mestizo in Mexico?

She was a Nahua woman who acted as translator for the conquistadors in the early sixteenth century. She became Hernan Cortes's lover and their child, Martín, is often called the “first mestizo.” Mestizos are the mixed race people of Mexico that make up 60% of the country.