Moreno Argentines
Argentinos morenos (Spanish) | |
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A gaucho man in Junín de los Andes, Neuquén | |
| Total population | |
| Mixed ancestry predominates 8,150,000 (estimated) 17.7% of the Argentine population (31% or 56% have at least one indigenous ancestor) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Mainly in the Argentine Northwest and in South American immigration areas. | |
| Languages | |
| Predominantly Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| Majority: Catholicism Minority: Evangelism · Irreligion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Moreno Venezuelans · Mixed Mexicans · Pardo Brazilians · Mixed Colombians · Mixed Dominicans · Mixed Americans · Others |
Moreno Argentines (Spanish: Argentinos morenos), also known as Mixed Argentines (Spanish: Argentinos de origen mixto), are Argentines who do not have a predominant ancestry due to their mixed origin, these stand out for having brown skin. These originated due to the miscegenation that occurred during the viceregal and post-independence period (mainly between whites and natives, to a lesser extent blacks), this was classified under the colonial caste system, some terms that were used are Pardo, Mestizo, Mulatto, Zambo, among other. Moreno Argentines are currently the second largest group in the Argentine Republic.