2011/10/01 by Rudy P. Guevarra · 2 citations
Social Sciences · #Philippine History and Culture #Asian American and Pacific Histories #Latin American and Latino Studies
paper · doi:10.1353/jaas.2011.0029
openalex publication_date 2011/10/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/24
This essay examines how the Manila-Acapulco galleon era (1565-1815) under Spanish colonialism forged the early mestizaje between Filipino Indio men and Mexican Indian and mixed race women, which produced children who became the first multiethnic Mexican-Filipinos in Nueva España (Mexico). This story is juxtaposed with current migrations of Filipinos to Mexico via the vacation cruise liners, which share a story of contemporary mixing between Filipinos and Mexicans. By acknowledging both their identities and looking to the past, these modern day multiethnic Mexipinos and Filipinos connect to a long historical web of interconnectedness which underpins the mestizaje that began in the sixteenth century.